Alleged Ukrainian fraudster extradited to US over $500K Conti ransomware plot
Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko was extradited from Ireland to the US for allegedly using Conti to extort $500K from victims in...
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DeFi karma: Garden hacked for $11M after bridging Lazarus’ loot
Garden was criticized for profiting from proceeds of other hacks, which investigators claim make up a quarter of the bridge’s...
What the hell is happening at Evolve Bank and Trust?
Former Evolve Bank and Trust CEO Robert Hartheimer has reportedly been arrested for possession of child pornography. Source link...
Reform UK insider George Cottrell tied to Trump Polymarket bets worth millions
ZachXBT has identified a Donald Trump Polymarket whale as key Nigel Farage adviser and convicted fraudster, George Cottrell. Source link...
Strategy earnings puts tiny STRC front and center
Strategy released its Q3 earnings yesterday, spending vast amounts of time on its newest, (and relatively small) preferred stock, STRC....
Nobitex hackers threaten to ‘destroy’ pro-Iran institutions
Pro-Israel hackers behind the theft of $90M from Iranian crypto exchange, Nobitex, have threatened to target more Iranian institutions. Source...
Active XRP Ledger addresses down 80% since December
The number of XRP Ledger addresses transacting on-chain has dropped from 103,000 on December 3 to fewer than 21,000. Source...
Coinbase customer service scammer outed as part-time furry
ZachXBT tracked the furry/crypto scammer and discovered he stole over $4M by impersonating Coinbase support staff. Source link...
Crypto phishing blitz hits CoinMarketCap, Cointelegraph, and Trezor
CoinMarketCap and Cointelegraph were compromised to serve wallet drainers via malicious pop-ups, while Trezor’s contact form was hacked. Source link...
Sztorc vs Gladstein: Can Lightning scale Bitcoin?
During the 2015 block size debate, a key area of contention concerned how BTC-denominated payments will scale to a global...
