Renowned on-chain detective ZachXBT has pinpointed the identity of a scammer who allegedly siphoned over $2 million from Coinbase ($COIN) users ...

A hacker stole $282M in BTC and LTC using a hardware wallet scam, then swapped funds into XMR, ETH, XRP, and LTC via ...

Social engineering and AI-driven fraud are climbing to the top of global security concerns. The World Economic Forum lists them among the biggest cybersecurity threats of 2025. And the threat is no ...

Scammers and fraudsters increasingly used impersonation scams to steal crypto from unsuspecting users last year, with ...

The heist did not involve the complex hacking of either the Bitcoin Blockchain or via brute force the hardware wallet itself.

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. Social engineering is the next cybersecurity battleground. In ...

Michela Tindera talks to Elliot Smither, Ethan Salathiel of KPMG, Carolina Garces of Citi and Helen Child of Open Banking Excellence ...

An alleged scammer posing as a Coinbase help desk worker has reportedly stolen around $2 million in crypto from users of the exchange, according to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT. In an X post on Monday, ...

On Jan 12, investing and savings platform Betterment revealed that a sophisticated social engineering attack was responsible ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Vakulov is a cybersecurity expert focused on consumer security. Mar 29, 2025, 02:10pm EDT Mar 29, 2025, 02:13pm EDT Text sign ...

A phone call that sounds like a family member in trouble. A text claiming unpaid tolls. A job offer that appears legitimate but asks for an upfront fee. Federal investigators say these scenarios ...