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Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky receives 12 years in prison over fraud scheme
The sentencing closes the federal prosecution chapter, but Mashinsky still faces bankruptcy and related civil litigation.
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LockBit breach exposes 60,000 Bitcoin addresses, offers bounty for hacker’s identity
'Don’t do crime CRIME IS BAD crime is bad xoxo from Prague' message left on hacked site.
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ZachXBT reveals Coinbase users lost another $45M in a week to ongoing social engineering scams
The latest attacks add to a series of social engineering scams targeting Coinbase over the past year.
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Israeli authorities arrest Nomad Bridge hacker, approve extradition to US
Gurevich, who stole millions from the Nomad platform, was caught in Israel after he tried fleeing the country under a new name.
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ZachXBT reveals $7M of the OG holder’s stolen Bitcoin was frozen with Binance’s help
Stolen Bitcoin partly frozen thanks to ZachXBT's detective work and Binance's prompt intervention
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ZachXBT tracks $330M Bitcoin stolen in social engineering scam from elderly American
The attackers reportedly exploited the victim's trust via a social engineering attack and rerouted the stolen Bitcoin through multiple exchanges to obscure its origin.
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North Korean hackers used fake crypto firms to deliver malware in job scams
Lazarus group's advanced tactics involved registering three fake crypto firms in the US and using AI-generated identities.
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FBI reports $9.3 billion in US targeted crypto scams as elderly hit hardest
Older Americans fell victim to crypto scams, losing over $2.8 billion in 2024, a rate quadruple that of other online frauds.
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Bybit seeks community help as $400 million in stolen Ethereum vanishes through Wasabi mixer
Despite the rising amount of untraceable assets, Bybit said it is still tracking $960 million from the stolen Ethereum.
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