A password leak at a prosecutors’ office allowed hackers to drain billions in confiscated BTC, underscoring how phishing still haunts crypto—even inside government vaults.

South Korean prosecutors are investigating the loss of a large amount of Bitcoin that went missing while in state custody, with a phishing attack believed to be the cause. The missing funds, linked to an illegal gambling case, are estimated to be worth tens of billions of won, around $48–49 million.

Decentralized finance projects are increasingly distancing themselves from public Discord servers, arguing that the platform has become a security liability rather than a community hub as scams and phishing attacks continue to target users at scale.

Reports of a potential large-scale Instagram data leak triggered concern this week after cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes claimed that millions of user records were discovered for sale on underground forums

A 23-year-old Brooklyn resident, Ronald Spektor, stands accused of orchestrating a sophisticated phishing scheme that drained $16 million from Coinbase users. Prosecutors say Spektor, using the online alias “lolimfeelingevil,” targeted unsuspecting victims by posing as an official Coinbase support agent, warning them that their crypto holdings were at risk of theft.

A South Korean man who laundered money for a voice phishing gang using cryptocurrency has been sentenced to four years in prison after an appeal cancelled his suspended sentence. The court said he was a middle manager in the scam and previous offences meant a harsher punishment was needed.

Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is saying enough is enough, as he closes he wallet from opportunistic memecoin projects who are trying to leverage on his crypto wallet for free publicity.

BNB Chain’s official English X account was hacked, and attackers posted fake links claiming to offer a “BNB HODLer Airdrop.” The scam aimed to steal funds by tricking users into connecting their crypto wallets through WalletConnect.

A new phishing campaign is striking at the heart of the crypto. X, which has long been considered the digital town square where developers, traders, and investors exchange ideas and shape narratives, the platform is now under siege.

UK police are investigating a sophisticated phishing scam where the criminal posed as a senior UK Law enforcement officer stole £2.1 million worth of bitcoin, according to the North Wales Police Cyber crime team.