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French Crypto Millionaires Tortured, Burned and Forced To Pay $30,000 as London Court Convicts Six Men

Six men were convicted after kidnapping and torturing two French crypto investors in London, highlighting Europe's rise in crypto wrench attacks.

International Business Times UK

Violent crypto attacks rise as criminals hunt bigger payouts

Physical attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders surged 33% globally in the first half of 2026, with losses soaring to $124 million. France emerged as the epicentre as criminals increasingly combined cyber intelligence, social engineering and violence to steal digital assets.

The Economic Times

Block Reign Announces Completion of CertiK Review of Gnodi Blockchain

OREM, Utah, June 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Block Reign, Inc. today announced the completion of its independent CertiK review of the Gnodi Blockchain. The completed engagement reflects Block Reign's proactive commitment to technical diligence, community visibility and responsible ecosystem development.

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Armed, Masked, and Seeking Crypto: Inside the Terrifying Arizona Home Invasion of Nancy Guthrie

Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer has backed a theory that missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was targeted in a violent 'wrench attack' kidnap for cryptocurrency ransom.

International Business Times UK

Former FBI Agent Claims Nancy Guthrie Was Kidnapped in $6 Million Bitcoin 'Wrench Attack'

A former FBI agent says Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping is a '$6m bitcoin wrench attack by proxy', citing crypto firm CertiK, while police and the FBI have no suspects and Savannah Guthrie pleads for her 84‑year‑old mother's safe return.

International Business Times UK

A huge breakthrough in the Nancy Guthrie case: Did a cybersecurity firm just uncover a digital trail to her kidnappers? Here's what you need to know

A former FBI agent announced a significant breakthrough in the Nancy Guthrie case, following a cybersecurity firm's designation of her abduction as a 'wrench attack by proxy.' The firm believes the kidnapping was a $6 million Bitcoin ransom demand, suggesting a digital trail may lead to the perpetrators.

The Economic Times

Nancy Guthrie Kidnap Mystery: How Could A 'Wrench Attack' Explain Her Abduction?

Investigators probing the Nancy Guthrie kidnap in Arizona are weighing a controversial theory that the mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie was targeted in a violent cryptocurrency 'wrench attack'.

International Business Times UK

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$40 million worth of crypto stolen from Step Finance — hackers compromise executives’ devices to gain illicit access

DeFi platform Step Finance has been hit with a $40 million breach stemming from compromised devices used by its executive team.

Tom’s Hardware

Over $1.5 billion of crypto was lost to scams or theft in just three months of 2025

Most of the money was lost in a single incident - the major ByBit hack.

TechRadar

G8Keep vs CertiK: Crypto Auditing Firm Removes Token Platform's Profile After Co-founder Callout

Crypto users are calling out leading blockchain security firm CertiK after the co-founder of Web3 token platform g8keep revealed that the blockchain auditing platform gave it a low score even without a code available for scoring.

International Business Times

Crypto Whale Previously Scammed For $638K Loses Nearly $7M To Permit Phishing Attack

A crypto whale account that already lost over $600,000 to a phishing attack last year has once again been exploited, but this time, the losses have climbed to the millions.

International Business Times

Tornado Cash Most Used In Majority Of Security Incidents During Q1: Security Firm

CertiK revealed that OFAC-sanctioned Tornado Cash was still used by threat actors in most of the security incidents in crypto in the first three months of the year.

International Business Times

Protocol Project That Claimed Fake Blockchain Security Audits Vanishes After Callout

ATMA, which amassed over $400,000 from investors who thought the blockchain protocol project wouldn't be a scam, has vanished.

International Business Times

Crypto-Related Exploits, Hacks, Scams Reach Over $79M In March : CertiK

CertiK said in its March 2024 report that the confirmed crypto-related exploits during the month resulted in over $52 million in losses, further highlighting the evolving ways through which threat actors leverage vulnerabilities in the cryptocurrency sector.

International Business Times

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Liquid Staking Protocol Prisma Finance Exploited For $11.6 Million

Prisma Finance has been exploited for $11.6 million, blockchain security firms revealed Thursday. The protocol confirmed the exploit but has yet to provide further details about the smart contract hack.

International Business Times

Nearly $239M Lost So Far In 2024 From Crypto Private Key Hacks: CertiK

The cryptocurrency kingdom has lost some $239 million worth of digital assets in just four months in 2024 to private key compromises, indicating that threat actors will continue to use this specific attack vector to steal funds from even the biggest crypto figures and entities this year.

International Business Times

Address Linked To $24M Phishing Of Crypto Whale Moves $10M To Tornado Cash

Funds traced back to the September 2023 phishing of a crypto whale's account moved Thursday, Certik revealed, once again urging cryptocurrency users to be vigilant amid the evolution of crypto scam methods.

International Business Times

Bitcoin Bridge Project OrdiZK Goes Dark With $1.4M Gone In Apparent Exit Scam

Bitcoin bridge OrdiZK, which was painted by its developers as a Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana bridge, has reportedly vanished, taking with over a million worth of Ether into the unknown.

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Seneca Protocol Hacker Returns Over $5M Worth ETH From $6.4M Breach

Seneca was exploited for around $6.4 million Wednesday, but the hacker has since returned millions worth of the pilfered ETH and kept some 20% of the stolen funds.

International Business Times

Crypto Security On The Rise: 27.78% Year-On-Year Decline In Hacks, Scams

November stood out as the month with the highest reported losses last year, totaling $363,367,327 from 45 incidents.

International Business Times

OKX Wallet Users Alerted To Update App Due To A Critical Vulnerability

The exchange assured users no customers' assets had been compromised by the vulnerability even before the fix was deployed.

Fortune

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Here's a roundup of some excellent crypto and finance writing you likely missed in the last 10 days.

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A fugitive Chinese billionaire claims this cryptocurrency will overthrow Beijing. The trading platform denies concerns that it has some 'hallmarks of a scam'

An ABC investigation unravels a sophisticated cryptocurrency operation endorsed by a political movement founded by exiled billionaire Guo Wengui and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.

Benzinga

Shiba Inu DEX Takes Top Spot On CertiK's Security Leaderboard

Shiba Inu’s (CRYPTO: SHIB) decentralized exchange (DEX) ShibaSwap now ranks first on CertiK’s security leaderboard. What Happened: In an announcement on Wednesday, CertiK revealed that ShibaSwap received a Skynet Security Score of 93/100.

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