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cybercrime
Cybercriminals abused GitHub, YouTube and VirusTotal to push crypto-stealing malware

A cryptocurrency-stealing malware campaign used inflated GitHub activity, software reviews, YouTube tutorials and favorable VirusTotal comments to make malicious trading and …

mobile
Rokarolla Android trojan targets banking and crypto users, enables device takeover

A newly discovered Android banking trojan, dubbed Rokarolla, targets 217 banking and cryptocurrency applications and can execute 137 commands on infected devices, according to …

crypto scams
Crypto scammers are sending couriers to victims’ homes to collect cash

Scammers behind cryptocurrency investment schemes are dispatching couriers to pick up cash from victims in person, the FBI warns. According to the agency, scammers usually …

Authorities dismantle crypto laundering service that moved €336 million for cybercriminals

An international law enforcement operation has dismantled a cryptocurrency laundering service linked to ransomware groups and other cybercriminals that processed more than …

crypto scams
FBI: $388 million lost in crypto ATM scams in 2026

Americans lost more than $388 million to crypto kiosk scams in 2025, with the FBI warning that criminals are increasingly directing victims to transfer funds through these …

crypto scams
$250 million cryptocurrency heist funded luxury fashion, nightclub parties, and private jets

20-year-old California resident Marlon Ferro, known online as “GothFerrari,” was sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a cryptocurrency theft operation tied to more …

phishing awareness
Cyber crooks got Robinhood to send phishing emails to its own users

An email phishing campaign is currently targeting a subset of users of the Robinhood brokerage / investment platform and, judging by the comments on Reddit, some have fallen …

cyber threat
Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty to stealing $8 million in cryptocurrency

A British national tied to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group pleaded guilty to hacking multiple companies via SMS phishing and stealing over $8 million in virtual currency …

crypto scams
$12 million frozen, 20,000 victims identified in crypto scam crackdown

More than $12 million has been frozen, and over 20,000 victims have been identified in an international law enforcement operation targeting cryptocurrency and investment …

cybercrime
Cybercrime losses break the $20 billion mark

Online crime continues to generate rising financial losses, with totals reaching $20.877 billion in 2025. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report shows a 26% …

quantum computing
Crypto industry may be running out of time to prepare for quantum attacks

Google’s latest research suggests the cryptocurrency industry may have less time than expected to prepare for quantum computing. In a whitepaper, Google examines risks to …

crypto scams
Hacker stripped more than $50 million from Uranium crypto exchange, spent it on trading cards

US prosecutors have charged a Maryland man in connection with two hacks of the Uranium Finance cryptocurrency exchange that led to losses exceeding $50 million. Jonathan …

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