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French Crypto Millionaires Tortured, Burned and Forced To Pay $30,000 as London Court Convicts Six Men

Six men were convicted after kidnapping and torturing two French crypto investors in London, highlighting Europe's rise in crypto wrench attacks.

International Business Times UK · Aug 3

Violent crypto attacks rise as criminals hunt bigger payouts

Physical attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders surged 33% globally in the first half of 2026, with losses soaring to $124 million. France emerged as the epicentre as criminals increasingly combined cyber intelligence, social engineering and violence to steal digital assets.

The Economic Times · Jul 25

Block Reign Announces Completion of CertiK Review of Gnodi Blockchain

OREM, Utah, June 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Block Reign, Inc. today announced the completion of its independent CertiK review of the Gnodi Blockchain. The completed engagement reflects Block Reign's proactive commitment to technical diligence, community visibility and responsible ecosystem development.

AAP · Jun 22

$40 million worth of crypto stolen from Step Finance — hackers compromise executives’ devices to gain illicit access

DeFi platform Step Finance has been hit with a $40 million breach stemming from compromised devices used by its executive team.

Tom’s Hardware · Feb 5

Over $1.5 billion of crypto was lost to scams or theft in just three months of 2025

Most of the money was lost in a single incident - the major ByBit hack.

TechRadar · Apr 2, 2025

G8Keep vs CertiK: Crypto Auditing Firm Removes Token Platform's Profile After Co-founder Callout

Crypto users are calling out leading blockchain security firm CertiK after the co-founder of Web3 token platform g8keep revealed that the blockchain auditing platform gave it a low score even without a code available for scoring.

International Business Times · Sep 6, 2024

Crypto Whale Previously Scammed For $638K Loses Nearly $7M To Permit Phishing Attack

A crypto whale account that already lost over $600,000 to a phishing attack last year has once again been exploited, but this time, the losses have climbed to the millions.

International Business Times · May 27, 2024

Tornado Cash Most Used In Majority Of Security Incidents During Q1: Security Firm

CertiK revealed that OFAC-sanctioned Tornado Cash was still used by threat actors in most of the security incidents in crypto in the first three months of the year.

International Business Times · Apr 19, 2024

Protocol Project That Claimed Fake Blockchain Security Audits Vanishes After Callout

ATMA, which amassed over $400,000 from investors who thought the blockchain protocol project wouldn't be a scam, has vanished.

International Business Times · Apr 12, 2024

Crypto-Related Exploits, Hacks, Scams Reach Over $79M In March : CertiK

CertiK said in its March 2024 report that the confirmed crypto-related exploits during the month resulted in over $52 million in losses, further highlighting the evolving ways through which threat actors leverage vulnerabilities in the cryptocurrency sector.

International Business Times · Apr 1, 2024