Nigerian Court Sentences Crypto Scammer to Three Years in Landmark Pig Butchering Case
A Nigerian federal court has handed down a three-year prison sentence to a cryptocurrency fraudster who orchestrated a pig butchering
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Crypto Exchange Security Audit: What the KuCoin Million Settlement Teaches Us
On December 12, 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James secured more than $22 million from cryptocurrency trading platform KuCoin
OKX DEX Suffers .7 Million Proxy Contract Exploit in Sophisticated Private Key Attack
The decentralized exchange landscape faced another significant security incident on December 12, 2023, as hackers successfully drained approximately $2.7 million
Crypto Hack Losses Drop Over 50% in 2023 as Industry Security Measures Show Results
The cryptocurrency industry witnessed a notable shift in its security posture during 2023, with total losses from hacks and exploits
US Government Adds Bitcoin Ordinals Inscriptions to National Vulnerability Database as Code Exploit
The United States government has formally entered the debate over Bitcoin Ordinals inscriptions, adding a vulnerability designation to the National
Protecting Your Crypto Assets From Firmware-Level Attacks: A Security Best Practices Guide
As the cryptocurrency market surges past $1.6 trillion in total capitalization with Bitcoin hovering near $43,780 and Ethereum around $2,352,
LogoFAIL Firmware Exploit Exposes Critical Vulnerability in UEFI Boot Process Across Millions of Devices
The cryptocurrency community faces a sobering reality this week as security researchers at Binarly disclosed a devastating firmware vulnerability dubbed
Crypto Phishing Scams Surge as Social Engineering Attacks Target Exchange Users in Late 2023
As the cryptocurrency market rallies through December 2023 with Bitcoin holding firm above $43,700 and Ethereum trading near $2,340, a
Tether Freezes 161 Ethereum Wallets in Sweeping OFAC Sanctions Enforcement Move
Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, announced a sweeping new wallet-freezing policy on December 9, 2023, targeting
KyberSwap Aftermath: How the $47 Million Reentrancy Exploit Reshaped DeFi Security Practices in Late 2023
The shockwaves from KyberSwap’s devastating $47 million exploit on November 23, 2023 continued to ripple through the decentralized finance ecosystem