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Denmark CPR Breach: 8.8M Identities Sat Behind a '123456' Password

A hacker ran 14 million queries against Denmark's national register for ten days through a small IT firm whose admin account used the password 123456. What 8.8 million leaked identities mean for crypto users.

Ledger Implants Reach European Retail: Two MediaMarkt Devices, One 'Eurasian Version' Antenna

A buyer found hardware implants in two Ledger Nano X wallets bought at different MediaMarkt stores in Europe. Mark Karpelès identified the devices as carrying an earlier implant design — with an antenna labeled 'Eurasian version.' Within 48 hours, MediaMarktSaturn delisted Ledger group-wide, Ledger asked Southeast Asia and Hong Kong resellers to halt sales, and Bitquery's tally reached $102 million. Here is what is verified and what isn't.

Bitcoin Blackmail Emails Explained: The Password Is Real, the Video Is Not

An email shows an old password you actually used, claims malware recorded you through your webcam, and gives a Bitcoin address with a 48-hour countdown. Here is what on-chain research and FBI guidance say about these campaigns, the 2026 named-crew upgrade that adds real breach data, and exactly what to do in the first hour.

FMMR Mining Scam: A Fake Pool Farmed 151 Wallets for Over 1.5M USDC — and the Permits Are Still Live Until 2030

The fake 'FMMR Mining' pool farmed 151 wallets for over 1.5M USDC; every victim signed a 10M-USDC permit valid until 2030. Original domain fmmrvip.click is dead — fmmrvip.space is the same scam, registered the same day, now ranking on Google page one for its own name.

The Ledger–CryptoBilis Hack: How Buying a Trusted Reseller Became the Attack

An authorized Ledger reseller was secretly acquired, its devices implanted, and an estimated $72M–$90M drained from buyers. The full timeline of a textbook supply-chain takeover.

Fake Crypto Job Offers Explained: The $1.5B Hack That Started With One Recruiter Message

How fake crypto job offers work: the Bybit/Safe breach, malicious coding tests, and the red flags every Web3 job seeker should know.

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