Crypto hacks surged 15% in August with $163M stolen across 16 major exploits according to PeckShield data exceeding July’s $142M total as hackers targeted exchanges, DeFi protocols, and individual holders through increasingly sophisticated social engineering attacks with single Bitcoin holder losing $91.4M after attackers posed as hardware wallet support agents.
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Man arrested after crashing car into Russian consulate in Australia
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Judge blocks Trump administration move to deport Guatemalan children
Advocacy groups sought emergency action amid reports planes carrying the children were about to take off.
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India Jails 14 for Life in Crypto Extortion Case Involving Cops, Ex-MLA
An Indian anti-corruption court has sentenced 14 men to life in prison for the 2018 kidnapping and extortion of a businessman over his cryptocurrency holdings.
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