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Colleague Helps Save Senior Citizen From Digital Arrest Scam In Ahmedabad
The man was being threatened by a scammer posing as the CBI director.
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THORChain Resumes Operations Weeks After $10 Million Exploit
THORChain has resumed full network operations after spending more than a month recovering from a $10.7 million exploit. The protocol said trading, swaps, signing, and liquidity provider functions have been restored following a series of security checks and upgrades. THORChain also completed keyshare verification for all nodes and used the KeyVerify...
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Crypto Sector Sees Record 83 Hacks in Q2 2026, Most-Exploited Quarter to Date: Report
The second quarter of 2026 has become the most exploited quarter in crypto history by the number of incidents, with 83 hacks recorded across the industry. According to data analysed by Unfolded and DefiLlama, losses have reached $755.3 million so far, led by the KelpDAO and Drift Protocol exploits. While total losses remain below previous record hi...
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Taiko Urges Users to Move Funds Following $1.7 Million Bridge Exploit
Ethereum layer-2 network Taiko has advised users to withdraw funds from all bridges deployed on its ecosystem after a bridge exploit resulted in losses of up to $1.7 million. The incident, linked to a flaw in the chain state verification mechanism, prompted the protocol to suspend affected systems and work with partners to contain the breach. Secur...
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CBI Arrests Senior Haryana IAS Officer In Rs 60-Crore IDFC First Scam
Senior IAS officer arrested by CBI for Rs 60.54 crore fraud in Haryana government accounts.
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Cyber Crime Centre Warns Of 'Boss Scam' Targeting Companies
Cybercriminals impersonate regulators and senior executives to trick employees.
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Secret Network Bridge Suffers $4.7 Million Exploit Due to Infinite Mint Bug
Secret Network has suffered a $4.67 million exploit after attackers abused an infinite mint vulnerability in a smart contract linked to Axelar-wrapped assets. The flaw allowed the creation of unbacked tokens, which were later redeemed for genuine assets held in escrow. The incident went undetected for nearly a week before being discovered following...
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Thane Businessman Duped Of Rs 56 Lakh By Self-Styled Healer For Treatment
Seven women died after an ammonia gas leak at a seafood factory in Tamil Nadu.
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How To Spot the Red Flags Of Artificial Intelligence Scams
As cybercriminals increasingly rely on artificial intelligence to build speed, scale, and deeply personalized messages, online scams are becoming far more convincing.
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Delhi Man Poses As Top Government Official, Dupes People Of Rs 60 Lakh, Arrested
The police stated that the accused "posed as an Additional District Magistrate and preyed on trust," deceiving victims by projecting himself as a senior government officer with close links to top officials.
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Uttarakhand Sacks Ex Municipal Commissioner In Haridwar Land Scam
Furthermore, directions have been issued to record an adverse entry in the service record of Ajayveer Singh, who was serving as Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) at that time, and to withhold three of his annual increments.
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Aztec Hit With Second Security Breach, Days After Hackers Used Exploit to Steal $2.19 Million
Aztec has suffered a second security breach in under a week, with attackers exploiting a legacy bridge linked to its private rollup infrastructure and stealing more than $2.1 million in crypto assets. Aztec Labs said the attack affected an immutable smart contract tied to a discontinued product launched in 2022 and was unrelated to the earlier expl...
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Google Partners With FBI, Carriers to Fight AI-Powered Scam Network Linked to Millions of Fraud Texts
Google has filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a cybercrime network it alleges used AI-powered phishing tools to run large-scale scam campaigns through fraudulent text messages. The company said the operation was linked to more than one million malicious URLs, thousands of fake websites and hundreds of thousands of victims. Google is worki...
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Minister Kishan Reddy Flags Rs 1600-Crore Coal Scam, Writes To Revanth Reddy
The Singareni Collieries Company Limited is jointly owned by the Telangana government and the Centre on a 51:49 equity basis.
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Explained: Bengal Teacher Recruitment Scam Investigated By Probe Agency ED
The agency is questioning the Trinamool's Diamond Harbour MP about alleged money laundering, financial transactions, and irregularities in the recruitment process associated with the case.
