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Binance Says $6.34 Billion Hack Began With Fake Job Interview 

Micah Zimmerman -
Binance’s incident report says the $6.34 billion Oct. 29 theft was a five-month campaign that began with a fake job interview and a poisoned developer tool.
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NY Seeks $1.37 Billion Judgment Against Operators of NovaTech Crypto Ponzi Scheme

Mathew Di Salvo -
Two successive crypto frauds took investors for more than $1.1 billion. Now New York's attorney general is asking a court to make the operators pay it back—with interest.
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Brooklyn DA Pulls the Plug on Crypto Scam Network

Mathew Di Salvo -
112 servers and 241 fake sites knocked offline in one of the largest cyber takedowns ever by a local prosecutor.
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Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 12 Years for $16M Coinbase Phishing Scam

Mathew Di Salvo -
Ronald Spektor, 23, who lived with his father, used social engineering to steal funds from Coinbase customers.
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Retired Couple Loses $76,000 Life Savings to Bitcoin ATM Scam, Sues Bitcoin Depot in Federal Court

Micah Zimmerman -
An Idaho couple is suing Bitcoin Depot after scammers allegedly used its ATMs to siphon $76,000 in retirement savings.
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Scammers Target Stranded Ships in Strait of Hormuz With Fake Bitcoin Transit Fees

Micah Zimmerman -
Fraudsters are targeting global shipping firms with fake Strait of Hormuz transit fees, demanding payment in Bitcoin and Tether as vessels remain stranded amid Gulf tensions.
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U.S. Government Seizes Over $580 Million in Crypto Linked to Southeast Asian Scams

Micah Zimmerman -
U.S. authorities have seized over $580 million in cryptocurrency linked to Southeast Asian “pig butchering” scams.
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SEC Charges Bitcoin Miner for Duping Investors Out of $48.5 Million 

Micah Zimmerman -
A solo bitcoin miner was charged by the SEC for misappropriating $48.5 million from investors by selling bogus mining hosting agreements that promised passive income.
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U.S. To Seize 127,271 Bitcoin Worth $14 Billion Linked to Massive Southeast Asia Scam

Micah Zimmerman -
The U.S. government is seeking to seize a massive 127,271 bitcoin (≈$14B) linked to a scam run by Chinese national Chen Zhi and his Cambodia-based criminal network.
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