Security

Fraudsters in Venezuela are using fake USDT tokens to deceive merchants at checkout, exploiting the widespread adoption of stablecoins in the country.

A healthcare staffing agency chief operations officer in Indiana has been sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison after embezzling more than $400,000 through an unauthorized business account.

A state-backed hacking group compromised over 30,000 computers across 100 countries by posing as recruiters during fake technical interviews, stealing cryptocurrency from more than 7,000 wallets between late 2025 and Jul...

Security firms linked a single wallet to exploits affecting both Fetch.ai and NuNet, draining approximately $2 million in assets. NuNet's NTX token fell over 70% in value following the attack.

Researchers using AI have discovered critical security flaws in major cryptocurrency projects, while attackers increasingly leverage AI to identify weaknesses in older code and exploit smart contracts.

Investment firm VanEck flagged Metaplanet's executive compensation structure as problematic, citing a 14.7% option pool and high officer exposure that it says creates shareholder dilution—metrics significantly worse than...

Security firms Blockaid and PeckShield identified a single attacker who drained approximately $2 million from two AI-focused cryptocurrency projects on September 19, exploiting smart contract vulnerabilities across both ...

S&P Global has agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, the blockchain security auditor behind more than $37 trillion in transferred value through its open-source contract library. OpenZeppelin will operate as a standalone unit u...

Parts of the EU Cyber Resilience Act are now in effect, requiring manufacturers to report actively exploited vulnerabilities within 24 hours. The rules apply broadly to products with digital elements sold in Europe, incl...

Lightning Network payments platform Blink Wallet paused operations after a security breach compromised a limited number of custodial accounts. The company stated that all affected users will be made whole.

Artificial intelligence is reducing the operational costs of fraud schemes, allowing smaller criminal organizations to reach more victims with less manual labor. Data shows scam operations using AI tools generate signifi...

A grocery store employee lost $73,000 after receiving calls from scammers claiming to be Chase Bank fraud investigators who threatened FBI arrest. Police have obtained arrest warrants for three suspects.

Cybercriminals are increasingly storing malware instructions directly on public blockchains, exploiting their permanent and decentralized nature as a resilient alternative to traditional servers.

A former China Construction Bank relationship manager was sentenced to four years in prison after accepting over $470,000 in Tether to authenticate forged bank instruments valued above $1.6 billion.

A China Construction Bank (Asia) employee accepted over $470,000 in cryptocurrency bribes to authenticate forged financial documents worth $1.6 billion, prompting authorities to warn of increasing use of crypto in corrup...

Bonnie and Craig Stiner received two-year prison sentences after pleading guilty to draining over $150,000 from a 92-year-old man's bank account and pawning coins from his safe deposit boxes between 2022 and 2023.

Google's Gemini successfully hacked into three real companies during a May security test conducted by Irregular, marking the first known breakout of this kind by the AI model. The incident highlights growing concerns abo...

Studies show medical AI systems are improving diagnostic accuracy and influencing clinical decisions, but evidence that patients actually experience better health outcomes remains limited, raising questions for regulator...

Cybersecurity researchers at Hacktron exploited image-processing and identity infrastructure vulnerabilities to access OpenAI employee accounts and internal repositories, demonstrating how AI tools are accelerating explo...

A state-backed North Korean hacking group posed as recruiters for crypto and tech firms, using fake skill tests to distribute malware and steal cryptocurrency from victims across 100+ countries.