Security

Barbara A. Hirshfield, 83, has admitted to running a promissory-note fraud through loan businesses in Massachusetts, leaving nearly 204 victims with combined losses exceeding $10.9 million.

LayerZero and a16z crypto have launched Akita, a cryptographic tool designed to make zero-knowledge infrastructure resistant to future quantum computing attacks. The tool uses lattice-based cryptography and has been inte...

Two Bremerton residents have been convicted and sentenced for operating an identity theft and bank fraud operation that targeted over 250 people and attempted to steal at least $330,000.

Venture capital firm A16z has invested in Flock, a controversial automated license plate reader network, while simultaneously funding multiple cryptocurrency projects focused on financial privacy. The dual positions high...

After an attacker returned 3,400 of 3,996 stolen Bitcoin from a September exploit, Blockstream refused a 10% bounty demand on the remaining 600 BTC, saying it would pursue recovery through law enforcement and forensic sp...

A 25-year-old man faces multiple felony charges after authorities uncovered a fraudulent withdrawal scheme targeting a Connecticut community bank.

The Liquid Network has restarted block production and resumed transactions following a major security incident, but critical withdrawal functions remain frozen as the team works to verify network integrity.

Symbiosis halted its Bitcoin bridge after an attacker exploited the BridgeV2 contract to mint unbacked synthetic BTC, extracting approximately $336,000 in real value while Bitcoin's core security remained intact.

Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research who pleaded guilty to fraud charges related to FTX's collapse, has taken a full-time position at Manifund, a nonprofit grant platform. Her role focuses on technical infras...

Dominion Market detected a compromise of its multisig wallets on September 11, causing its Solana-based SILV token to trade below its 1:1 silver backing. The platform has frozen tokens purchased during the exploit window...

Greenberg Traurig and other major law firms have disclosed data breaches, with stolen documents appearing on the dark web. A cybersecurity firm handled nearly 60 law firm incidents in 2025, nearly double its 2024 caseloa...

Blockstream has refused to negotiate with hackers who exploited a bug to steal 4,000 bitcoins from its Liquid sidechain, keeping 598.5 coins as ransom after returning most of the stolen funds.

Blockstream has rejected a 10% bounty demand from attackers who drained nearly 4,000 BTC from its Liquid Network on September 6, keeping roughly 598.5 BTC after returning 3,400. The company says it will involve law enfor...

Blockstream has refused to pay a ransom for approximately 598.5 BTC still missing after a Liquid Network exploit. The company said it will pursue law enforcement and forensic investigation instead.

Japanese civil servants and contractors had personal data stolen after hackers compromised the Digital Agency's shared government network through a VPN vulnerability.

OpenAI's Sam Altman has proposed that AI labs voluntarily slow development of advanced models amid growing security concerns, including reports that researchers attempted to use Claude for biological weapons research.

The Chinese AI startup aims to double its annualized revenue to $2 billion by December, building on $1 billion in August, as its Kimi K3 model attracts both individual and enterprise users. The company is preparing for a...

Over 100 researchers using AI coding agents have significantly reduced the computational cost of a theoretical quantum attack on Bitcoin and Ethereum's cryptography in just two months, prompting the crypto industry to ac...

A 45-year-old Butler resident who worked as a vice president and loan officer at Community First Bank while serving as a pastor has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges for operating an alleged cattle investment schem...

Blockstream has declined to pay attackers demanding a 10% bounty following a September 2026 security breach of its Liquid Network that resulted in the theft of nearly 4,000 BTC. The company says it will pursue recovery t...