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- British National Tyler Robert Buchanan Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Theft and Corporate Intrusions
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Crime
Tyler Robert Buchanan, a 24 year old from Scotland, admitted to orchestrating a sophisticated SMS phishing and SIM swapping scheme that defrauded numerous companies and individuals...
- British Hacker Tyler Robert Buchanan Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft in Eight Million Dollar Cybercrime Conspiracy
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Crime
Tyler Robert Buchanan, a 24 year old from Scotland, admitted in U.S. federal court to leading a hacking collective that siphoned millions in cryptocurrency from major tech firms. T...
- North Korean Cyber-Infiltration of Axios Project Exposed as Weeks-Long Social Engineering Operation
Published: Apr 7, 2026
Section: Asia
A sophisticated cyberattack targeting the popular open-source project Axios has been traced back to North Korean state-sponsored actors. The breach, which successfully compromised...
- North Korean Hackers Infiltrate Critical Axios Software Library in Global Supply Chain Cyber Attack
Published: Apr 1, 2026
Section: Politics
Google and cybersecurity researchers have identified a major breach of the Axios open source library attributed to North Korean state linked group UNC1069. The malicious update tar...
- California Teenagers Arrested in Violent Scottsdale Home Invasion Targeting Sixty Six Million Dollars in Cryptocurrency
Published: Mar 27, 2026
Section: Crime
Two teenagers from California are facing nine felony charges after allegedly posing as delivery workers to rob a Scottsdale couple of their digital assets. The suspects, reportedly...
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Launches National Search for Steam Users Victimized by Malicious Game Downloads
Published: Mar 13, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Federal authorities have initiated a public outreach campaign to identify individuals who downloaded specific malware,laden games on the Steam platform between 2024 and 2026. The i...
- Singapore Court Sentences SafeX Exchange Exploiter to Jail Amid Global Regulatory Crackdown on Crypto Laundering
Published: Mar 13, 2026
Section: Crime
A Singapore court has sentenced Zhang Xinghua to two years in prison for his involvement in a $6.9 million cryptocurrency theft from the SafeX exchange. The case coincides with new...
- Atlanta Woman Apprehended in Florida for Allegedly Orchestrating $79,000 Bitcoin Fraud Scheme
Published: Mar 7, 2026
Section: Crime
D’Zyre Youngblood, 28, has been charged with grand theft and organized fraud after allegedly posing as a law enforcement officer to scam a Florida resident out of $79,000 in crypto...
- Former Tech CFO Nevin Shetty Sentenced to Two Years for Thirty-Five Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Embezzlement Scheme
Published: Mar 6, 2026
Section: Crime
Nevin Shetty, the former Chief Financial Officer of a Seattle-based software startup, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for wire fraud. Despite being tasked with pr...
- Federal Authorities Apprehend Contractor’s Son in $46 Million Cryptocurrency Theft From Seized United States Government Wallets
Published: Mar 6, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
The FBI has arrested John Daghita in Saint Martin for allegedly siphoned $46 million from government-controlled cryptocurrency wallets into personal accounts. The investigation rev...