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Apple’s new CEO inherits a multimillion‑dollar crypto scam problem in the App Store
As Tim Cook passes the baton, a sophisticated syndicate of crypto thieves is testing the limits of Apple’s security.
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Crypto’s new trust test: which chains are truly quantum ready — and which are just talking
As NIST pushes organizations to start migrating now, public post-quantum planning is beginning to look like a new marker of maturity across the crypto stack.
Scams
Oil tanker attacked after falling for crypto scam granting fake Strait of Hormuz safe passage
Oil tanker shot at after crew followed bogus crypto clearance to cross Strait of Hormuz, exposing new twist in maritime scams.
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Exchanges
Kraken is actively being extorted by criminals threatening to release the top crypto exchange’s internal data
Kraken says it is facing an active extortion attempt, with attackers threatening to leak internal data unless demands are met.
AI
Fed, Treasury warn banks that Anthropic-class AI now poses a systemic cyber risk
The meeting signals U.S. officials see frontier AI as a live threat to shared financial infrastructure.
Hacks
Circle under fire as $230M in stolen USDC flows unblocked days after freezing legitimate accounts
The Drift exploit exposes a growing contradiction in how stablecoin issuers enforce control during crises.
Hacks
Hackers sneak crypto wallet-stealing code into a popular AI tool that runs every time
Compromised LiteLLM versions 1.82.7 and 1.82.8 stole SSH keys, cloud creds, Kubernetes secrets, env vars, and crypto wallet material.
Crime
Crypto holders in France are being violently targeted again — and it’s no longer just insiders
Once the target pool expands beyond executives, the security playbook shifts to delays, multisig, secrecy, and physical protection.
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US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy
March 2026 Treasury report draws new line between crypto privacy and crypto crime.
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