Japan’s SBI Crypto Hack Signals Institutional Vulnerabilities

A suspected North Korean cyberattack hit the crypto arm of Japan’s SBI Group, draining around $21 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum. $21 million breach with familiar fingerprints Reports have emerged that the crypto arm of Japanese financial giant SBI Group has been targeted by state-sponsored hackers from North Korea. Blockchain Investigators detected suspicious activity of…

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The FBI warns iPhone and Android users: delete these texts from “Smirs” now to avoid the threat of the scam

The FBI warns iPhone and Android users about a growing threat targeting citizens via malicious SMS (SMSHING) texts, according to a Forbes report. These fraudulent messages “switching from state to state” try to steal personal and financial information, urging recipients to immediately delete any suspicious text. The FBI and the FTC urge recipients to delete…

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CFTC names cryptography leaders to the digital asset market subcommittee

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has appointed new members to its Consultative Committee on the Global Markets (GMAC) and to sub-comices, adding several leaders in the cryptographic industry to the subcommittee of digital asset markets (DAMS)-A decision that highlights the continuous commitment of the regulator with the sector. CFFTC Caragne Caragne Caroline D. Pham…

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