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After exploring fundraising and acquisition options, the teams concluded that there was no sustainable recovery path following the breach. Solana-based DeFi aggregator Step Finance, along with two other affiliated projects, SolanaFloor and Remora Markets, have announced plans to cease all operations with immediate effect. The decision follows the aftermath of a major security incident earlier […]
Def Con, one of the largest and longest-running hacking conferences in the world, announced Wednesday that three people linked to Jeffrey Epstein will no longer be allowed to attend. The conference justified adding Pablos Holman, Vincenzo Iozzo and Joichi Ito to the public list of prohibited personsciting the three featured in the Department of Justice’s […]
XRPL users are facing a coordinated wave of scams, Wallet founder says, as attackers deploy phishing and fake apps and sign requests worldwide. Xaman Wallet founder Wietse Wind has said that a “massive XRPL-targeted scam effort” is underway, warning users about fake signing requests, phishing emails and impersonator accounts. His warning points to an increase […]
Figure Technology, a blockchain-based lending company, confirmed that there had been a data breach. On Friday, Figure spokesperson Alethea Jadick told TechCrunch in a statement that the breach occurred when an employee was tricked with a social engineering attack that allowed the hackers to steal “a limited number of files.” The statement said the company […]
Sex toy maker Tenga notified customers of a data breach on Friday, according to an email obtained by TechCrunch. In the message, the Japanese company states that “an unauthorized party gained access to the professional email account of one of our employees,” giving the hacker access to the contents of the employee’s inbox. This access […]
Google says hackers are abusing Gemini to accelerate cyber attacks, and this isn’t limited to cheap phishing spam. In a new Google Threat Intelligence Group reportAccording to the report, state-backed groups used Gemini in multiple phases of an operation, from early target research to post-compromise work. The activity includes clusters related to China, Iran, North […]
A leaked dataset of 149 million stolen credentials reportedly contains credentials for approximately 420,000 Binance accounts. This week, 149 million stolen credentials, including credentials for 420,000 Binance accounts, were discovered to be in circulation among cybercriminals. The findings highlight a shift in crypto theft toward long-lasting malware infections that steal data directly from users’ devices, […]
A confidential informant told the FBI in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a “personal hacker.” according to a document The Ministry of Justice announced this on Friday. The document, which was released as part of the Justice Department’s legally mandated effort to release documents related to the investigation into the deceased sex offender, does not […]
Cyvers found that pig slaughterhouses posed the most organized and persistent threat, while access control attacks caused the most security incidents. Recent findings from blockchain security experts have shown that fraudulent activities in the crypto space are developing on an industrial scale. This means that bad actors, hackers and fraudsters are increasingly conducting sophisticated social […]
Scam losses have increased 64% year over year, thanks to tailored phishing and impersonation campaigns targeting high-value victims. Crypto-related scams and hacks will have taken more than $4.04 billion from users and platforms in 2025, according to data shared by blockchain security firm PeckShield. The numbers indicate a clear shift towards targeted social engineering and […]
