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In Brief

Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds | TechCrunch

Prediction market giant Polymarket confirmed that hackers stole funds from an unspecified number of users after a third-party...

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Security

Hackers steal over $130M by exploiting bug in offline hardware wallets | TechCrunch

Hackers are in the midst of a massive theft of cryptocurrency from supposedly secure offline hardware wallets, according...

Privacy & Security

A hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it | TechCrunch

A hacker stole thousands of bitcoins worth about $340 million in a heist at a settlement exchange used...

Gaming

FBI arrests man accused of using Steam games to drain victims’ crypto wallets | TechCrunch

U.S. prosecutors have accused a Florida man of uploading fake video games that contained malware to Steam, the...