Crime
Monad Users Flag Spoofed ERC-20 Transfers Just Days After Mainnet Launch
Quick Breakdown Users reported fake ERC-20 transfers within 48 hours of Monad’s mainnet debut. The team confirmed no exploit occurred,...
JavaScript Supply-Chain Attack Infects Key Crypto Packages, ENS Libraries Hit Hard
Quick Breakdown Over 400 JavaScript packages found infected with the self-replicating “Shai Hulud” malware. At least 10 widely used crypto-related...
Russian Spy Ring Funds Espionage Through Crypto Laundromat, UK Police Reveal
Russian spy ring financed via Cryptocurrency laundromat UK law enforcement uncovered a central Russian spy ring funded through a sprawling...
UK SFO Opens First Major Cryptocurrency Fraud Investigation into $28M Scheme
Quick Breakdown UK’s SFO launches its first major cryptocurrency investigation into Basis Markets after a $28M collapse. Two arrests were...
Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Sentenced to Four Years, Highlighting Legal Risks for Crypto Privacy Tools
Quick Breakdown: The co-founder of Samourai Wallet has received a four-year federal prison sentence for operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business...
WhatsApp Weaponized in Brazil as New Malware Campaign Targets Crypto Users
Quick Breakdown Cybercriminals in Brazil are using WhatsApp to spread a worm and banking trojan that steals crypto and financial...
U.S. Indicts Crypto ATM Operator for Alleged $10M Money Laundering Scheme
Quick Breakdown U.S. prosecutors have charged the operator of Crypto Dispensers, Virtual Assets LLC, and its founder, Firas Isa, with...
Illegal Crypto Mining Costs Malaysian Utility Over US$1 Billion
Quick Breakdown Illegal cryptocurrency mining in Malaysia costs Tenaga Nasional over US$1.11 billion. Authorities identified 13,827 premises using unauthorized electricity...
Unregistered Crypto-Cash Services Fuel Money Laundering Concerns in Canada
A CBC investigation found crypto-cash services operating across Canada that allow people to convert cryptocurrency into large amounts of cash...
x402 Ecosystem Faces Security Risks Amid Rapid Crypto Growth
Quick breakdown The x402 ecosystem gains support from Coinbase and Google, driving rapid crypto adoption. Security risks include excessive authorization,...
