A Ukrainian man reportedly lost $500,000 worth of USDT after being set up for a robbery in a Thailand hotel room. The Bangkok Post reports that Viacheslav Leibov, 23, told …
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Founder of Security Firm SlowMist Warns Against Copy-and-Pasting Sensitive Crypto Information
by skolnesThe founder of the blockchain security firm SlowMist is urging crypto traders to be wary of copy-and-pasting sensitive information. The founder, who goes by the pseudonym Evilcos, tells his 81,300 …
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Wells Fargo Refuses To Reimburse Customer After $15,000 Drained From Account in Sophisticated Scam: Report
by skolnesAn Omaha grandmother is fighting for reimbursement from Wells Fargo after her savings were drained by someone claiming to work at the bank. Arlene Gibbs says she received worrying text …
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Crypto Firm CEO Kidnapped in Toronto, Held for Ransom and Then Freed After $1,000,000 Payment: Report
by skolnesThe chief executive of a crypto firm was reportedly kidnapped in Toronto and only freed after a $1 million ransom was paid. According to a new report by the Canadian …
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Mysterious Mastercard Data Breach Triggers Bank Warning As Customers Urged To ‘Pay Close Attention’ To Money Movements
by skolnesA US bank is warning customers of a security “intrusion” that may have compromised Mastercard account numbers and other financial data. Maryland-based Eagle Bank says it has received a notice …
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Mysterious Mastercard Merchant Data Breach Triggers Bank Warning As Customers Urged To ‘Pay Close Attention’ To Money Movements
by skolnesA US bank is warning customers of a security “intrusion” that may have compromised Mastercard account numbers and other financial data. Maryland-based Eagle Bank says it has received a notice …
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Former FTX Executive Caroline Ellison Set To Begin Two-Year Prison Sentence for Role in FTX Fiasco
by skolnesFormer FTX executive Caroline Ellison is set to start her two-year prison term in Connecticut. According to a new report by CNBC, a Bureau of Prison (BOP) spokesperson said that …
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Bitfinex Breach Launderer Heather Morgan Says She Was ‘In Complete Shock’ When Husband Told Her About Hack
by skolnesHeather Morgan says she was “in complete shock” when she discovered her husband, Ilya Lichtenstein, had hacked the crypto exchange Bitfinex back in 2016. In 2022, Lichtenstein and Morgan – …
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Police Syndicate Accused of Extorting 10,000,000 USDT From Man Using Fake Search Warrant: Report
by skolnesThai law enforcement has reportedly arrested seven police officers and one civilian accused of staging a false domestic search that involved the attempted extortion of 10 million USDT from a …
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Trillion-Dollar Banks Sound Alarm As Sophisticated New Fraud Technique Bypasses Security Measures: Report
by skolnesBanking giants and government regulators are reportedly raising the alarm over a new kind of fraud designed to slip through traditional security measures. Santander, HSBC, TSB Bank, the U.S. Federal …