Two NPM libraries used the Ethereum blockchain to hide malicious links and bypass security systems
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Incidents
Sep 4, 2025
Hackers have begun using Ethereum smart contracts to secretly download malwareTwo NPM libraries used the Ethereum blockchain to hide malicious links and bypass security systems
Research
Sep 3, 2025
How terrorists use crypto: real cases and the example of HamasTerrorist organizations often use legal and semi-legal exchange services to launder cryptocurrency received from donations
Crypto regulations
Sep 2, 2025
Venus Protocol user loses $27 million to phishing scamThe losses were due to a compromised wallet, not a vulnerability in the Venus Protocol. On the same day, hackers attacked the DeFi platform Bunni for $2,3 million
Incidents
Sep 2, 2025
Discord scammers stole $170 000 from a userThe victim lost $170 000 in cryptocurrency and NFTs, and experts note an increase in attacks of this type in Web3 communities
Research
Sep 1, 2025
“Pig butchering”: another $47 million belonging to scammers has been frozenA scheme for laundering criminal proceeds obtained by fraudsters through a sophisticated scam has been uncovered
Incidents
Aug 29, 2025
South Korea arrests hackers who stole $28 million from the eliteHackers exploited a vulnerability in the SIM card system to gain access to the accounts of 258 wealthy Koreans, including BTS’s Jungkook
Market
Aug 29, 2025
FinCEN: $312 billion passed through US banks in Chinese money laundering schemesThe report describes the scale of Chinese money laundering networks’ operations and their links to Mexican cartels, real estate, and human trafficking
Research
Aug 29, 2025
New accomplices of North Korean IT specialists have been revealed. There is a Russian among themUS authorities have imposed sanctions on a Russian citizen who helped North Korean IT specialists launder cryptocurrency for further transfer to the North Korean authorities
Market
Aug 28, 2025
Anthropic: criminals are using artificial intelligence to hack on an unprecedented scaleThe document describes real cases where the Claude chatbot was used by criminals for attacks, extortion, and deception of employers
Incidents
Aug 27, 2025
Crypto exchange MEXC is accused of illegally freezing users’ cryptocurrency and blackmailThis case has heightened concerns in the crypto community about CEX control over customer assets
Research
Aug 27, 2025
Operation Serengeti 2.0: Interpol against crypto criminals in AfricaA large-scale investigation on the African continent has led to the arrest of more than 1000 people for participating in criminal and fraudulent schemes involving cryptocurrencies
Incidents
Aug 25, 2025
Billionaire heiress loses $80 million in cryptocurrency due to psychic’s adviceThe victim invested $40 million in the XPRT token, the value of which plummeted in 2021