An alleged ethical hacker has drained $1.59 million from the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Tender.fi, leading the service to halt borrowing while it attempts to recoup its assets. Web3...
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Everything You Need To Know About The Model’s Grisly Suspected Murder
Topline The gruesome death and dismemberment of Hong Kong model and influencer Abby Choi, 28, earlier this month led to the arrest and criminal charges this weekend against Choi’s former in-laws...
Platypus Finance says French police took suspected hackers into custody
Platypus Finance, a decentralized finance protocol on Avalanche, announced that the French National Police have arrested two people suspected of hacking its protocol. The project assisted French law e...
At Least Three Killed In Shooting At Michigan State University, Suspected Gunman Found Dead
Topline At least three people were killed in a shooting at Michigan State University on Monday night triggering an hours-long manhunt for the suspected gunman who was eventually found dead by the poli...
Senate holds first hearing on the suspected Chinese spy balloon
(The stream is slated to start at 10:15 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a video above at that time.) The Senate on Thursday is holding its first hearing on the Chinese spy balloon t...
China urges calm after U.S. shoots down suspected spy balloon
“What I want to emphasize regarding this unexpected accident is that both sides, especially the U.S., should remain calm,” said China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mao N...
U.S. Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Over Atlantic (Updating)
Topline The suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot Saturday morning, after the Biden Administration gave the go-ahead to take it down after it floated over the Atlantic Ocean east of Myrtle Beach, Sou...
FAA Grounds Planes In Carolinas As Chinese Spy Balloon Suspected Nearby
Topline The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for several major airports in North Carolina and South Carolina Saturday afternoon in a “national security effort” as a suspected Chine...
Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Hovering Over U.S., Pentagon Says
Topline A suspected Chinese spy balloon is flying over the U.S., though its current location and exact capabilities remain unclear, the Pentagon told multiple news outlets Thursday, just days before t...
Pro-Russian influencer receives bitcoin donation from suspected serial scammer
Syrian-Australian conspiracy theorist Maram Susli, known online as Syrian Girl, has stepped back from social media after asking her followers for donations and receiving $127 in bitcoin from a wallet ...
Half Moon Bay Suspected Gunman Admits Shooting Co-Workers, Blames Mental Illness
Topline The 66-year-old man suspected of killing seven people earlier this week at two locations in Half Moon Bay, California, admitted to carrying out the massacre in a rare jailhouse interview Thurs...
Lazarus Group Suspected as Culprits for $100 Million Harmony Bridge Hack
MistTrack – a crypto tracking and compliance platform – has published updates on its investigation of the Harmony bridge hack that compromised $100 million last June. They found that the infamous Nor...
STG price surges 45%, insider trading suspected
Four wallets purchased Stargate Finance (STG) tokens before it recorded a 45% increase on Jan. 22 and sold all holdings shortly after, according to Lookonchain. Altogether, the investors spent $131,46...
Suspected North Korean hackers move $63.5 million in ether stolen from Horizon bridge
Over the weekend, on-chain analysts detected large movements from wallets tied to suspected North Korean hackers that stole about $100 million in crypto from Horizon in June last year. Horizon ...
California regulator flags 17 cryptocurrency websites suspected of defrauding victims
On Dec. 27 and 28, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) released a comprehensive list of over 17 crypto sites suspected of defrauding users on its homepage. Some of...
California regulator warns of 17 crypto websites suspected of fraud
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has fired off 17 separate warnings over two days against crypto brokers and websites it suspects of being fraudulent. The list i...
Suspected North Korean hacker made $365,000 from 1,055 stolen NFTs: Report
A wallet address associated with a suspected North Korean APT Group stole more than 1,000 NFTs from victims of phishing attacks and made 300 ETH ($365,000) from their sale, according to a report by bl...
Leader of Suspected Russian Ponzi Scheme Is Arrested in UAE: Report
Finiko was popular in Russia in 2020-2021, marketing itself as a crypto investment fund. The company, which had been conducting public events and openly advertising itself, operated as a multilevel ma...
Suspected Virginia Walmart Shooter Bought Pistol Hours Before Killing 6 Employees—Here’s What We Know About The Gunman
Topline The Walmart manager accused of killing six co-workers at a breakroom in Chesapeake, Virginia, Tuesday night purchased the pistol he used just hours before he opened fire and targeted specific ...
Suspected Assailant In Chesapeake Walmart Shooting Worked At The Store, Police Say
Topline The suspected gunman who killed six people and injured at least four before killing himself in a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, late Tuesday night was an employee at the store, according to ...
China Suspected of Stockpiling Gold to ‘Cut Greenback Dependence’ – Economics Bitcoin News
During the first week of November, the World Gold Council’s (WGC) report that covered last quarter’s global gold demand noted that central banks worldwide purchased close to 400 tons of gold in Q3 202...
Suspected Gunman At Large After 3 Dead, 2 Wounded In University Of Virginia Shooting
Topline Three people were killed and two wounded in a shooting at the University of Virginia late Sunday night, officials announced, with police urging people at the university’s Charlottesville campu...
Police Officer Stabbed To Death In Brussels In Suspected Terror Attack
Topline A Belgian police officer was fatally stabbed in a suspected terror attack in the capital Brussels on Thursday, local outlets reported Thursday, although a suspect and motive have not been disc...
Former EU commissioner involved in suspected crypto Ponzi scheme
John Dalli, former Maltese finance minister and former EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, has deep ties to a suspected Ponzi scheme that involves a crypto operation known as QuickX. The Malta...
Suspected Ethereum Exploit Drains Wallet of 121 ETH in Gas Fees
Key Takeaways Today an Ethereum user spent a record 121.56 ETH (more than $158,000) in gas fees. The gas fees were pocketed by the validator that processed the transaction. Blockchain security company...
Major U.S. Airport Websites Hit With Suspected Russian Cyberattacks
Topline A pro-Russian hacking group claimed credit for cyberattacks hitting more than a dozen U.S. airports’ websites Monday morning, according to multiple outlets, temporarily rendering parts of the ...
Exxon Improperly Fired Scientists Suspected of Sharing Information, Labor Department Finds
Listen to article (2 minutes) The Labor Department said it found Exxon Mobil illegally fired two company scientists over suspicions they shared information with The Wall Street Journal about concerns ...
Celsius: suspected withdrawal of 42 million dollars
Celsius executives allegedly withdrew about $42 million in cryptocurrency before blocking customer withdrawals. This was reported by Bloomberg Law citing documents filed in the Bankruptcy Court for t...
BNB Price Falls Nearly 4% Due to Suspected Exploit
Binance Coin hack: BNB has been seemingly stolen in a suspected hack. The exploit, rumored to be worth around $600m, has forced the BNB blockchain (BSC) to tweet a warning about “irregular activity.” ...