Security
Solana Validators Selling Early Access to Trades for Monthly Payments
An investigation reveals that validators are accepting payments starting at $1,000 per month to provide early access to pending trades, enabling sophisticated traders to front-run orders on Solana.
Robinhood Engineers Charged With Insider Trading on Hyperliquid Derivatives
Two Robinhood employees face federal charges for allegedly using advance knowledge of token listings to profit from perpetual futures trades, earning more than $50,000 each. The case tests how fraud laws apply to decentr...
Hackers Used Hijacked HBO Max Reddit Account to Distribute Crypto-Stealing Malware
Cybercriminals compromised HBO Max's verified Reddit account to run 108 malicious advertisements promoting fake applications designed to steal cryptocurrency wallet data and login credentials over a 48-hour period.
Hamas Military Wing Directed Donors Away From Binance to Alternative Crypto Platforms
According to U.S. Department of Justice documents, Al-Qassam Brigades advised potential donors to avoid Binance and instead use platforms including Bybit, OKX, Kast and Redotpay for transferring funds, while recommending...
Identity Theft Breaches Expose Flaws in KYC Data Storage Practices
Recent high-profile incidents involving stolen identity documents have renewed scrutiny on how financial institutions store sensitive customer data as part of Know Your Customer compliance. Privacy advocates and industry...
Identity Breaches Present Irreversible Risks Unlike Stolen Cryptocurrency
While a $320 million blockchain exploit may be recoverable, simultaneous data breaches exposing customer identities demonstrate why personal information leaks pose lasting threats that cannot be undone.
Georgia Nonprofit Employee Admits to Embezzling $96,713 Designated for Abused Children
A former program specialist at Court Appointed Special Advocates of Polk & Haralson pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $100,000 in federal program funds between 2018 and 2022.
Ethiopia Cuts Bitcoin Miners' Power to 23% of Contracted Levels Due to Hydropower Shortage...
Ethiopian Electric Power reduced electricity deliveries to Bitcoin miners amid lower water inflows from dry conditions, prioritizing power for households and manufacturers.
Two Robinhood Engineers Charged With Insider Trading on Hyperliquid Perpetuals
Federal prosecutors charged Robinhood engineers Hefu Chai and Huaisong Xiang with commodities and wire fraud for allegedly using confidential token listing information to trade derivatives on the decentralized platform H...
UK Allocates £500 Million and 500 Officers to Combat Money Laundering
Britain will recruit 500 officers across law enforcement agencies backed by £500 million over three years to trace and seize criminal assets, the Home Office announced Tuesday. The funding comes from the economic crime l...
Five Suspects Arrested in $60,000 Fraud Targeting Pennsylvania Senior
Authorities in Pennsylvania have identified and obtained arrest warrants for five suspects accused of draining nearly $60,000 from a senior citizen's TD Bank account through coordinated cash withdrawals and wire transfer...
Polish Olympic Committee Removes President Over $94M Cryptocurrency Scandal
The Polish Olympic Committee dismissed President Radoslaw Piesiewicz following his arrest on corruption charges related to the collapsed Zondacrypto exchange, appointing Marian Kmita as acting leader.
Phemex CEO: AI Has Been a 'Net Negative' for Crypto Industry
The CEO of crypto exchange Phemex argues that artificial intelligence has diverted capital from crypto and empowered attackers, raising cybersecurity costs and risks of greater centralization.
Two Former Robinhood Engineers Charged With Commodities Fraud Over Alleged Pre-Listing Cry...
US prosecutors charged Hefu Chai and Huaisong Xiang with commodities fraud and wire fraud for allegedly using confidential information about cryptocurrency listings to trade perpetual futures on Hyperliquid, profiting ov...
Bubblemaps CEO Advocates Transparency to Counter Memecoin Scrutiny
As high-profile token launches draw regulatory scrutiny, Bubblemaps launched a pre-screening platform designed to help traders identify insider concentration and potential rug pulls before investing.
Two Robinhood Engineers Charged With Fraud Over Hyperliquid Perpetual Trades
Federal prosecutors charged Robinhood engineers Hefu Chai and Huaisong Xiang with commodities and wire fraud for allegedly using confidential cryptocurrency listing information to trade perpetual futures on Hyperliquid.
Two Robinhood Engineers Charged With Fraud Over Crypto Listing Trades
Federal prosecutors charged two Robinhood engineers with commodities and wire fraud for allegedly using confidential information about upcoming cryptocurrency listings to trade perpetual futures on decentralized exchange...
MEV Bot Intercepts $7.7M in rsETH From Ethereum Wallet Exploit
An attacker exploited a custom module on an Ethereum Safe wallet to steal approximately $7.7 million in rsETH, but an MEV bot front-ran the transaction and captured the funds before the exploiter could access them.
Ethereum Wallet Loses $7.8 Million in rsETH Exploit
An Ethereum wallet holding leveraged rsETH lost approximately $7.8 million following an exploit involving a custom Safe module and a Uniswap v4 liquidity pool.
Georgia Investment Adviser Sentenced to Over 7 Years for $10 Million Wire Fraud Against El...
Ejiroghene Okuma pleaded guilty to wire fraud after stealing nearly $10 million from an elderly client by transferring funds into secret accounts without authorization.























