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Hackers Attack Another Bitcoin Project as Ark’s Second Exploited

8.10.2026
In another cyber attack against a Bitcoin project, Second, the developer of an implementation of the Ark Protocol, confirmed it lost 0.75 BTC ($62,322) of its own funds in an exploit on Monday. Per the team, “no user funds were affected.” The attack was caught within hours, and a...

Engineer Who Sabotaged Employer for Bitcoin Ransom Gets Prison Time

8.10.2026
A former infrastructure engineer at a New Jersey-based industrial company has been sentenced to 32 months in federal prison after admitting that he sabotaged his employer’s computer systems—and demanded roughly $750,000 in bitcoin to stop the attack. Daniel Rhyne, 59, of Kansas City, Missouri,...

5 Indicted in France Over Alleged $2M Crypto Aid to Hamas

5.10.2026
French and U.S. law enforcement have dismantled an international network of non-profit associations accused of using humanitarian aid appeals to divert over $2 million to Hamas’ military wing between 2020 and 2026. French Arrests and U.S. Sanctions A joint investigation by French and U.S....

Latam Cartels Tap Crypto to Expand Their Illicit Workflows

4.10.2026
A recent report highlights that criminal groups are not only using crypto to launder money, but are actively leaning into crypto investments to generate profits. In addition, cryptocurrencies are facilitating the integration of native groups with foreign actors, providing liquidity and assistance....

Does America.gov Know Bitcoin Policy as Well as ChatGPT and Claude? We Asked

30.9.2026
The newly launched U.S. government AI chatbot America.gov can also help bitcoin and crypto users with answers to their questions. However, those responses can still be outdated, misleading, or self-censored. Bitcoin.com News compared answers from America.gov, Claude, and ChatGPT to 12 crypto policy...

Feds Charge Vietnamese National in $16M Pig Butchering Crypto Scheme

26.9.2026
A Vietnamese national has been charged with laundering money from a sprawling “pig butchering” cryptocurrency scam that U.S. federal prosecutors say bilked one victim out of roughly $16 million, and moved tens of millions more through his digital wallets over several years. Alleged ‘Pig...

100 Coinbase Users Trusted Fake Support and Lost Nearly $16M

25.9.2026
A Brooklyn man who posed as a Coinbase representative and stole nearly $16 million from about 100 people has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison. A judge also ordered him to pay nearly $16 million in restitution. Coinbase Users Lost Nearly $16 Million Some individual victims lost...

iPhone Crypto App Hides Malicious Code as Attacker Wallet Nets $580K

24.9.2026
An iPhone app promoted as a read-only crypto monitoring tool carried code capable of accessing other apps and sensitive wallet data, a new analysis found. A wallet identified as the attacker’s received nearly $580,000 in crypto. How FomoPeek Reached the App Store With Malicious Code People...

Mexican Rock Star and Family Murdered Over $1.5M Bitcoin Wallet

6.9.2026
Jonathan Meléndez, part of the Mexican rock band Camilo Séptimo, his pregnant wife, their three-year-old daughter, and their housemaid were killed by an associate who knew of Meléndez’s bitcoin holdings in one of the worst wrench attacks in Mexican history. Four Dead in Mexico in Wrench...

$560K in Crypto Seized as FBI Identifies Thousands of Hamas Donors

6.9.2026
The FBI seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency intended for Hamas through a series of court-authorized operations. Agents also took control of online infrastructure, intercepted donations, and gathered information about thousands of potential supporters. FBI Takes Control of Hamas Fundraising...

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