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Arvest Bank Data Breach Exposes 7,537 Customers’ Info: What You Need to Know

Arvest Bank Data Breach Exposes 7,537 Customers’ Info: What You Need to Know

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Billion-Dollar Bank Warns 7,537 Customers After Data Breach Triggers Unauthorized Account Access On April 24, 2025, Arvest Bank, a major US financial institution, experienced a data breach affecting 7,537 customers. The incident occurred during routine system updates, exposing sensitive data including names, account numbers, balances, and activity. 7,537 customers affected Technical glitch on April 24, […]

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FBI Warns of AI-Powered Phishing Scam Targeting US Officials

FBI Warns of AI-Powered Phishing Scam Targeting US Officials

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FBI Warns of Sophisticated Phishing Scam Targeting Senior US Officials In 2025 alone, phishing scams have cost victims over $1 billion, and a new FBI warning sheds light on a sophisticated operation targeting senior US officials with the help of AI-generated voice messages. FBI warns of phishing scam since April 2025 Fraudsters impersonate senior US […]

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Max Hamaha Wins WhiteBIT’s ICTC 2025 with Bold Ethereum Strategy

Max Hamaha Wins WhiteBIT’s ICTC 2025 with Bold Ethereum Strategy

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WhiteBIT Crowns World’s First Top Crypto Trader in International Trading Cup Max Hamaha, a Ukrainian trader, has made history by winning WhiteBIT’s International Crypto Trading Cup (ICTC 2025), demonstrating the thrilling potential of competitive crypto trading to captivate audiences worldwide. WhiteBIT hosts ICTC 2025 Max Hamaha wins with Ethereum strategy Event aims to promote blockchain […]

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Charles Hoskinson Unveils Midnight: A New Blockchain to Slay Crypto’s Three Demons

Charles Hoskinson Unveils Midnight: A New Blockchain to Slay Crypto’s Three Demons

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Cardano Founder Targets Crypto’s Three Demons With Midnight Network Charles Hoskinson, the visionary behind Cardano, unveiled the Midnight network at Consensus 2025, aiming to combat what he calls the “three demons” of the cryptocurrency industry: privacy, economic fragmentation, and “Ponzonomics.” This new blockchain seeks to enhance user privacy, foster cooperative economics across different networks, and […]

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Coinbase Data Breach Costs Up to $400M, Shakes Crypto Industry

Coinbase Data Breach Costs Up to $400M, Shakes Crypto Industry

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Coinbase Data Breach: A $400 Million Hit Amid Rising Crypto Cyber Threats Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has been hit with a significant data breach expected to cost the company between $180 million and $400 million. This breach, a stark reminder of the cybersecurity challenges in the crypto world, not only carries financial implications but […]

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Telegram Shuts Down $27B Haowang Guarantee, Yet Dark Markets Thrive

Telegram Shuts Down $27B Haowang Guarantee, Yet Dark Markets Thrive

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Telegram Crackdown Halts $27B Haowang Guarantee, Dark Markets Persist Telegram’s aggressive move against Haowang Guarantee, a notorious dark market, underscores the relentless battle against cryptocurrency crime. Despite this, the landscape remains challenging as other illicit marketplaces continue to thrive. Haowang Guarantee shut down after Telegram’s intervention $27 billion in USDT transactions processed Over 30 similar […]

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ECB’s Digital Euro: Preserving Cash in the Digital Age with DLT and Privacy Focus

ECB’s Digital Euro: Preserving Cash in the Digital Age with DLT and Privacy Focus

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ECB Pushes for Digital Euro to Maintain Cash’s Relevance in Digital Age ECB aims to preserve cash’s role with digital euro Two-thirds of euro area card payments handled by non-European firms Digital euro to offer offline functionality and privacy ECB explores DLT and tokenization for wholesale transactions The European Central Bank (ECB) is taking bold […]

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Sonic Labs Wins $210M Multichain Liquidation Order: A Blow to Centralized Crypto Control

Sonic Labs Wins $210M Multichain Liquidation Order: A Blow to Centralized Crypto Control

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Sonic Labs Secures Court-Ordered Multichain Liquidation After $210M Hack, Users Await Repayment Sonic Labs, formerly known as Fantom Foundation, has achieved a significant legal victory against Multichain Foundation Ltd. following a devastating $210 million hack in July 2023. On May 9, 2025, the High Court of Singapore granted a winding-up order, appointing liquidators from KPMG […]

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France Emerges as Crypto Kidnapping Hotspot: Government Responds

France Emerges as Crypto Kidnapping Hotspot: Government Responds

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France’s Alarming Rise as the Global Hub for Crypto Kidnappings France has become the unexpected epicenter of crypto-related kidnappings, with several high-profile cases shaking the nation between January and May 2025. These incidents shed light on the darker side of the crypto world, where wealth and anonymity present both a benefit and a risk. France’s […]

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Europol Cracks Down on $23M Crypto Crime Bank, Arrests 17 in Major Operation

Europol Cracks Down on $23M Crypto Crime Bank, Arrests 17 in Major Operation

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Europol Shuts Down $23 Million Crypto-Backed Criminal Bank: A Global Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Crime Europol, in collaboration with law enforcement from Austria, Belgium, and Spain, executed a digital sting operation on January 14, 2025, that dismantled a €21 million criminal banking network. The operation, dubbed “OP KARASU,” led to the arrest of 17 individuals who […]

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