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ZachXBT Alleges Son of US Government Crypto Custodian CEO Behind Wallet Theft
ZachXBT alleges a multimillion-dollar crypto theft from US government wallets is linked to the son of a federal crypto custody contractor’s CEO.
, by Amin Ayan
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Hackers Hijack Snap Store Accounts to Push Crypto-Stealing Malware on Linux

Hackers are exploiting trusted Snap Store packages to steal cryptocurrency by hijacking existing publisher accounts.

, by Amin Ayan
Altcoin News
Utah Man Sentenced to Three Years for $2.9M Crypto Fraud Scheme

A Utah man was sentenced to three years in prison for a crypto fraud scheme that cost investors nearly $3 million.

, by Amin Ayan
Scam Notification Promising Triple Crypto Returns Sent to Betterment Accounts
Betterment users were targeted by a scam message promising to triple crypto deposits using urgency and guaranteed returns.
, by Amin Ayan
Crypto Hack Losses Fell 60% in December to $76M: PeckShield
Crypto-related losses from hacks and cybersecurity exploits fell sharply in December, dropping 60% month-on-month to about $76 million.
, by Amin Ayan
Opinion: Crypto’s Real Problem Is The Plumbing
Op-ed: Outages, bridge exploits, broken connections. Crypto’s biggest problems are happening around the blockchain, not inside it.
, by Wesley Crook
Hacker Behind Musk & Obama Bitcoin Scam Faces Staggering $5M Bill as Stolen Crypto Soars
The British hacker responsible for one of the most infamous Twitter breaches in recent history has been ordered to surrender more than £4 million ($5 million) in cryptocurrency, after the value of his stolen digital assets surged during his time behind bars. Joseph James O’Connor, 26, was...
, by Hassan Shittu
North Korea Weaponizes Blockchain for Stealth Hacks, Poses as Job Recruiters
North Korean threat group Famous Chollima is using blockchain technology to hide malware payloads in smart contracts, which marks the first documented case of a nation-state actor adopting "EtherHiding" techniques. Cisco Talos and Google Threat Intelligence Group independently confirmed the...
, by Anas Hassan
Hyperliquid User Loses $21 Million to Hackers After Private Key Breach
A Hyperliquid user operating wallet address 0x0cdC...E955 has lost $21 million worth of crypto to hackers, following a private key breach. Blockchain security specialists at PeckShield tracked the movement of stolen assets through on-chain analysis, revealing that the attackers quickly moved to...
, by Anas Hassan
Streamer Fighting Cancer Lost $32K, But Crypto Gave Back Hope
Streamer lost about $32,000 in a wallet drain, but the community raised funds to help them recover. Here’s how $CANCER became a symbol of crypto solidarity.
, by Olga Primakova
BTS Star Jungkook Targeted as Hackers Steal $28.1M from South Korea’s Elite
South Korean police have dismantled an international hacking ring accused of stealing nearly 39 billion won ($28.1 million) from some of the country’s wealthiest and most high-profile figures, including BTS member Jungkook. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Cyber Investigation Unit...
, by Hassan Shittu
Iran’s Crypto Flows Drop 11% in Q1 of 2025 Amid Geopolitical Strains and Exchange Hack: TRM Report
Total cryptocurrency flows involving Iranian entities fell to $3.7 billion between January and July 2025, representing an 11% decline compared with the same period in 2024, according to new analysis by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs. The sharpest contraction came after April, with...
, by Tanzeel Akhtar
Hackers Unleash Devious Malware That Steals Crypto Wallet Data Via Fake Captcha: Report
A new research brief published by DNSFilter indicates a rising threat to cryptocurrency users from fake CAPTCHA pages, which use deceptive “I’m not a robot” prompts to deliver malware targeting crypto wallets. According to DNSFilter, the malicious activity was first identified by one of its...
, by Hassan Shittu
GreedyBear Hackers Steal $1M+ in ‘Industrial Scale’ Crypto Theft Using Multi-Vector Attack
Cybersecurity firm Koi Security exposed the GreedyBear attack group's sophisticated operation, utilizing 150 weaponized Firefox extensions, nearly 500 malicious executables, and dozens of phishing websites to steal over $1 million in crypto. The coordinated campaign employed a novel "Extension...
, by Anas Hassan
Hackers Exploit Old YouTube Accounts to Promote Crypto Drain Scams: Report
Hackers are hijacking older YouTube accounts to promote a crypto scam disguised as a trading bot, according to a report from SentinelLABS.
, by Amin Ayan
Crypto Scammers Are Impersonating Me — X is Doing Nothing About It
The messages from two crypto contacts came a couple of weeks apart — and to be honest, one of them freaked me out. "Booked a time for our conversation. Please check if it works for you!" Either the beer I'd been drinking was much stronger than advertised, or my memory was failing me. I...
, by Connor Sephton
Hackers Steal $180M from Brazilian Banking System in Largest-Ever Attack, Cash Out via Bitcoin and USDT
Criminal hackers exploited a critical vulnerability in a Brazilian banking infrastructure on Monday, stealing over R$1 billion (~$180 million) from reserve accounts in what authorities called the largest cyberattack in the country's financial history. According to Brazil Journal, C&M Software,...
, by Anas Hassan
IntelBroker Indicted: British National Faces Charges for $25M+ Data Breach on BreachForums
A British national has been indicted in the United States for allegedly orchestrating a large-scale hacking operation under the alias “IntelBroker,” resulting in over $25 million in damages to businesses and institutions worldwide. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New...
, by Hassan Shittu
Cointelegraph Suffers Similar Cyberattack After CoinMarketCap – What’s Going On?
Users visiting the Cointelegraph website on Sunday were confronted with a deceptive pop-up claiming they had won token rewards. The pop-up message appeared to be part of a legitimate Cointelegraph promotion and told visitors they had been randomly selected to receive 50,000 “CTG” tokens,...
, by Shalini Nagarajan
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