Explore the darker side of the crypto industry. Everything from fraudulent initial public offerings and lawsuits to hacks, dark market deals, thefts and kidnappings.
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.
A surge in phishing emails is hitting crypto users, with scammers posing as Coinbase and Gemini to steal funds.