Scams
Why Bitcoin ATMs are becoming the last stop in America’s $11B crypto scam pipeline
FBI and IC3 data show how online coercion can end at a kiosk before anyone can stop the transfer.
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Hacks
New SummerFi DeFi exploit shows AI automation now sits above smart contract risk
Blockaid estimated about $6 million drained as Summer.fi paused Lazy Summer vaults and investigated the cause.
Crime
France’s crypto kidnapping surge exposes the personal data trail behind wrench attacks
France’s response shows why visible crypto wealth now demands offline threat planning, data controls, and faster law-enforcement coordination.
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Privacy
Tether freezes 134 wallets as stablecoins now sit inside the sanctions machine
The 134-address action exposes how public-chain intelligence and issuer controls are becoming real-time enforcement infrastructure.
Crime
CryptoBandits malware lets criminals use your USB drive to access crypto wallets – Microsoft warns
Microsoft says the CryptoBandits malware uses USB shortcuts, clipboard monitoring, and Tor to target wallet workflows before funds move.
Hacks
FCC robocall rule could make phone accounts a richer target for crypto attackers
The FCC’s robocall proposal could turn phone accounts into richer targets for SIM swaps, recovery abuse, and crypto theft.
DeFi
Solana’s $1B USDC mint collides with DeFi app shutdown as users face unfinished Drift recovery
Pyra users face a September exit deadline while fresh Solana minting signals show liquidity moving faster than recovery systems.
Regulation
Congress moves to rebuild crypto crime task force after DOJ dismantled its dedicated crypto team
The bill avoids market regulation while trying to rebuild federal coordination for hacks, tracing, and victims.
DeFi
The next DeFi drain could come from legacy contracts everyone forgot
Raydium’s legacy exploit shows how legacy DeFi contracts can stay live, forgotten, and vulnerable after protocols move on.
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Crime
Humanity Protocol hack turns one laptop breach into an identity-token crisis
Crime
Lamborghini Bitcoin carjacking puts crypto’s wrench-attack crisis in a US courtroom
Analysis
DeFi’s old hack vectors are fading – But the new risk can hit six chains at once
Analysis