Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Coinbase saw its stock dip on its big day in the S&P 500. It closed at about $263, down from its high. Then came news of a US Justice Department probe into how hackers stole customer data. It’s a sudden turn for the […]
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The closure of Haowang Guarantee, once the largest illicit online marketplace for crypto scammers, is far from a final blow to crypto crime, according to a report published Monday by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Haowang, previously known as Huione Guarantee, was a Telegram-based marketplace offering money laundering services, stolen data, and scam technology without requiring
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A partner at one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent venture firms has reportedly been caught in the fallout of Coinbase’s recent data breach, raising concerns that other high-profile investors may also be at risk. According to a May 16 report from Bloomberg, Roelof Botha, Managing Partner at Sequoia Capital, was among the victims whose personal
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The DOJ handed down a prison sentence after the SEC’s social media was hacked to falsely announce bitcoin ETF approval, briefly sending crypto markets into overdrive. DOJ Sentences Hacker for SEC X Breach and Bitcoin ETF Hoax The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 16 that a resident of Huntsville, Alabama, has been
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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Coinbase, the world’s third‑largest crypto exchange, faced a serious threat when outside attackers tried to extort $20 million in Bitcoin. The group paid off a small number of overseas support agents, initial reports disclose. Those insiders then leaked personal account details. No passwords
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Sandeep Nailwal, founder of Polygon, warned about a recent incident involving a hack of one of his contacts that utilized social engineering and deepfakes on Zoom to compromise other Telegram contacts. The attackers sought to install a component that would allow them to gain access to the victims’ computers. Zoom/Telegram Hacks: Polygon Founder Describes Modus
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The official X accounts of the Ethereum scaling solution ZKsync and its developer, Matter Labs, were compromised in an attack that combined market manipulation tactics with phishing attempts. The hackers published fake regulatory warnings and malicious airdrop links in what appears to be a deliberate attempt to crash the ZK token price. This hack is
A major breach has rocked the infamous LockBit ransomware gang, exposing nearly 60,000 Bitcoin addresses after hackers defaced its dark web affiliate panels and leaked a trove of internal data online. The cyberattack, discovered on May 7, 2025, targeted LockBit’s dark web infrastructure, defacing affiliate admin panels and leaking a large internal records database. What
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Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) are expected to raise the issue of North Korea’s growing cyberattacks and cryptocurrency thefts at their upcoming summit in Canada next month, according to sources familiar with the agenda. While global conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza are anticipated to dominate the discussions, Bloomberg reported on May 7 that
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Key Notes Tron DAO has shared a post-event analysis of the hack on its X account. The protocol wants OKX to help freeze funds belonging to the community. Cross-exchange support marks a major avenue to beat hacker exploitation in the industry. For a moment, TRON DAO’s X page was under siege by a hacker who
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