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Cybercrime Group “GreedyBear” Steals Over $1M in Crypto Via Fake Wallet Extensions and Malware

Security firm Koi Security discovered an elite-level cybercrime scheme by a group called "GreedyBear" that pilfered over $1 million in crypto using a complex...

Crypto Investor Loses $3.05M USDT To Phishing Scam Amid Rise In Crypto Theft

A cryptocurrency investor lost $3.05 million in Tether (USDT) after signing a malicious blockchain transaction, according to Lookonchain’s Wednesday alert.  The trader victim gave a...

China’s State Security Ministry Warns Against Foreign Crypto’s Iris-Scan Biometrics

On August 6th, China’s Ministry of State Security warned that using biometric data for rewards poses a national security risk. The agency pointed to...

Arizona Resident Faces Up To 15 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to $13 Million Crypto Scam

Vincent Anthony Mazzotta Jr., a resident of Arizona, entered a guilty plea on Monday to federal charges against him in a $13M crypto Ponzi scheme. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California,...

China’s Kuaishou Employees Sentenced for $20 Million Embezzlement and Crypto Laundering

A Beijing court in Haidian District handed down prison terms to eight former employees of Kuaishou, China’s second-largest short video platform, after they stole...

Nasdaq-Listed Crypto Firm Bitdeer Alerts Users About Crypto Scammers Impersonating Its Employees

Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency company, Bitdeer, issued a heavy warning to its clients against a wave of scams where fraudsters impersonate employees of the company. In an...

Arizona Woman Gets 8.5 Years Sentence For Helping North Korean Operatives Infiltrate US Crypto Firms

Christina Marie Chapman, 50, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, was sentenced on Thursday to 102 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Randolph D....

Solana Foundation, Solana Labs, And Jito Execs Named Co-Conspirators In Pump.fun Lawsuit

In New York on Wednesday, law firms Burwick Law and Wolf Popper widened their lawsuit against memecoin creator Pump.Fun to name key figures and...

K-pop Icon Park Gyuri Caught in New Crypto Allegations Amid Former Partner’s Trial

Park Gyuri, a well-known K-pop artist and founding member of girl group Kara, is caught up in a crypto scandal with her ex-boyfriend Song...

Investigation Links Crypto Influencer ‘Crypto Beast’ To $ALT Pump And Dump Of $11M

Crypto investigator ZachXBT has uncovered that the crypto influencer known as Crypto Beast falsely promoted the ALT token on X(Twitter) and Telegram earlier this...

Hong Kong Veteran Crypto Investor Loses $509K In Sophisticated Telegram Scam

A local woman with over 10 years of virtual asset investment experience recently lost more than HK$4 million after falling for a Telegram scam. The...

Former Pump.fun Developer Jailed After $2 Million Fraud And Breaching Bail Conditions

Former Pump.fun senior developer Jarett Dunn was remanded to a London prison after he broke the terms of his bail.  Dunn, who admitted to defrauding...