US prosecutors say Chen Zhi ran Cambodian forced-labor compounds where trafficked workers were made to run romance-investment cons. Here is how the scheme works — and how to spot it.
A software random-number bug weakened Coldcard seed generation for years. On July 30, 2026, attackers drained hundreds of single-sig wallets in under an hour — a firmware update alone won't fix it.
The FBI says Americans lost more than $388 million at crypto kiosks in 2025 — most of it drained from older adults following a stranger's urgent phone script. Three states have now pulled the machines.
A four-month sweep across 97 countries intercepted USD 293 million and flagged more than 142,000 victims — while US prosecutors charged the managers of three named scam companies.
Every scam that mattered this week — and how not to be next. Read by people who would rather learn the easy way.