A Bulgarian national has been charged with stealing $290,000 in government-seized cryptocurrency while serving 121 months in prison for helping launder millions stolen from American fraud victims. [...]

Hackers compromised the Injective Labs SDK project's GitHub repository and used it to publish a malicious package on the Node Package Manager (npm) that stole cryptocurrency wallet private keys and mnemonic seed phrases. [...]

Polymarket says it will fully reimburse customers who lost an estimated $3 million after hackers injected a malicious script into the platform's frontend following a breach at a third-party vendor. [...]

Threat actors targeting cryptocurrency wallets have been distributing clipboard-stealing malware with self-spreading capabilities and using the Tor network to conceal communication. [...]

The best crypto-friendly banks, such as Mercury, U.S. Bank, and Chase, allow seamless crypto transactions in licensed exchanges.

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Coinbase will lay off about 700 employees as CEO Brian Armstrong pushes a leaner, AI-native structure amid weaker crypto trading conditions.

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A 20-year-old California man was sentenced to 78 months in prison for serving as a home invader and money launderer in a criminal ring that stole over $250 million in cryptocurrency. [...]

BlueNoroff hackers used fake Zoom calls, ClickFix prompts, and fileless PowerShell malware to steal credentials from Web3 and crypto targets.

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The Drift Protocol says that the $280+ million hack it suffered last week was the result of a long-term, carefully planned operation that included building "a functioning operational presence inside the Drift ecosystem." [...]

U.S. prosecutors have charged a Maryland man with stealing more than $53 million after hacking the Uranium Finance crypto exchange twice and laundering the proceeds through a cryptocurrency mixer. [...]

Google warns that quantum computers could break crypto sooner than expected, heightening the urgency for post-quantum security across blockchain networks.

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A new info-stealing malware called Torg Grabber is stealing sensitive data from 850 browser extensions, more than 700 of them for cryptocurrency wallets. [...]

Crypto-powered gift card store Bitrefill says that the attack it suffered at the beginning of the month was likely perpetrated by North Korean hackers of the Bluenoroff group. [...]

Customers of upscale department store chain Nordstrom received fraudulent messages from a legitimate company email address that promoted cryptocurrency scams disguised as a St. Patrick's Day promotion. [...]

The AppsFlyer Web SDK was temporarily hijacked this week with malicious code used to steal cryptocurrency in a supply-chain attack. [...]

A new Android malware named BeatBanker can hijack devices and tricks users into installing it by posing as a Starlink app on websites masquerading as the official Google Play Store. [...]

A fake Gemini-style chatbot is pushing a bogus Google Coin presale, using Google branding and scripted AI replies to lure victims into crypto payments.

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