A Colorado woman says she was sent to the hospital after fighting with her bank for nearly a year to get her money refunded from a scam. Bev Thompson of Adams County, Colorado, says she contacted GO2Bank right away when she noticed that $420 was withdrawn from her account via ATM machines at a local […]
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The Indian crypto exchange WazirX says it has frozen $3 million worth of the stablecoin USDT connected to the massive $230 million hack on its platform last year. WazirX says the freeze represents an “important milestone” in recovering user assets. “Why This Matters: » Rapid Action: Freezing the funds stops them from being moved and […]
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Chinese state-sponsored hackers have breached hundreds of devices at the US Treasury Department, according to a new report. The attackers accessed 400 laptop and desktop computers at the department including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s computer, reports Bloomberg, citing two people familiar with the matter. An early investigation has found employee usernames and passwords were accessed, […]
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Bank of America says a customer is out of luck after a “phantom hacker” drained $20,000 from her account. Chicago-based business owner Milan Jackson says it all started when she received a phone call from someone who claimed to work at the bank, reports ABC 7. The man on the phone said someone was trying […]
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Blockchain data analysis firm Chainalysis has acquired Alterya, a fraud detection solution powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The AI solution has worked with top crypto and fintech firms like Coinbase, Binance and Block and monitors more than $8 billion worth of fiat and crypto transactions a month, according to a new press release from Chainalysis. […]
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The Bitcoin (BTC) that was stolen from crypto exchange Bitfinex in 2016 and subsequently seized by the US government in 2023 should be returned in-kind, according to a new court order. In a January 14th filing with the U.S. District for the District of Columbia, the government says that the BTC currently held in its […]
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New York Attorney General Letitia James recently froze $2.2 million worth of crypto allegedly plundered in an employment scam. James says in a new press release that scammers targeted New Yorkers and other victims across the nation looking for remote work and sent texts falsely promising lucrative and flexible jobs. Instead, they allegedly tricked victims […]
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A hacker briefly gained access to Litecoin’s X social media account to fraudulently promote that LTC is now available on the popular smart contract platform Solana (SOL). In a new thread, the developers of the decentralized peer-to-peer network warn investors about the breach but note that the team immediately regained access to Litecoin’s official X […]
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Disgraced Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon will reportedly face trial in the US early next year. Bloomberg reports that New York District Judge Paul Engelmayer on Wednesday set the schedule of the trial, which will begin on January 26th, 2026 and is anticipated to last from one to two months. Kwon is facing criminal fraud […]
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The CEO and co-founder of purported cryptocurrency investment firm Wolf Capital just pleaded guilty to his role in a Ponzi scheme that looted millions of dollars from investors. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Travis Ford used Wolf Capital’s website, social media and internet-based promotional activities to solicit investments between January 2023 and […]
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