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Oil tanker shot at after crew followed bogus crypto clearance to cross Strait of Hormuz, exposing new twist in maritime scams.
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 7 min read 
Kraken says it is facing an active extortion attempt, with attackers threatening to leak internal data unless demands are met.
The meeting signals U.S. officials see frontier AI as a live threat to shared financial infrastructure.
The Drift exploit exposes a growing contradiction in how stablecoin issuers enforce control during crises.
Compromised LiteLLM versions 1.82.7 and 1.82.8 stole SSH keys, cloud creds, Kubernetes secrets, env vars, and crypto wallet material.
Once the target pool expands beyond executives, the security playbook shifts to delays, multisig, secrecy, and physical protection.
March 2026 Treasury report draws new line between crypto privacy and crypto crime.
Justice Department says it froze or seized $580M in three months by hitting scam infrastructure.
From the Waltio breach to suspected insider access, identity data is becoming the most valuable precursor to violence.
