Crypto hacks fall to $49M in February as attackers shift to phishing scams
Cointelegraph focuses on attackers and february, with context pulled from source reporting instead of recycled feed copy. Cross-checked against The Block and Bloomberg.
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What happened: Crypto theft slowed sharply last month after a spike in January, but security companies warn that scammers are increasingly exploiting wallet permissions and social engineering tactics.
Cross-source context: The Block highlights binance has sued The Wall Street Journal over a February report alleging the exchange halted an internal probe into Iran-linked crypto flows. Bloomberg highlights underlying US inflation slowed in February from a month earlier as the consumer price index, excluding food and energy, rose 0.2% from January. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television.
What to watch next: movement around attackers, february.
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Cointelegraph(center)
Crypto theft slowed sharply last month after a spike in January, but security companies warn that scammers are increasingly exploiting wallet permissions and social engineering tactics.
Underlying US inflation slowed in February from a month earlier as the consumer price index, excluding food and energy, rose 0.2% from January. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
In 2019, two Canadian brothers blew into Detroit with an irresistible pitch: For $50, almost anyone could become a property owner. When houses decayed and the city intervened, the blame games began.
Binance has sued The Wall Street Journal over a February report alleging the exchange halted an internal probe into Iran-linked crypto flows.
Bloomberg
Underlying US inflation slowed in February from a month earlier as the consumer price index, excluding food and energy, rose 0.2% from January. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television.
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Options traders bet on bitcoin reclaiming $80,000 as inflation data steadies crypto markets steady despite Iran conflict.
Crypto theft slowed sharply last month after a spike in January, but security companies warn that scammers are increasingly exploiting wallet permissions and social engineering tactics.
Underlying US inflation slowed in February from a month earlier as the consumer price index, excluding food and energy, rose 0.2% from January. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television.
Underlying US inflation slowed in February from a month earlier as the consumer price index, excluding food and energy, rose 0.2% from January. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
In 2019, two Canadian brothers blew into Detroit with an irresistible pitch: For $50, almost anyone could become a property owner. When houses decayed and the city intervened, the blame games began.
Underlying US inflation slowed in February from a month earlier as the consumer price index, excluding food and energy, rose 0.2% from January. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
In 2019, two Canadian brothers blew into Detroit with an irresistible pitch: For $50, almost anyone could become a property owner. When houses decayed and the city intervened, the blame games began.
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