Scams & Cybercrime News

A third-party e-commerce breach exposed order data, enabling phishing attempts without compromising Ledger wallets or self-custody systems.

A security researcher claims Ethereum’s recent network surge could be linked to address poisoning attacks that are exploiting low gas fees on Ethereum.

South Korea’s customs agency charged three suspects over a more than $100 million crypto-linked remittance scheme using WeChat Pay and Alipay, per Yonhap.

Rising crypto wealth is increasing the stakes of physical coercion. “Wrench attacks” show how digital assets can become real-world targets.

That free cafe WiFi can look mighty tempting, but it could also be a trap. Here's what to look out for.

Security failures don’t just drain funds, they often destroy trust, leaving most hacked crypto projects unable to recover despite fixing the technical flaws.

The crypto user was reportedly deceived by an attacker impersonating Trezor support, tricked into revealing their hardware wallet seed phrase.

The apparent shutdown follows years of scrutiny of one of crypto’s largest fraud marketplaces.

Group-IB found a ransomware dubbed DeadLock that is exploiting Polygon smart contracts to rotate proxy addresses to evade takedowns.

Truebit lost $26 million after a smart-contract overflow bug let an attacker mint tokens at near-zero cost, sending the TRU price down 99%.

A crypto user who lost $5,000 from a hot wallet after a stay at a hotel said the real culprits were open WiFi, a casual lobby phone call and one careless wallet approval.

The $7-million Trust Wallet hack shows why crypto-friendly SMEs are especially vulnerable, highlighting weaknesses in verification, browser extensions and internal controls.

A protocol-level flaw allowed assets to be duplicated rather than minted, prompting a network halt and a governance-led recovery process.

How an onchain investigator linked a Coinbase impersonation scam to $2 million in losses and why social engineering remains the real risk.

According to SlowMist, attackers are impersonating MetaMask, aiming to steal users’ secret recovery phrases.