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Pudgy Penguins sold more than one million plush toys within a year of entering retail stores. That commercial expansion now sits at the center of a trademark dispute with a clothing brand that traces its origins to 1955. PEI Licensing, owner of the Penguin apparel trademark, filed a lawsuit against
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A phishing platform linked to nearly 62% of attacks blocked by Microsoft in 2025 has been dismantled. The takedown removes one of the most widely used phishing toolkits targeting online accounts and crypto platforms. The operation, known as Tycoon 2FA, enabled criminals to bypass multi-factor authentication protections. Investigators say the
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A former Los Angeles police officer was convicted of kidnapping and robbing a teenager of $350,000 in Bitcoin. The verdict underscores escalating physical security risks tied to self-custodied crypto assets. Former LAPD officer found guilty of crypto-related home invasion robberyEric Halem, 38, was convicted Monday of taking $350,000
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U.S. prosecutors are seeking forfeiture of 327,829.720952 USDT tied to an alleged online romance fraud. The $327,829 seizure effort highlights how stablecoins continue to feature in cross-border scam and laundering cases. United States Attorney’s Office Files Civil Forfeiture Action to Recover Cryptocurrency Involved in Money
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Crypto hacking losses fell to $26.5 million in February, the lowest monthly total since March 2025. The sharp decline suggests exploit activity has moderated after a volatile start to the year. Blockchain security firm PeckShield recorded 15 distinct incidents during the month. The total marks a 69.2% drop
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A Polymarket contract tied to ZachXBT’s teaser drew roughly $27.6 million in trading volume before he named Axiom in an insider trading probe. The scale of speculation highlights how allegations of internal data abuse can ripple across trading venues and prediction markets. On Thursday, blockchain investigator ZachXBT published
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Australian police have charged a 42-year-old man over an alleged 5 million AUD ($3.5 million) cryptocurrency investment scam targeting more than 190 elderly and vulnerable victims. The case highlights persistent fraud risks in retail-facing digital asset channels despite tighter regulatory oversight. Detectives from the Cybercrime Squad’s Strike Force
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OpenAI and Paradigm introduced EVMbench, a benchmark designed to test AI agents against real smart contract vulnerabilities. The initiative reflects rising concern that artificial intelligence will accelerate both crypto exploits and defensive auditing. In a joint effort announced Wednesday, the firms said EVMbench evaluates an agent’s ability to detect,
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Russian investigators have opened a criminal case against a man in the Republic of Dagestan over allegations of financing terrorism, as scrutiny intensifies globally around the use of cryptocurrencies in illicit activity. According to state news agency TASS, authorities in Makhachkala, Dagestan’s capital, detained a local resident suspected of
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The Pentagon briefly named Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and TP-Link as firms aiding China’s military, then removed the update shortly after. Alibaba’s American depositary receipts fell as much as 5% in extended trading, and Baidu’s dropped as much as 4.5%. The whipsaw shows how fast policy risk
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A federal judge in California has handed down a 20-year prison sentence to Daren Li for his role in a wide-ranging cryptocurrency investment fraud and money laundering scheme that defrauded victims of at least $73.6 million. The sentence, issued Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Central
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French police have arrested six people following a failed kidnapping attempt that targeted a magistrate and her mother, in a case that highlights growing concerns over crypto-linked extortion in Europe. According to AFP, the arrests came after a tense 30-hour ordeal in which the captors allegedly demanded a ransom in