Flash News List

List of Flash News about social engineering

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2026-06-19
03:52 UTC
ZachXBT: Indian Scam Cluster Traced to 5.73 BTC Freeze

ZachXBT traces 5.73 BTC ($475K) frozen at Changelly to Indian social engineering thefts totaling $1M+ since 2025, with mule links to AmanKesar11.

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2026-03-31
18:09 UTC
Ethereum Holder on Kraken Hacked via Social Engineering, $1.7M in ETH Stolen

According to @PeckShieldAlert, a Kraken user identified as 0xC551...acA21, who previously spent $18M to acquire 8,662 ETH, has been compromised through a social engineering attack. The hacker transferred $1.7M worth of ETH through Thorchain to HitBTC. This event raises concerns about user security and reinforces the need for robust safeguards in cryptocurrency storage and transactions.

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2025-12-10
06:17 UTC
CZ Highlights 2 WeChat Crypto Scam Tactics: Loan Requests and Fake Contract Addresses (CA) Expose Traders

According to @cz_binance, a repost of @Rita88 on X highlights that hijacked WeChat accounts targeting the crypto community often either solicit private loans or drop token contract addresses (CA), signaling active social-engineering and fake-token risks for traders, source: @cz_binance; @Rita88 on X, Dec 10, 2025. According to @cz_binance, traders should treat unsolicited CA drops and borrowing requests received via messaging apps as high-risk and verify through official channels before interacting or sending funds to avoid scam-induced losses, source: @cz_binance; @Rita88 on X, Dec 10, 2025.

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