🇮🇪 Irish Police Recover $35M Worth of Bitcoin

Irish authorities have successfully accessed a long-lost crypto wallet tied to a convicted drug dealer, recovering 500 Bitcoin (~$35 million) years after the keys were believed to be lost forever.

• Despite this recovery, a much larger sum remains untouched, out of an estimated 6,000 BTC (~$426 million) tied to the case, only 500 BTC has been recovered so far, leaving the majority still inaccessible.

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📱 Reddit's CEO Announces Plans to Force Human Verification on the Platform

Reddit’s CEO, Steve Huffman, has announced plans to enforce human verification across the platform. Users may be required to verify they’re human through device biometrics, a third-party service, or government ID. However, no official rollout date has been announced yet.

• Accounts flagged as automated, suspicious, or “fishy” will be the primary targets for verification, though the CEO stated these cases should remain relatively rare.

• Additionally, Reddit will begin labeling bots with an [App] tag as part of this update.

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👀 New Telegram 12.6 Upcoming Features

In the upcoming update, Telegram is preparing two new features:

→ AI-Powered Text Editing
A new AI editing tool powered by COCOON. This feature will let you:
• Translate entire messages instantly
• Apply different writing styles
• Fix grammar and spelling automatically
• Optionally enhance text with emojis

→ Revamped Polls
Polls are getting a major upgrade with new functionality:
• Icons added to each option
• Ability to attach a main image with captions per answer
• Shuffle answer choices
• Set deadlines for polls

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⚠️ JUST IN: According to CertiK, there have been 103 security incidents and 36 phishing scams related to cryptocurrency, resulting in roughly $480M+ in losses since January 1, 2026.

Largest exploits so far:
• Step Finance: ~$27.3M
• Resolv Labs: ~$26.8M
• Truebit: ~$26.6M

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⚠️ JUST IN: FBI Director Kash Patel’s Gmail Account Hacked by Iranian State Hackers

The DOJ confirmed that FBI Director Kash Patel’s email was breached by the Iranian state-backed group Handala Hack.

Hackers claim to have leaked his inbox, including personal data, business dealings, and all travel history. The hackers also published multiple personal photos and documents on their website and Telegram channel.

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🤝 New OGU Mentor

After more than 7 months as Moderator and Commander, Shadow has officially been promoted to Mentor. Congratulations on this well-deserved promotion!

Link: click here

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🚨 Telegram will start warning users when they message someone using an unofficial client or app

The warning will say: “%@ uses an unofficial Telegram client — messages to this user may be less secure.” This feature is expected to roll out in the next update.

💬 W or L update?

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⚠️ JUST IN: KitKat Confirms Theft of 12 Tonnes of Products

KitKat has confirmed that a Nestlé truck carrying around 12 tonnes (about 414,000 bars) of chocolate, worth approximately $110,000, was hijacked last week while traveling from an Italian factory to Poland.

The vehicle and its entire cargo are still reportedly missing.

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📱 Instagram Security Alert

Over the past few days, two Instagram exploits have reportedly been circulating within the community.

• The first exploit reportedly triggers account bans for no clear reason, even for users who aren’t using personal profile pictures.

• The second exploit lets attackers gain access to accounts without needing a password, which has already led to many OG usernames being stolen.

If you have a valuable username, it is strongly recommended to enable 2FA and stay cautious until these exploits get fixed.

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⛔️ The End of Telegram in Russia?

Users in Russia have received an in-app notification stating that today is the last day to purchase Telegram Premium — raising concerns that the platform could face full restrictions as early as tomorrow.

At the same time, Apple has removed several VPN apps from the Russian App Store, specifically those that helped users bypass DPI-based censorship and continue accessing Telegram.

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👀 Someone sent a .ton domain NFT to all of John Lick’s TON wallets, and now all of his previously active wallets have automatically been renamed to simmed-t-me.ton. Since the owner is in jail, they cannot be renamed and could stay unchanged for years.

Why didn’t we think of this sooner... 🫡

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⚠️UPDATE: U.S. Federal Prosecutors File 15-Count Indictment Against John Daghita

U.S. government prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia have formally charged John Dean Daghita with a 15-count federal indictment.

Daghita now faces the following charges:

• Wire Fraud — Counts 1-4
• Theft of Public Money / Government Property — Count 5
• Money Laundering — Counts 6-9
• Unlawful Monetary Transactions — Counts 10-15

If he pleads guilty and fully cooperates, now his sentence could potentially be reduced to around 12–20 years in federal prison.

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👮‍♂ Alleged Key Figure Behind the $2.2M @danbao Purchase Arrested

Li Xiong (also known as "Boss Xi") the alleged operational head of Cambodia’s Huione Group and a close associate of Chen Zhi, has been arrested in Cambodia and extradited to China, according to Reuters.

• Chen Zhi is a key figure linked to a Chinese underground market network behind the @danbao on Telegram. He founded the Prince Group and is accused by U.S. prosecutors of running large-scale cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes that stole billions of dollars from victims worldwide.

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🚨 Drift Protocol Official Team has Confirmed the Hack

The official protocol team on X said they are currently investigating the unusual activity and advised users not to deposit any funds into the protocol.

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🚨JUST IN: ZachXBT has released an investigation into Circle and USDC

ZachXBT published a detailed thread accusing Circle of over $420M in compliance failures since 2022 across 15 major cases, where USDC from hacks was not frozen despite the company's blacklist capabilities and US regulatory status.

Specific incidents include the $280M Drift Protocol exploit, and other cases involving Cetus Protocol, SwapNet, Nomad, Ledger, and Lazarus Group-linked hacks, totaling over $420M stolen.

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😭 8 Years in Prison Over 100 Telegram Stars

Another criminal case has been opened over Telegram Stars.

A 56 Year-Old woman from the Moscow region is accused of financing terrorism after allegedly sending 100 Stars as paid reactions to a post in the “Freedom of Russia Legion” channel, which is banned and designated as a terrorist organization in Russia.

Her lawyer claims her Telegram account had been hacked twice, and the transactions were made while it was under someone else’s control.

She now faces 8 to 15 years in prison under terrorism financing laws.

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🚨 North Korean Hackers Hit a Record $2.2 Billion in Crypto Theft in 2025

According to ChainAnalysis, North Korean hackers stole $2.02 billion in crypto in 2025, a 51% year-over-year increase, bringing their all-time total to $6.75 billion.

The DPRK has begun embedding IT workers within crypto firms and is using advanced impersonation tactics, similar to the Drift Protocol incident.

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🔥 Top 10 Sales of the Week

• @easy - 30,000 TON ($37,500)
• @trash - 25,510 TON ($31,887)
• @boys - 23,000 TON ($28,750)
• @cheetah - 15,000 TON ($18,750)
• @orca - 13,414 TON ($16,767)
• @laicai - 10,295 TON ($12,868)
• @medusa - 8,915 TON ($11,143)
• @rely - 7,777 TON ($9,721)
• @roam - 7,777 TON ($9,721)
• @foid - 7,777 TON ($9,721)

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⚠️JUST IN: Scammers Sending Fake Hardware Wallets to Steal Funds

Per Cointelegraph, attackers are actively sending and selling fake crypto hardware wallets with tampered components and pre-set recovery phrases to steal users' funds right after they activate the wallet.

• These wallets are commonly found on global marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, and local classifieds, especially on platforms with a large number of third-party sellers.

⬇️ Would you ever buy a hardware wallet from a third-party seller?

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