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Top-ranked Chrome ‘wallet’ sneakily steals crypto seedphrases
A top-ranked Chrome wallet quietly exfiltrated seed phrases using Sui micro-transactions—and no one noticed until it was too late.
Andjela Radmilac 8 min read
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Will $7.2B BTC in seized Bitcoin crash the market in January?
A ruling on loss vs. mark-to-market will decide who gets the upside and how coins hit the market.
Hacks
Crypto hacker falls victim to own scam losing $50 million to phishing attack
The UXLINK attacker had minted 2 billion unauthorized tokens and was selling them via exchanges.
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New ‘sophisticated’ phishing exploit drains $3M in USDC from multi-sig wallet
An attacker used a fake Etherscan-verified contract, exploiting the Safe Multi Send mechanism to disguise fraudulent approvals.
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Solana trading bot Aqua allegedly rug pulls $4.65 million after major ecosystem endorsements
The platform promised revenue sharing through its AQUA token, which would distribute trading fees to holders via buy-and-burn mechanisms and staking rewards.
Crypto
Polygon developer calls World Liberty Financial the ‘scam of all scams”
A Polygon developer whose wallet was blacklisted claims World Liberty Financial is the "new age mafia" that "stole" his funds.
Crime
Ethereum smart contracts quietly push javascript malware targeting developers
Attackers used on-chain storage and bogus repos to lure unsuspecting installs.
Hacks
Venus Protocol suspends platform after phishing scam drains $27 million, XVS falls 6%
Expert analysis confirms Venus Protocol remains secure despite phishing attack exploiting user wallet authorizations.
Scams
Fake Ethereum trading bots on YouTube help scammers steal over $900K
Sophisticated scam exploits deceptive YouTube tutorials and AI-generated content to target crypto enthusiasts.
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