US bill proposes 21st-century privateers to take on cybercrime

US bill proposes 21st-century privateers to take on cybercrime

The proposed bill included a list of targetable offenses, including the theft of cryptocurrencies, ransomware attacks, and pig butchering scams. Arizona lawmaker David Schweikert introduced “The Scam Farms Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025” in August, which proposes neo-privateers — state-sanctioned pirates — to combat cybercriminals engaged in threats against the United States. The…

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Crypto investor falls victim to phishing scam, loses M with single click

Crypto investor falls victim to phishing scam, loses $3M with single click

Crypto scammers are switching from code to exploiting human vulnerabilities that don’t require breaking through complex cybersecurity guardrails. A cryptocurrency investor lost $3 million in a phishing scam after signing a malicious blockchain transaction without verifying the contract address, highlighting the risk posed by digital asset scams. A single wrong click was all it took…

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Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX hacked,  million drained

Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX hacked, $44 million drained

The cybersecurity exploit occurred due to a “sophisticated server breach,” CoinDCX CEO and co-founder Sumit Gupta announced on Saturday. Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX was hacked on Friday, leaving the exchange drained of $44 million.  The hackers compromised one of CoinDCX’s internal accounts used for “liquidity provisions” with another exchange through a server breach. No user…

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