Security & Scams
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Research Brief
Research Brief · 19 May 2026
Through research on the following hot topics: crypto scams, hacked accounts, and market volatility, today's posts highlight a surge in fraudulent tokens impersonating projects like HEXN, a Coinbase hack via bribery, and a memecoin platform breach. Geopolitical tensions are also driving crypto corrections, with Bitcoin showing bearish signals.
My take: The scam landscape is getting more sophisticated, targeting both big names and everyday users. The constant alerts show the community is on edge but proactive.
I predict more regulatory crackdowns and platform audits as these hits keep coming. Public sentiment is wary and frustrated, with a mix of fear and resilience as people share warnings and recovery stories.
#1
📣 Dear users, this is a friendly reminder to stay alert and be wary of potential scams. Moonbix is meant to be a fun and engaging game but we are aware of reports of potential scammers trying to target our users, for instance by promising rewards or tokens. Official Moonbix messages will only come f
#2
🚨 Important Update for All Yescoiners: The Clicker Season has officially ended. Mining Yescoin is no longer possible. We are now carefully auditing all balances to ensure every point was earned fairly and transparently. If you don’t see your balance right now, that’s completely normal, everything is
#3
🚨 SCAM ALERT – FRAUDULENT TOKEN USING OUR NAME 🚨 Dear community, We have found a fraudulent token falsely claiming to be associated with HEXN ( https://pump.fun/coin/DoqaWYF8rEbGiQwrRDZQVg4vqkrCTEwy4kQ6x8Fhpump ). Please be aware that: ❌ HEXN has NOT announced or launched any official token yet. ❌ W
#4
🚨 Advisor Spotlight: CryptOgle 🚨 We're thrilled to have CryptOgle on our team! 🌟 A globally recognized cybersecurity expert, Ogle has recovered over $400 million in crypto from major hacks involving platforms like Euler, Curve/Alchemix, and Kyberswap. 💪 💰 Co-founder of Glue, a dynamic b
#5
🚀 The AI Hackathon review period has been extended until April 3 . The results exceeded all expectations: over 160 submissions, 4x the previous contest. The volume and variety of projects submitted have genuinely impressed us. A strong mix of thoughtful, creative, and technically impressive work fro
#6
🚨 ALERT: Lara’s and Tiffany Trump's X accounts have been hacked. Do NOT click on any links or purchase any tokens shared from their profiles. We're actively working to fix this, but please stay vigilant and avoid scams! 🚫
#7
🚨 SCAM ALERT – FRAUDULENT TOKEN USING OUR NAME 🚨 Dear community, We have found a fraudulent token falsely claiming to be associated with HEXN. Please be aware that: ❌ HEXN has NOT announced or launched any official token yet. ❌ We are NOT associated with " HEXEN.IO Ton Token" or any simila
#8
$BTC - History might be repeating 👀 On the 1W chart, the MA(7) just crossed below the MA(25), same setup we saw before the 2022 -50% flush. Both times price also broke below the MA(99) after losing structure. That’s when the real acceleration happened. ATH → distribution → MA cross → structure
#9
Update on the TAC incident. TAC Protocol has returned the BLUM tokens taken in the bridge exploit. Liquidity on STON.fi is restored — pools are open for trading and LP operations again. $BLUM deposits on exchanges will be opened soon.
#10
This Singapore family of 5 spends just S$40/month on electricity - despite the heat. A big part of it comes down to how they use their air-conditioner. Find out what other hacks they have: https://youtu.be/XUjH2ICf2j4 What are your tips to save electricity? 🤔
#11
The May issue of Amjambo Africa is out: my first as Editor-in-Chief. This paper reflects the voices, struggles, and resilience of our communities, here in the U.S. state of Maine and beyond. Proud of the work our team is doing! Read the full issue: cdn.amjamboafrica.com/wp-content/upl … Or, if y
#12
Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Live Updates: No Letup in Strikes on Iran, U.S. Says, as Mideast Crisis Widens The crisis in the Middle East widened on Wednesday after NATO air defenses shot down an Iranian ballistic missile headed toward Turkey, the U.S. sank an
#13
The crypto market is experiencing a correction influenced by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, surging oil prices, and broader risk-off sentiment. Here's what went down in crypto over the past 7 days: ▶️ Summary: ▪️ Oil explodes past $110/barrel (Brent testing 2022's
#14
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#15
Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: The Young Lives Lost and Upended in Canada’s Mass Shooting The attack at a secondary school and a private residence in the small, remote community in British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday has left families stunned and grief-stricken.
