Security

Hardware wallet provider Trezor disclosed that an additional 67,000 US customers were affected by a data breach at its shipping provider ShipMonk, exposing personal information and creating phishing attack risks.

The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network analyzed over 33,000 suspicious activity reports and tied $12.7 billion to investment frauds originating from compounds in Cambodia, Laos, and Burma.

The United States and United Kingdom have formed a law enforcement alliance to target scam centers involved in crypto and cyber-enabled investment fraud, with plans for coordinated disruption operations.

The address linked to the Tectonic hack transferred approximately 2,658.9 ETH to Tornado Cash on September 3, representing funds that escaped a chain rollback on Cronos.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network identified approximately $12.7 billion in financial activity tied to suspected digital asset investment scams operated by transnational criminal organizations, primarily based in ...

Thousands of bitcoins have been permanently lost due to discarded hard drives, forgotten passwords, and user errors. These incidents underscore the risks of self-custody and the irreversible nature of blockchain transact...

A dark web service called Nexus claims to be selling over 153 million U.S. and Canadian driver's license scans, prompting the FBI to launch an inquiry and reigniting criticism of Know Your Customer regulations within the...

Recovery firms help users regain access to lost cryptocurrency through password cracking and seed phrase reconstruction, but face challenges from scams and the fundamental limits of self-custody.

Ukraine's National Police and Security Service shut down a fake investment platform ring that targeted victims across more than 20 countries. Investigators identified 62 victims and seized equipment from 34 locations in ...

A hacker connected to the third wave of Coldcard wallet thefts has started swapping stolen Bitcoin for Ether via THORChain, moving approximately 10% of the stolen assets while the majority remains untouched.

Ontology restored its mainnet on September 2 after an emergency security pause and made version 3.1.5 mandatory for all sync-node operators. The network identified malicious activity targeting the blockchain, though deta...

Cybersecurity researchers have identified a fraudulent Claude desktop application being used to spread malware that targets cryptocurrency wallets. The scheme exploits demand for access to newly released AI models.

A Washington federal judge ruled against XRP influencer Jake Claver in a defamation case, finding no false statements in Rector's videos about Claver's business practices and ordering Claver to pay Rector's legal fees.

World has added 128-bit post-quantum security to Provekit, its open-source zero-knowledge proving toolkit, using a hash-based scheme to protect against future quantum computing threats and align with NIST standards.

Fidelity Digital Assets analysis identifies future quantum computers as a potential threat to Bitcoin's security model, while researchers explore hash-based alternatives that would trade network capacity for protection.

U.S. law enforcement seized nearly $560,000 in cryptocurrency by taking control of the servers and domains used to solicit donations for Hamas, rather than pursuing individual transactions.

The Justice Department announced the seizure of approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency allegedly destined for Hamas' Al Qassam Brigades, along with control of online fundraising infrastructure.

Federal authorities and CrowdStrike announced the disruption of a malware operation that stole cryptocurrency using a clipboard-hijacking tool, with stolen assets peaking at $1.5 million.

Circle warned that quantum computing threats to blockchain signatures are advancing, but securing USDC across its network footprint requires coordinated upgrades from independent chains, wallets, custodians, and bridges—...

IDScan.net, which processes over 21 million identity checks monthly for major retailers and entertainment venues, is under investigation following a suspected data breach that exposed millions of U.S. and Canadian driver...