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U.S. digital investment advisor Betterment confirmed that hackers breached its systems and sent fake crypto-related messages to some customers. The threat actor last week delivered fraudulent emails ...

Just about every day, we receive emails from readers who have encountered new scams. Many involve cryptocurrency. The pattern keeps repeating. Someone receives a message that feels urgent, emotional ...

You may think you can spot a crypto scam from a mile away. But what if the pitch comes from what looks like an official Google AI assistant, answering your questions in real time and showing projected ...

PRODUCTION - 23 February 2026, Hesse, Neu-Isenburg: Cab driver Tolga Demirci, who is honored by the Southeast Hesse police. Demicri prevented a 91-year-old lady from becoming a victim of attempted ...

MISSOURI. KANSAS CITY’S NEWS LEADER KMBC NINE NEWS. KMBC9 INVESTIGATES AFTER KANSAS FARM FAMILY IS TARGETED BY A SOPHISTICATED SCAM. CONSUMER REPORTER BRYA BERRY FOUND OUT IT’S CONNECTED TO A GROWING ...

Blockaid launched Risk Exposure, a real-time compliance suite bringing programmable AML controls, transaction screening, and ...

In new research published today, crypto-tracing firm Chainalysis found that crypto-funded transactions for human trafficking—largely forced laborers trapped in compounds across Southeast Asia and ...

Elastic Security Labs says a multi-step social engineering scam is aimed at those in crypto and finance, using a community plugin feature on a note-taking app to spread malicious device-controlling ...