⚠️JUST IN: The creator of Base has been hacked on X, with $500K stolen

An unknown threat actor appears to be targeting high-profile crypto accounts on X, using compromised accounts to promote rug pulls.

Over $7M has been stolen this week by the same threat actor who compromised multiple X accounts.

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⚠️JUST IN: A victim lost 185 ETH ($461K) to a fake crypto exchange

The victim had spent five years holding cryptocurrency before losing it all after connecting their wallet to a phishing site.

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⚠️JUST IN: Liquid Network exploited for 4,000 BTC ($320M)

The attackers left a message saying “we are whitehats. contact us on chain” and are requesting a 20% bounty in exchange for returning the stolen funds.

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⚠️JUST IN: Threat actors who stole 4,000 BTC ($320M) say they are ready to return it

The attackers asked the protocol to fix all bugs before they transfer the funds back, telling the team to contact them once everything is resolved.

The protocol confirmed all bugs have been fixed, but no BTC has been returned so far.

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⚠️BREAKING: Malone Lam to plead guilty tomorrow over $240M Bitcoin theft

Malone Lam is set to plead guilty tomorrow and will serve at least 14 years in prison under sentencing guidelines. He is one of 18 people charged in connection with the case

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⚠️JUST IN: Threat actors are unhappy with their 600 BTC ($47M) bounty

After returning 3,400 BTC following a massive theft, the hackers kept 600 BTC for themselves and left an emotional message:

“:(”

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⚠️JUST IN: Malone Lam pleads guilty to $240M Bitcoin theft

Malone pleaded guilty and told the judge, “I need some time.” He now faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in a social engineering scheme that resulted in $240M in Bitcoin being stolen.

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⚠️JUST IN: White hat hackers demand a 400 BTC ( $31M+ ) payout after a 4,000 BTC theft

The hackers said if they are not paid a 400 BTC bounty for returning the stolen funds, they will keep 600 BTC ( $46M ) stolen from users.

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⚠️BREAKING: Trezor’s email provider has been hacked

Trezor’s email provider was compromised, with users receiving phishing emails from Trezor’s official email address directing them to a fake website.

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⚠️JUST IN: Blockstream is working with law enforcement to track hacker behind 4,000 BTC theft

After the hacker returned 3,400 BTC, Blockstream said it will not pay a bounty and confirmed it is working with law enforcement to track down the attacker.

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⚠️JUST IN: Revolut suffers a data breach following a social engineering attack

A threat actor impersonated government officials and convinced Revolut to hand over customer information.

The attacker had access to an official government email domain, but how they gained access remains unknown.

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⚠️JUST IN: Chainflip exploited for over $735K

A bug automatically refunded users twice the amount they attempted to swap, even when the swap failed due to insufficient funds.

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⚠️JUST IN: Former OGU staff member “Mafia” has exit scammed $570K+

3 victims have lost over $500K combined after going first with Mafia, who promised to exchange their funds.

Mafia continues to target users, with new victims coming forward daily. Deal with caution.

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⚠️JUST IN: A victim lost $2.1M in USDT to a social engineering scam

The attacker impersonated the victim’s business partner and convinced them to transfer all the cryptocurrency from their main wallet, resulting in a $2.1M loss.

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⚠️UPDATE: Threat actors lost $1M instantly after a $2.1M lick

Shortly after the $2M social engineering theft, the threat actors moved the stolen funds to Tron, where $1M was frozen almost immediately.

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⚠️JUST IN: A hacker lost $7.8M to an MEV bot

The hacker was preparing to steal over $7.8M from a crypto whale’s wallet.

An MEV bot spotted the pending withdrawal and executed its own transaction first, taking the funds before the hacker could.

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