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The US State Department's Rewards for Justice program is offering up to $10 million for tips on individuals tied to Iranian hacking groups Handala and Parsian Afzar Rayan Borna.
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XAO DAO plans delegation, quorum changes, and mini-grants to boost community involvement on XRP Ledger amid project shutdowns.
Russian authorities charged an IT specialist with terrorism financing after Binance shared crypto donation details under a 2021 data-sharing agreement with Rosfinmonitoring.
Binance will stop processing transfers to and from HTX and 10 other crypto platforms on August 23, aligning with EU sanctions. Users have nine days to move funds.
SafePal disclosed that an authorization flaw in an order-tracking plugin exposed personal order information of approximately 39,798 customers. Seed phrases and private keys were not compromised.
Ukraine sent roughly 600 drones at the Moscow region overnight, hitting a Wildberries distribution center and killing one civilian in the largest such assault since 2022.
Israel's regulated crypto broker Bits of Gold is investigating a cyber incident involving a third-party support system that may have exposed personal and financial details; crypto funds were unaffected.
Ethereum Foundation publishes audit results for Pectra system contracts, confirming all important issues are fixed after reviews by four security firms and formal verification by a16z.
An 82-year-old Louisiana resident lost $30,000 after phone scammers impersonated Hancock Whitney Bank's fraud department and coerced him into leaving cash in a mailbox.
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