Explore the darker side of the crypto industry. Everything from fraudulent initial public offerings and lawsuits to hacks, dark market deals, thefts and kidnappings.
Ben Armstrong, known in the crypto community as BitBoy, has recently been arrested in Florida, creating waves throughout the digital currency space.
A security flaw in Abracadabra’s smart contracts has led to a major exploit, with a hacker draining around 6,262 ETH—valued at roughly $13 million—from the protocol’s liquidity pools.
Cryptocurrency scams are becoming an increasing threat as the market grows, with fraudsters creating fake platforms to lure unsuspecting investors.
Zoth, a platform specializing in re-staking real-world assets (RWA), has suffered a significant security breach, resulting in the theft of over $8.4 million in crypto.
Aleksei Andriunin, the CEO of Gotbit, a cryptocurrency market-making platform, has reached a plea agreement with U.S. authorities after being accused of manipulating cryptocurrency markets.
South Korean authorities have launched an investigation into cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, conducting a raid at its headquarters in connection with allegations that company funds were improperly used to finance real estate purchases by its former CEO.
Microsoft’s security team has recently uncovered a remote access trojan (RAT) targeting cryptocurrency wallets used in Google Chrome.