Binance suspends transfers after reported theft of up to $5.7 billion
Binance says it will cover losses; a preliminary laptop compromise and multi-billion-dollar freezes remain under investigation.
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Binance says incident hit $6.3 billion; nearly $3 billion frozen
Binance blames a compromised DevOps laptop for unauthorized withdrawals and says SAFU will cover losses.
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Binance investigates suspicious transfers of up to $5.8 billion; Tether and Circle freeze stablecoins
No breach is confirmed; the funds' ownership and whether transfers were authorized remain unknown, and stablecoin freezes cannot recover Ether or Bitcoin.
Binance investigates possible multi-billion crypto theft
Tether and Circle say they froze more than $2.3 billion linked to the reported incident; Binance has not confirmed theft.
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Chinese national extradited over alleged $37 million investment scam
Prosecutors say a Cambodia-linked ring used fake trading sites and moved victim money into Tether.
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Researcher Infiltrates Chinese Crime Syndicate Laundering Crypto for Lazarus Group
ZachXBT says he infiltrated a Chinese syndicate laundering Bybit proceeds for North Korea’s Lazarus Group.
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Researcher Infiltrates Lazarus Group’s Crypto Laundering Network After $1.5B Bybit Hack
Investigator ZachXBT infiltrated a Chinese laundering syndicate processing $1B+ for Lazarus Group, enabling Tether freezes of stolen Bybit funds.
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US disrupts Xinbi Guarantee marketplace fueling the cyber scam economy
US Treasury sanctions and DOJ seizures take down Xinbi Guarantee, a Telegram marketplace that processed $24B+ for cyber scams, freezing $52.8M.
U.S. Disrupts Xinbi Guarantee Scam Marketplace, Freezes $52.8 Million in Crypto
US DOJ and Treasury disrupt Xinbi Guarantee Telegram scam marketplace, sanctioning it and freezing $52.8M in USDT across 52 wallets.
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