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A Japanese crypto influencer was hacked after joining a deepfake Zoom call where a fake friend sent her a malicious link. Her Telegram and Metamask accounts were breached, leading to the theft of her crypto assets.

A North Korean hacker group called Famous Chollima has been tricking crypto job seekers in India into installing malware through fake job ads. Victims were asked to run commands that secretly installed software to steal passwords, browser data, and crypto wallet access.

Israeli-linked hacker group Gonjeshke Darande (Predatory Sparrow) claimed responsibility for the $100 million hack of Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex. The exchange confirmed a "security incident," saying only hot wallets were affected. The hackers accused Nobitex of helping Iran evade sanctions.

Hella received a call in the middle of the night that gave her the chills. Over the phone, Hella's friend sobbingly told her how she had bought a cold wallet for a discounted price through the Chinese social media app Douyin.

BSC has seen renewed sandwich attacks affecting 120,000+ DEX traders over two weeks. Still, volume remains steady as it leads in DEX activity and surpasses Solana in meme coin trading.

A crypto investor lost $6.9 million after buying a cold wallet through Douyin that had already been tampered with. The private key was stolen before sale, letting scammers take the funds and launder them through a crypto mixer.

A 26-year-old TikTok influencer and crypto trader was reportedly kidnapped in France and held for a €50,000 crypto ransom. But when the kidnappers found he had been all-in on XRP since 2018 and had little to show for it, they released him—allegedly sending $1,000 in USDT before letting him go.

Stripe has bought Privy to integrate its crypto wallet technology into Stripe’s payment services. The deal aims to make Web3 payments smoother for developers and businesses by reducing friction in wallet setup and transactions.

Paraguay’s president’s X account was hacked, and a fake post falsely claimed the country had made Bitcoin legal tender. The government quickly denied the claim, launched an investigation, and is working with X to restore security.

Amidst escalating kidnapping threats targeting crypto owners, the Bitcoin Family has adopted a novel security approach—dispersing their seed phrases across four continents.