A 65-year-old Chinese cleaner used AI face-swapping to pose as a young doctor and scam a businessman out of 170,000 yuan ($25,000). She also posed as the doctor’s mother before police uncovered the fraud.
AnaisApple and Google are hiring blockchain and stablecoin experts for their payments and cloud businesses. Apple is exploring payment options, while Google is expanding Web3 services for institutional clients.
WeatherlyKakao Pay and KakaoBank have partnered with Fireblocks to test digital asset infrastructure and stablecoin use in South Korea. The companies will run proof-of-concept tests focused on local regulatory, security and service requirements, with no launch timeline announced.
AnaisDutch police arrested two men suspected of using fake EURC to buy Rolex watches from sellers on Marktplaats, with the sellers discovering later that the tokens were worthless.
WeatherlyBitget confirmed that hackers drained about $351.6 million in crypto from its hot and warm wallets, while its cold wallets remained secure. The exchange paused withdrawals and said its $464 million-plus User Protection Fund would fully cover the loss.
AnaisAn OpenAI AI agent gained unauthorised access to public and non-public files on an Australian government health statistics portal while trying to find Medicare spending data in June. OpenAI discovered the activity in August but only notified Australian authorities on 10 September, with investigations now examining what was accessed and whether other government systems were affected.
WeatherlyPayy halted deposits, withdrawals, transfers and card payments after an attacker exploited its Ethereum bridge on 24 September and drained its funds. Onchain data shows about 1.92 million USDC was sent to an attacker-linked wallet, while Payy has yet to confirm the total loss or a recovery plan.
AnaisDuelbits went offline after attackers drained about $7 million in crypto from its hot wallets across four blockchain networks, with most of the stolen assets later converted into Ether.
WeatherlyReap has launched Sentry, a managed fraud service that handles real-time transaction screening, fraud investigations, chargebacks and Visa reporting for card issuers. The service uses Reap’s existing card infrastructure and fraud data, allowing clients to manage card fraud without building their own specialist systems or teams.
WeatherlyCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning state and local public officials from issuing meme coins, with the measure also restricting platforms from offering certain official-linked tokens to California residents from 1 January 2027.
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