Illustration of a hacker returning stolen cryptocurrency to GMX, with glowing coins flowing into a digital vault and a bullish crypto price chart in the background — symbolizing a white-hat bounty deal and DeFi recovery.

GMX Hacker Returns $37M in White-Hat Deal: Token Surges After $42M Exploit

GMX narrowly avoided disaster when a hacker agreed to return $37M in stolen crypto after a $42M exploit. The bounty deal sent GMX’s token surging and reignited debate around DeFi security.
Illustration of a U.S. Secret Service badge, a $225M Tether (USDT) coin, and a hooded scammer texting “I miss you,” representing a pig butchering scam and crypto fraud crackdown.

U.S. Recovers $225M in Tether with Coinbase Help in Largest Pig Butchering Crypto Bust

U.S. seizes $225M in USDT from a global pig butchering scam with forensic help from Coinbase in historic crypto fraud crackdown.
A tampered cold wallet device displayed in an open box next to a smartphone showing the Douyin shopping app, illustrating a Douyin cold wallet scam.

Fake Cold Wallet Bought on Douyin Costs Crypto Investor $6.9M

A Chinese crypto investor lost $6.9 million after purchasing a tampered cold wallet via Douyin. The scam exposes serious risks in social commerce and hardware trust.
Digital illustration of a cryptocurrency exchange cyberattack showing “HACKED” alerts and a $11.5M unauthorized outflow, with Taipei 101 in the background — representing the BitoPro hack.

BitoPro Breaks Silence on $11.5M Hack: Users Reassured, Trust Shaken

Taiwan’s BitoPro exchange has confirmed a $11.5 million hack following a long silence. While user funds are covered, trust may not be.
A man sits at a desk in low light, staring at a laptop screen displaying a suspicious crypto wallet approval request. Hooded figures loom in the background, symbolizing the threat of crypto social engineering attacks.

CertiK May Report Reveals Crypto Social Engineering as Top Threat in 2025

CertiK’s May 2025 report exposes a new reality: it’s not code but human behavior that’s causing the biggest losses in crypto. The threat? Social engineering.

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