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Pennsylvania Police Warn Bank Customers of Scam Involving Parking Lot Cash Handovers
Springfield Township police are warning residents of a text-message scam targeting TD Bank customers that leads to compromised accounts and parking lot cash handovers.
Broccoli Sprout Salmonella Outbreak Reaches 32 Cases Across Six States, Triggering Recall
A Salmonella outbreak linked to broccoli sprouts from an Idaho grower has caused 32 illnesses across six states, leading to a product recall and a halt in production.
Ohio Woman Loses Over $1,100 to Hidden Recurring Bank Fraud: Report
An unauthorized monthly cell phone charge has drained more than $1,100 from a checking account after going unnoticed for roughly a year and a half. Cincinnati resident Dorothy Bush only spotted the fraud after her balanc...
Four Massachusetts Men Charged in $12.2 Million U.S. Treasury Check Fraud Scheme
Federal prosecutors have charged four Massachusetts men with bank fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme that allegedly diverted over $12.2 million in U.S. Treasury checks to shell companies between 2023 ...
Ohio Police Warn Scammers Posing as Bank Workers, Visiting Homes To Steal Debit Cards
Willoughby police have warned that scammers posing as bank employees are contacting residents by phone or text, then showing up at homes in branded clothing to collect debit or credit cards. The post Ohio Police Warn Sca...
Bitget CEO Details $388M Hack: Third-Party Vulnerability Enabled Credential Theft
Bitget's CEO Gracy Chen attributed the exchange's $388 million exploit to a vulnerability in third-party security software that allowed attackers to obtain internal credentials and issue fraudulent withdrawals. The excha...
Trezor Safe 7 Balances User Experience With Security Features
Trezor's latest hardware wallet combines open-source principles with refined design, offering users 20-word Shamir backups and wireless connectivity alongside traditional security measures.
Bitget Exchange Had 30 Minutes to Stop Hack Before $290 Million Drained
Blockchain analysis reveals Bitget detected unauthorized transfers at 18:31 UTC on September 24, roughly 30 minutes before attackers began moving hundreds of millions of dollars from the exchange. Most losses occurred af...
NVIDIA Authorizes $150 Billion Share Buyback Increase, Launches AI Safety Platform
NVIDIA's board approved a $150 billion increase to its share repurchase program, bringing total authorization to $235 billion. The company simultaneously introduced the Open Agent Safety Platform to address AI security c...
THORChain Refuses to Freeze Hacker Wallets Following $387.5M Bitget Breach
After a $387.5 million security incident at Bitget, the exchange's CEO requested THORChain block attacker wallets. THORChain declined, citing its policy of maintaining neutral operations without selective address restric...
Bitget Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals Following $388M Security Breach
The crypto exchange is gradually restoring withdrawal services after a September 24 security incident compromised hot and warm wallet infrastructure. Meanwhile, the attacker continues moving stolen assets through THORCha...
Bitget Resumes Withdrawals in Phases Following $388 Million Security Breach
Bitget began restoring cryptocurrency withdrawals on September 28 after a September 24 exploit that drained $388 million from the exchange. The platform is reopening services in stages across different blockchains, with ...
Fake GIWA Blockchain Scam Drains $2 Million in Ether from DYORSWAP Bridge
Decentralized exchange DYORSWAP fell for a fraudulent GIWA network bridge, leading to the theft of approximately $2 million in ETH while project operators confirmed the official mainnet has not yet launched.
Scammers Built Fake GIWA Blockchain to Steal $2 Million in Ethereum
Attackers created a counterfeit version of the Upbit-backed GIWA blockchain, deceiving 1,333 wallets into depositing 767 ETH before draining nearly all funds. The scheme exploited how blockchain networks are identified.
Investigation Alleges $18.4M Extraction Across 53 Robinhood Chain Token Launches
An onchain analyst has published findings of an alleged organized token extraction operation spanning 53 launches on Robinhood Chain over two months, with wallets and transactions linked through coordinated fund movement...
Rhode Island State Police Arrest Four in Newport Bank Fraud Scheme
Rhode Island State Police have arrested four Newport-area suspects after stolen mailbox checks were washed, altered and deposited into Centreville Bank accounts in a fraud scheme that cleared more than $10,000. The post ...
Zano Network Resets 30 Days of Transactions Following Gateway Address Security Flaw
The Zano privacy-focused blockchain rolled back its network by approximately one month after discovering a critical vulnerability in its Gateway Addresses feature that allowed unrestricted creation of ZANO and Freedom Do...
Scammers Launch Fake Ethereum L2 Chain, Stealing Over $2M in ETH
A sophisticated fake Ethereum layer-2 network impersonating the Giwa project drained approximately 766 ETH from 1,335 users. DYORSWAP, the decentralized exchange that facilitated the bridge, has begun reimbursing affecte...
Bill Gates Warns AI Could Enable Mass-Casualty Attacks Without Strict Oversight
The Microsoft co-founder called for government-mandated AI safeguards and international cooperation, arguing that self-regulation is insufficient to prevent misuse of the technology.
Zano Rolls Back Blockchain One Month Following Gateway Address Exploit
Zano reversed approximately one month of blockchain history after a vulnerability in its Gateway Address feature allowed unauthorized ZANO and Freedom Dollar tokens to enter circulation. The rollback invalidates legitima...
























