Crypto
Crypto payment trail leads to major phishing platform takedown
Investigators have shut down a major phishing-as-a-service platform after tracing its cryptocurrency payments. Authorities working with Microsoft and Coinbase followed the payment trail to the suspected operator of Tycoon 2FA. Now, law enforcement is hunting the cybercriminals who used the service to break into thousands of accounts.
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ClickFixers now pretend to be investors and target crypto professionals
Cybersecurity researchers have found a new so-called ClickFix campaign that, this time, seeks to steal crypto assets via fake job offers.
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Weekend attacks rattle Iran’s crypto market and users
Blockchain analysts are sending mixed signals about how Iran, one of the most active crypto markets, is reacting to the ongoing military attacks by the US and Israel.
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MrBeast explores crypto with $200M Beast Industries deal
The news about the top YouTuber MrBeast’s company receiving a $200 million investment from a crypto company raised more questions than it gave answers, as the specific crypto-related plans of one of the most-watched content creators are still black-boxed.
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Crypto mixers' share on Ethereum jumps 50%, despite biting sanctions
So-called crypto mixers that help their users, criminals included, protect their financial privacy, have adapted to sanctions and continue to grow, reminding policymakers that sanctions mostly hit legitimate users, while criminals adapt.
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Prediction markets allow you to profit from crypto crime legally
Now, you can also legally make money from crypto crime, not only by fighting it or helping victims, but also by betting on it. An unusual case this week showcased just that: wait for an announcement about an investigation, then bet on its outcome.
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Meta explores using stablecoins so you can pay friends in apps
After selling its Diem stablecoin project in 2022, tech giant Meta might be getting back into the stablecoin world using third-party rails.
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One day in crypto: negotiations with hackers, closed platforms, and an “attack” on Trump's project
The tanking crypto markets are not the only problem the industry had to deal with on the first day of this week – crime-related news also stole some of the attention.
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Lost your crypto? They say it's probably your own fault
Targeting human psychology can be far more successful than exploiting purely technical vulnerabilities.
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Claude vibe-coded smart contract cost DeFi protocol $1.8M in losses
While AI-powered tools are getting better at coding, errors still occur and can cost millions, as an example from this week has already demonstrated.
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Darknet marketplaces increasingly tap into top privacy coin monero
As blockchain analysts improve their abilities to track various crypto assets, including bitcoin (BTC) and stablecoins, operators of darknet marketplaces are increasingly supporting monero (XMR), a new analysis showed.
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North Korean hackers target users of top Ethereum wallet MetaMask
North Korean criminals are now more aggressive and effective in their attempts to target users of the most popular ethereum (ETH) wallet, MetaMask, new research has shown, detailing how the attackers operate.
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Feeling lonely on Valentine's? Attorneys have a crypto warning for you
As crypto romance scams, often turned into as so-called "pig butchering," are now among the top cybercrimes, Valentine's Day is a high season for this type of criminal hunting for lonely souls. Here's how not to fall into these traps.
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Bitcoin just took two important steps toward a quantum and AI future
Bitcoin (BTC) developers have made two recent announcements, as the largest cryptocurrency network progresses toward becoming quantum-resistant and better prepared for fierce competition in the agentic economy.
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Wash trading, oracles, and admin keys: the five core risks in prediction markets
The rapid growth of so-called prediction markets highlights the security and manipulation problems that come with them. A new report has looked into the top five risks in these markets.
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South Korea crypto exchange Bithumb blunder sends $40B in bitcoin to users by mistake
South Korea's Bithumb said on Wednesday that serious flaws had left the crypto exchange's internal system susceptible to potential sabotage and failed to prevent an erroneous transfer of more than $40 billion in assets last week.
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Criminals sell Telegram username for $2.2M, TON blockchainers celebrate
An attempt by advocates of the Telegram-supported TON blockchain community to celebrate a multimillion-dollar transaction has ended awkwardly, as it appears the deal was orchestrated by criminals.
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Bitcoin will become quantum-resistant when it solves a human problem
Here we go again. Bitcoiners have been discussing quantum computing risks to this now-largest cryptocurrency network for more than a decade, with varying intensity. Now, this has once again become the top Bitcoin-related topic, besides the price. What’s more, it’s relevant for other cryptoassets as well, not to mention the traditional finance world.
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Here's how to be safer as physical crypto attacks grow, deepfake extortion is next
As 2025 was marked by a troubling rise in cryptoasset–related physical attacks, crypto security experts offer tips that might help spot a possible attack, prevent one, or protect your assets.
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Two DeFi projects were hacked for $30M as crypto prices fell
As if the continuously dropping cryptoasset market is not enough, two decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols were exploited to the tune of more than $30 million. On the "bright" side, the criminals are being hit by falling prices as well.
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