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Colleague Helps Save Senior Citizen From Digital Arrest Scam In Ahmedabad
The man was being threatened by a scammer posing as the CBI director.
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THORChain Resumes Operations Weeks After $10 Million Exploit
THORChain has resumed full network operations after spending more than a month recovering from a $10.7 million exploit. The protocol said trading, swaps, signing, and liquidity provider functions have been restored following a series of security checks and upgrades. THORChain also completed keyshare verification for all nodes and used the KeyVerify...
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Crypto Sector Sees Record 83 Hacks in Q2 2026, Most-Exploited Quarter to Date: Report
The second quarter of 2026 has become the most exploited quarter in crypto history by the number of incidents, with 83 hacks recorded across the industry. According to data analysed by Unfolded and DefiLlama, losses have reached $755.3 million so far, led by the KelpDAO and Drift Protocol exploits. While total losses remain below previous record hi...
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Taiko Urges Users to Move Funds Following $1.7 Million Bridge Exploit
Ethereum layer-2 network Taiko has advised users to withdraw funds from all bridges deployed on its ecosystem after a bridge exploit resulted in losses of up to $1.7 million. The incident, linked to a flaw in the chain state verification mechanism, prompted the protocol to suspend affected systems and work with partners to contain the breach. Secur...
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CBI Arrests Senior Haryana IAS Officer In Rs 60-Crore IDFC First Scam
Senior IAS officer arrested by CBI for Rs 60.54 crore fraud in Haryana government accounts.
-
Cyber Crime Centre Warns Of 'Boss Scam' Targeting Companies
Cybercriminals impersonate regulators and senior executives to trick employees.
-
Secret Network Bridge Suffers $4.7 Million Exploit Due to Infinite Mint Bug
Secret Network has suffered a $4.67 million exploit after attackers abused an infinite mint vulnerability in a smart contract linked to Axelar-wrapped assets. The flaw allowed the creation of unbacked tokens, which were later redeemed for genuine assets held in escrow. The incident went undetected for nearly a week before being discovered following...
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Thane Businessman Duped Of Rs 56 Lakh By Self-Styled Healer For Treatment
Seven women died after an ammonia gas leak at a seafood factory in Tamil Nadu.
-
How To Spot the Red Flags Of Artificial Intelligence Scams
As cybercriminals increasingly rely on artificial intelligence to build speed, scale, and deeply personalized messages, online scams are becoming far more convincing.
-
Delhi Man Poses As Top Government Official, Dupes People Of Rs 60 Lakh, Arrested
The police stated that the accused "posed as an Additional District Magistrate and preyed on trust," deceiving victims by projecting himself as a senior government officer with close links to top officials.
-
Uttarakhand Sacks Ex Municipal Commissioner In Haridwar Land Scam
Furthermore, directions have been issued to record an adverse entry in the service record of Ajayveer Singh, who was serving as Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) at that time, and to withhold three of his annual increments.
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Aztec Hit With Second Security Breach, Days After Hackers Used Exploit to Steal $2.19 Million
Aztec has suffered a second security breach in under a week, with attackers exploiting a legacy bridge linked to its private rollup infrastructure and stealing more than $2.1 million in crypto assets. Aztec Labs said the attack affected an immutable smart contract tied to a discontinued product launched in 2022 and was unrelated to the earlier expl...
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Google Partners With FBI, Carriers to Fight AI-Powered Scam Network Linked to Millions of Fraud Texts
Google has filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a cybercrime network it alleges used AI-powered phishing tools to run large-scale scam campaigns through fraudulent text messages. The company said the operation was linked to more than one million malicious URLs, thousands of fake websites and hundreds of thousands of victims. Google is worki...
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Minister Kishan Reddy Flags Rs 1600-Crore Coal Scam, Writes To Revanth Reddy
The Singareni Collieries Company Limited is jointly owned by the Telangana government and the Centre on a 51:49 equity basis.
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Explained: Bengal Teacher Recruitment Scam Investigated By Probe Agency ED
The agency is questioning the Trinamool's Diamond Harbour MP about alleged money laundering, financial transactions, and irregularities in the recruitment process associated with the case.
