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Launch Zone, BSCex suffer contract vulnerability — over $7M drained
The vulnerability was detected by crypto sleuth Scam Sniffer, who claims over 34,000 addresses are at risk.
Zeynep Geylan 2 min read
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Ontario court documents describe kidnap, ransom, torture of $41M crypto scammer
Extravagant spending by Aiden Pleterski occurred after the accused raised $41 million to fund a non-existent crypto investment fund.
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An investigation started in October resulted in the arrest of 10 officials, 11 businessmen, and arrest warrants for 11 other individuals.
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Crypto scams, exploits down 71% YoY as $370M lost since January
Euler Finance, BonqDAO, and CoinDeal recorded the highest losses with $196 million, $120 million, and $45 million, respectively.
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North Korean Lazarus Group tries to phish Euler exploiter
Euler Labs warned its exploiter not to open the encrypted message under any circumstance, urging him to return the stolen funds.
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OneCoin associate Irina Dilkinska charged following US extradition
Dilkinska is the latest individual to face charges in a $4 billion crypto scam.
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AI dApp Harvester Keeper gets hacked for almost $1M
Security analysis firm says that a classic rugpull saw insiders make off with nearly $1 million using an ice phishing attack.
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Euler Finance hacker sent 100ETH to Ronin Bridge exploiter
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A new class-action lawsuit targets YouTube influencers for promoting FTX
The suit was filed by Edwin Garrison against "FTX influencers" for their alleged role in the promotion of a massive crypto fraud totalling over $1 billion in damages.
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