FBI blames North Korea for record $6.3 billion Binance hack; exchange replaces 90% of stolen funds

The FBI blamed North Korea for the $6.3 billion Binance hack as the exchange replaced 90% of stolen funds. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration (REUTERS)

The FBI has blamed North Korea for the theft of $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, calling it the work of a state-backed hacking group known as TraderTraitor. The attack, described as the biggest crypto heist in history, took place on Thursday and affected the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The FBI blamed North Korea for … Read more

Jacob Morley update: Escaped Tennessee prison inmate's stolen car found, but convict remains missing

Escaped Tennessee prison inmate Jacob Morley's stolen car found, but convict remains missing (Tennessee Department of Correction/Facebook, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation/Facebook)

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has shared an update on Jacob Allen Morley, a Tennessee inmate who escaped from prison while serving a life sentence. The bureau said that a vehicle he stole has been found, but Morley, 28, remains missing. Escaped Tennessee prison inmate Jacob Morley’s stolen car found, but convict remains missing (Tennessee … Read more

FBI investigates hackers’ claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website

FBI investigates hackers' claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website

WASHINGTON — The FBI said Wednesday it was investigating a criminal hacking group’s claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau’s jobs website. FBI investigates hackers’ claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website “The FBI is aware of … Read more

‘Almost all agents’ data stolen? Hackers claim they breached FBI jobs site, stole 2TB of data

'Almost all agents' data stolen? Hackers claim they breached FBI jobs site, stole 2TB of data

File photo: An FBI agent walks inside the front entrance of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton’s Washington office (AP Photo) The FBI is investigating an apparent cyberattack on its job application website after the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed it stole more than 2 terabytes of data containing sensitive personal information about thousands of FBI … Read more

22-year-old school dropout steals $245 million in Bitcoin by posing as Google and Gemini executives; pleads guilty as stolen fortune funds Ferraris, mansions and a $569,000 night out

22-year-old school dropout steals $245 million in Bitcoin by posing as Google and Gemini executives; pleads guilty as stolen fortune funds Ferraris, mansions and a $569,000 night out

Malone Lam flashes bundles of cash while partying at a Miami nightclub in September 2024. (Photo: United States Department of Justice) A 22-year-old Singaporean man has pleaded guilty to his role in an international cryptocurrency racketeering operation that prosecutors say stole and laundered more than $245 million in digital assets. Malone Lam, an eighth-grade dropout … Read more

Four Renaissance masterpieces stolen from Sicily museum in art heist

Four Renaissance masterpieces stolen from Sicily museum in art heist

Four Antonello da Messina works stolen in Renaissance painter’s hometown Four works attributed to celebrated Sicilian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina have been stolen from a regional museum in Messina, Italian media reported Sunday, in a heist carried out during the country’s Ferragosto holiday.The theft took place Saturday evening at the MuMe regional museum, where … Read more

A Cumberland mother’s new farm stand was stolen before she could use it; strangers John and Casey Adams rebuilt it for free, even after their tools were stolen

A Cumberland mother's new farm stand was stolen before she could use it; strangers John and Casey Adams rebuilt it for free, even after their tools were stolen

Father-son build new farm stand for woman after stand stolen on her first day of business A mother of two who spent months preparing to open a home-based sourdough bakery had her brand-new farm stand stolen on its first night outside, but a father-and-son construction team of complete strangers rebuilt the entire stand for free, … Read more