#16
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/coinbase-hackers-used-bribery-in-scheme-to-access-customer-data
#17
Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: What We Know About the Deadly Mass Shooting in Canada A mass shooting in a remote Canadian town on Tuesday left 10 people dead, including the suspected attacker, and at least 25 people wounded, shocking a country where such acts of
#18
BREAKING : 🚨 🚨 The #GMGN memecoin trading platform has been hacked, resulting in numerous users losing their funds. @News_Crypto
#19
For all the new ppl joining Resending this message from couple months ago _______________________ New channel for degen plays 100x or zero Real degenerate shit Lower mc, less research, shit I’m just aping as I see it We will probably hit many 100-1,000X plays in there this cycle, but will also probl
#20
We dont manage funds , We dont do Account handling , We dont give tips , We dont Discuss on Call/Whatsapp DONT FALL FOR ANY SCAM ❌
#21
With regret, iToken has now been shut down until further notice. An updated version is in development, but due to other priorities I cannot be sure when/if it'll be released. Will post here and via iToken channels if anything changes. Over time the system has accurately detected thousands of mid
#22
币安联席首席执行官何一的微信账号遭黑客入侵,并被用来推广迷因币‘Mubaraka’。 黑客提前买入,随后通过虚假帖子拉高价格,净赚约5.5万美元,并发布了警告,提醒投资者警惕诈骗帖子。
#23
This week, the crypto market stayed choppy and range-bound amid escalating geopolitical risks and macro uncertainty, with thin liquidity adding to the sideways grind. Here's what went down in crypto over the past 7 days: ▶️ Summary: ▪️ BTC dipped toward mid-$60K before recovering; now conso
#24
🇨🇳 🇺🇸 US has accused China of "industrial-scale" theft of AI and warned that it will be cracking down on the exploitation, per FT.
#25
Trending #1, $PUNCH pumps 350% in 24H to $32.62M after viral story of abandoned baby monkey getting bullied at a Japanese zoo, clinging to his plushie friend for comfort. Punch is a real baby Japanese macaque (snow monkey) at Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba, Japan. Born in July 2025, he was aba
#26
This is not related to my projects, but I'd like to raise awareness since, in my opinion, this is a bit fucked up and a real shame for the reverse engineering community. As some might know (or not), Umer (halal-beef) primarily, and others spent months reversing an Exynos iROM exploit that was or
#27
Upbit于11月27日宣布,Solana网络上的一个热钱包约有3600万美元被盗。 韩国当局怀疑与朝鲜有关联的黑客组织Lazarus是此次攻击的幕后黑手,并正准备对该交易所进行现场调查。
#28
💥 Only 1 hour left for PRESALE to start officially. 💥 👑 OFFICIAL PRE-SALE LINK: 👑 https://www.pinksale.finance/launchpad/0x880057694c8100b00477619ac33ae06318e836f3?chain=BSC ⏰ Presale Start Time: 2022.10.14 14:00 (UTC) ✅ Everyone, please connect the wallet first to see if there is a lag, let everyth
#29
Upbit宣布,在11月Solana资产遭遇黑客攻击事件后,将把99%的客户资产存放在冷钱包中。 这远高于韩国法律设定的80%基准,有人因此对流动性提出担忧,包括在高波动时期可能出现的提币延迟。
#30
This dump is literally a rug Don’t make any emotional decisions Hope everyone is okay
#31
🚨 Kelp DAO Got Hacked for $293M, Aave and DeFi Lending Market ROCKED 🚨 Early April 19, a major exploit hit Kelp DAO. Hackers successfully tricked the platform's bridge, leading to the unauthorized release of 116,500 rsETH. This staggering amount, equivalent to approximately $293 millio
#32
🎯 Today's TimeFarm Call Fifth Bridge Hack in Two Years — Markets Spooked 48 Hours #Shorts Another crypto bridge just got hacked — this time eleven million dollars gone. This is the fifth major bridge attack in less than two years.
#33
https://x.com/cryptojamie7/status/1947025355614908766?s=46&t=YQgvXL-K9Mp_iDPNYLPDLg https://x.com/cryptojamie7/status/1947024609314005423?s=46&t=YQgvXL-K9Mp_iDPNYLPDLg Bullish And people still think TY is out here trying to scam/lie/produce fake tech
#34
🎯 Today's TimeFarm Call Fifth Bridge Hack in Two Years — Markets Spooked 48 Hours #Shorts Another crypto bridge just got hacked — this time eleven million dollars gone. This is the fifth major bridge attack in less than two years.
