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Crypto Heist: Are YOU the Next $1.43 Million Phishing Victim?

Crypto Heist: Are YOU the Next $1.43 Million Phishing Victim?

Imagine waking up one day, looking at your crypto wallet and seeing that it’s been completely drained. It’s not a glitch, it’s not a market correction, it is a dark, bottomless, chasmic abyss where your deeply appreciated investments once were. This isn’t some hypothetical crypto dystopia, it’s the harsh reality...
$330M Crypto Heist: How Seniors Are Targeted & How to Protect Them

$330M Crypto Heist: How Seniors Are Targeted & How to Protect Them

A jaw dropping $330 million Bitcoin theft has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency community. This breach marks the fifth-largest crypto hack in history. It’s indicative of how public and private criminals are using ever more sophisticated social engineering to prey on vulnerable individuals – in particular older Americans. MetaBlock X...
The $330M Bitcoin Heist Exposes a Fatal Flaw in Crypto's Foundation

The $330M Bitcoin Heist Exposes a Fatal Flaw in Crypto's Foundation

Imagine losing your life savings. Now picture that going up in smoke because someone scam-called you one day and poof, your $330 million worth of Bitcoin is gone. This worst-case scenario is not a distant hypothetical; it became a terrifying reality for one senior citizen just last week in the...
Loopscale's $2.8M DeFi Heist: Lessons Learned & Bounty Tactics

Loopscale's $2.8M DeFi Heist: Lessons Learned & Bounty Tactics

The rapidly evolving landscape of decentralized finance (or DeFi) is filled with promise, but also threat. DeFi has created unique opportunities that never existed before. For example, just last month, Loopscale, an emerging DeFi project, lost $2.8 million in a smart contract exploit from a highly technical hack. This event...
Zoom Crypto Heist: 3 Reasons Why Regulations Are Failing Us

Zoom Crypto Heist: 3 Reasons Why Regulations Are Failing Us

Shortcomings in the “Elusive Comet” attack should serve as a wake-up call. Someone lost $100,000. One hundred thousand dollars! Gone because of a Zoom exploit. We should have a serious discussion about why our existing crypto regulations have not only failed consumers, but you and I. It’s not only the...
Phantom Wallet Sued: $500K Memecoin Heist & Security Fails

Phantom Wallet Sued: $500K Memecoin Heist & Security Fails

A civil lawsuit has been filed against Phantom Technologies, the company that developed the well-known Phantom Wallet. The lawsuit alleges that one significant security breach led to a theft of $500,000. It points to dangerous flaws in Phantom’s handling of user private keys. Despite the conclusion by Phantom that this...