A hacker rug pulled a token known as SCATMAN after reportedly seizing management of the SpaceXAI and Starlink accounts on X, strolling away with roughly $125,000 in Ethereum (ETH). On-chain tracker Lookonchain traced the stolen funds throughout two wallets. The scheme mirrors a run of high-profile account takeovers aimed toward selling fraudulent tokens. Inside the…
A Russian nationwide was reportedly kidnapped in Bali and held for practically 30 hours till he surrendered entry to his cryptocurrency account, based on native police. Bali police at the moment are investigating the case and searching the perpetrators, who fled after dumping the sufferer outdoors a hospital. How the Bali Crypto Kidnapping Unfolded The…
Hedera (HBAR) has reportedly suffered an exploit, which triggered losses of greater than $5 million. Blockchain researcher Specter first flagged the incident on Saturday. The attacker moved stolen property off Hedera and transformed them into Ethereum (ETH), in keeping with on-chain trackers monitoring the wallets. The tracked determine has climbed steadily for the reason that…
Thai police uncovered a crypto-laundering scheme by which one suspect’s pockets processed greater than $122.5 million in proceeds from romance scams, as a part of a worldwide INTERPOL sweep. The worldwide police group’s Operation First Light 2026 ran from January 15 to April 30. It focused social engineering scams and the cash laundering that sustains…
An unidentified crypto consumer misplaced $999,999 in USDT to an Ethereum phishing assault after signing a fraudulent token approval request. On-chain data present the attackers break up the stolen funds into three transactions. The transfers landed inside Ethereum blocks 25489460 and 25489463 inside minutes of the signature. Token approval phishing stays one of the vital…
Crypto safety incidents climbed roughly 50% in the primary half of 2026, whilst whole losses fell about 60%, based on a mid-year report from blockchain safety agency SlowMist. The agency recorded 182 incidents value roughly $956 million between January and June. A yr earlier, 121 incidents prompted round $2.373 billion in losses. Crypto Attacks Climbed…
Coinspect has disclosed the Ill Bloom vulnerability, a crypto pockets flaw that created weak restoration phrases on a number of blockchains. Attackers exploited the weak point on May 27, draining 431 wallets for about $3.1 million. Coinspect traced the flaw to an insecure pseudorandom quantity generator used throughout pockets creation. The weak point spans a…
A HyperSwap person misplaced about $12,300 after clicking a pretend airdrop hyperlink on X, approving one pockets request, and unknowingly giving a scammer management of his funds. BeInCrypto reconstructed the assault with the sufferer utilizing public blockchain information. The information present a quick phishing operation contained in the Hyperliquid ecosystem. The scammer took the sufferer’s…
Summer.fi has reportedly been exploited, with roughly $6 million drained thus far. Blockaid flagged the exploit in a put up on X on Monday. The safety agency revealed the attacker’s tackle, the exploit contract, and the affected Lazy Summer contracts. DeFi Protocol Summer.fi Reportedly Loses $6 Million in Active Exploit Blockaid stated its detection system…
Being an entrepreneur and investor means I sit on the opposite facet of many pitches. I get decks on my desk constructed round roadmaps and groups that swear their traction is actual. My job is to determine which elements of these pitches survive contact with the blockchain. So once I let you know the detection…