#35
The Week Ahead: INFINITYHEDGE Mon: * Senate vote on Kevin Warsh's Fed Chair confirmation begins * Circle Earnings Tue: * U.S. April CPI (hot print expected) * Fed’s Williams, Goolsbee speaks Wed: * Senate confirmation vote on Kevin Warsh's Fed Chair nomination expected as early as Wednesday
#36
https://www.tradingview.com/chart/BTCUSD/9xFKD6pb-Beware-of-Crypto-scams-Rug-Pulls/
#37
With regret, iToken has now been shut down until further notice. An updated version is in development, but due to other priorities I cannot be sure when/if it'll be released. Will post here and via iToken channels if anything changes. Over time the system has accurately detected thousands of mid
#38
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#39
🚨 🚨 JUST IN : China, US and UAE Conduct First Joint Crackdown on Crypto Romance Scams in Dubai 🇦🇪 dismantling 9 scam compounds and arresting 276 suspects.
#40
https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-israel-hacked-tehran-traffic-cameras-to-track-khamenei-ahead-of-assassination/
#41
━━━━━━━━━━ PROGRAM UPGRADE ━━━━━━━━━━ Hi. We will be doing a breaking program upgrade on April 28th, 16:00 UTC, to both the pump bonding curve program and the pump swap amm program. In order to make sure your integrations do not break please see the instructions below: ━━━━━━━━━━ 8 NEW FEE RECIPIENT
#42
Canadian Military Members Doxed in WhiteDate Hack 🪖 Thousands of accounts and their private messages were hacked in a coordinated attack by Antifa in collaboration with the State Intelligensia apparatus this past December. Users have been identified based…
#43
必安科普小知识:什么样的纠纷担保无法受理? 1:口令红包被盗 口令红包发出后,出现被盗情况概不受理,但是口令红包在发出之前被领取了,这个就是发包人的问题。 2:卡密核销 卡密核查一样是发链接/卡密进行绑定核销,但是如果出现被他人绑定/被盗情况,也不受理,只有在发出之前,就被绑/被盗才会受理。 3:赌博台子分被盗刷 有部分公群推台子,会有玩家举报说:自己的分明明没有完,但是莫名其妙的就输完了。这种担保是管不了的,担保,没办法查询,到底是你自己输完了不认,自导自演想敲诈公群,还是说真的是被台子盗刷了,担保无法进行合理的判断,因为这已经脱离了担保平台,去到了第三方赌博平台,最好就是说,自己在进行台词
#44
A really good chance for you guys to gain experience with UniswapV4 and build a hook on the hackaton. More about the program you can read by following the link below. The 2025 will have 4 of such incubators. Don't miss your chance:) https://atrium.academy/uniswap
#45
OpenAI受TanStack供应链攻击影响被窃取数据 基于安全考虑OpenAI再次轮换证书 https://www.landian.news/archives/112975.html 这两名被感染的员工有权访问 OpenAI 内部部分源代码库,OpenAI 确认只有少量凭证信息被黑客从源代码库中窃取,其他信息或代码未受影响,所有用户的数据也都是安全的,没有出现任何泄露。
#46
緊急消息:如果各位發現Canvas打唔開,係因為Canvas已經俾人hack咗 https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/07/us/canvas-hack-strands-college-students-finals-week
#47
🔐 [New User Exclusive] Learn to Stay Safe From P2P Scams and Earn Rewards! Learn how to spot red flags, protect your trades, and avoid costly mistakes with our latest guide.
#48
Saylor confirmed two things in this interview: - Whenever they sell $MSTR, they buy $BTC at the same time. CT commenting on the weekly average price of Saylor is literally looking at one leg of a pair trade - When they sell $STRC, they also buy $BTC almost immediately. They don
#49
btw sedikit sharing, sering banget tiap ada public call selalu ada aja yang bilang “gue lebih early” dan semacamnya. padahal gabisa di compare kalau share sinyal ke publik itu pressure-nya jauh lebih besar, apalagi kalau membernya rame. semua harus benar-benar diriset matang karena ada tanggung jawa
#50
🚨 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Lamine Yamal is set to miss the start of the World Cup 🙁 Lamine Yamal will miss Spain's group-stage opener against Cape Verde and is also a major doubt for Spain's second match against Saudi Arabia, The Athletic reports 🗞️ Spain hope to have him back for their final group-stage m
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