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How an insider-led breach sparked a costly scam at Coinbase
Amid the recently revealed Coinbase data breach incident, Wang explained how exploiters used a social engineering scam to profit $7 million.
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ZachXBT reveals Coinbase users lost another $45M in a week to ongoing social engineering scams
The latest attacks add to a series of social engineering scams targeting Coinbase over the past year.
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FBI reports $9.3 billion in US targeted crypto scams as elderly hit hardest
Older Americans fell victim to crypto scams, losing over $2.8 billion in 2024, a rate quadruple that of other online frauds.
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Hacks
XRP Ledger developer kit compromised with backdoor to steal wallet private keys
A user named “mukulljangid” published five new versions of the XRPL package for developers, all containing a malware to steal private keys.
Crime
Phishing scammers now exploiting Google’s infrastructure to target crypto users
Google had reportedly dismissed the vulnerability as a non-security issue.
Crime
Nigerian investors blindsided by massive CBEX Ponzi scheme
CBEX collapse highlights how Ponzi schemes exploit vulnerable investors with false promises of wealth.
Scams
Coinbase users lose $46 million to social engineering scams in March – ZachXBT
ZachXBT emphasizes Coinbase's recurring lapses in detecting fraudulent activity, leading to ongoing user losses.
Web3
The LIBRA playbook: How centralized power hijacks Web3’s future
The LIBRA scandal exposed the orchestrated playbook of illusion, fueling a growing disillusionment with Web3's promise of decentralization.
Tokenization
Safemoon executive pleads guilty in $200M fraud case as project pivots to memecoin strategy
The controversial crypto project Safemoon is now community-controlled eyes revival as a Solana-based memecoin.
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Exchanges
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