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Flock Pitched Plan to Use 350,000 Rideshare Drivers for License-Plate Scanning

A leaked presentation reveals surveillance firm Flock proposed recruiting Uber and delivery drivers to collect license-p...

Aug 9, 2026, 05:11 AM
Flock IntelligenceUber
Layer 2Security

Lightning Nodes Drained in BTCPay Exploit; Patch Lag Exposed

Multiple Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes running BTCPay Server were compromised and funds withdrawn before the project i...

Aug 9, 2026, 04:04 AM
BTCPay ServerFoundation
ExchangesSecurity

Crypto Exchanges Publish Reserves but Still Lack Solvency Proofs, Four Years After FTX

Four years after FTX's collapse, cryptocurrency exchanges continue to publish proof-of-reserves data that confirm indivi...

Aug 9, 2026, 12:03 AM
FTXMerkle tree
RegulationSecurity

Scammers Impersonate EU Regulators to Exploit MiCA Compliance Deadline

Fraudsters are posing as European financial authorities to deceive cryptocurrency users during the MiCA regulatory trans...

Aug 8, 2026, 11:07 PM
European UnionMiCA
Security

Bitcoin BIP-110 Fork Could Expose Holders to Replay Attacks

Bitcoin developer Kevin Loaec warned that a potential chain split following BIP-110 adoption could leave holders vulnera...

Aug 8, 2026, 06:04 PM
BitcoinBIP-110
Security

Bitcoin Holders Face Replay Attack Risk If Selling Fork Coins This Weekend

A developer warned that Bitcoin holders selling coins from a potential BIP-110 minority fork this weekend risk losing ac...

Aug 8, 2026, 06:03 PM
BitcoinBIP-110
Security

Trezor User Reports Life Savings Lost Through Google Phishing Ad

A cryptocurrency user reported losing his life savings after clicking on a sponsored Google search result that impersona...

Aug 7, 2026, 05:17 PM
TrezorGoogle
Security
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BTCPay Server Issues Critical Exploit Warning, Urges Immediate Update

BTCPay Server disclosed an active exploit targeting a critical vulnerability and urged users to install version 2.4.2 im...

Aug 7, 2026, 05:16 PM
BTCPay Server
Security

Coldcard Attacker Holds 1,159 BTC as Mixing Activity Detected

The primary attacker behind the Coldcard wallet exploit is holding 1,159 BTC without moving the bulk of stolen funds, ac...

Aug 6, 2026, 02:07 AM
ColdcardGalaxy Research
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