Security (Crypto Scams and Hacks)

A Google ad scam sends "gnosis safe" searchers to a fake Safe wallet clone. Gnosis co-founder Martin Köppelmann slams Google's ad vetting. The post The Riskiest Click in Crypto Is Sitting at the Top of Google: How to Stay Safe appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Bill Gates said the real danger from artificial intelligence (AI) right now comes from bad people using it without safeguards. He placed the risk of AI slipping out of human control years away. The Microsoft co-founder made the remarks to Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union. He also mentioned that cyberattacks are probably…

Coldcard, Trezor, Tangem, BitBox, SafePal, and Ledger all hit trouble in 2026. See what each attack targeted. The post Is Any Hardware Wallet Safe in 2026? Tampered Ledger Devices Expand Beyond Asia appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Mark Karpelès says a sealed Ledger wallet hid a spy chip that steals its secret words. Here is how it works and who is to blame. The post Hidden Spy Chip Found Inside a Sealed Ledger Wallet appeared first on BeInCrypto.

An XRP Ledger bug could have minted XRP from nothing. Ripple shipped an emergency fix that skipped the validator vote. The post 100 Billion XRP Supply Was Nearly Broken by a 10-Year Bug appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Ledger halts CryptoBilis sales and warns recent buyers as an analyst claims $86 million in user losses. The post Ledger Pauses Reseller Sales After $86 Million Drain Claims: Were Devices Tampered? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

The suspected attacker behind South Korea’s recent bank breaches asked an AI coding tool where breach data sells. CrowdStrike found the request in session logs stored in open directories on attacker-controlled servers. Several South Korean banks have disclosed customer data leaks over the past week. CrowdStrike’s October 7 report says the campaign used a Chinese-built…

A jury convicted the hacker who stole $53 million in crypto and spent it on Pokémon cards. He faces up to 30 years. The post Crypto Hacker Who Spent Stolen Millions on Pokémon Cards Found Guilty in New York appeared first on BeInCrypto.

David Robinson, who oversaw safety reports for 12 of OpenAI’s frontier launches, has resigned. He says the company’s trial-and-error culture guarantees failures that grow as its systems get more capable. In an Atlantic essay, he urged AI labs to run like nuclear power plants, with layered redundancy and careful planning to contain human error. Robinson…

The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 3 people and 2 charities, accusing them of moving $2 million to Hamas through crypto and sham charities. The charities are Association Baraka and Ensemble C Mieux. The three individuals are reportedly:  The Justice Department (DOJ) also unsealed charges against al-Zaq and announced 6 arrests.…