The Department of Justice has charged a Russian civilian with conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian government computer systems as part of a widespread hacking effort by Russia ahead of […]
Crypto scam victims are being scammed double by fake law firms, FBI warns
Scammers are targeting crypto scam victims by pretending they could get their stolen funds back.
Announcing the agenda for the Fintech Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
We’re incredibly excited to announce that we’ve added a dedicated Fintech Stage to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. It joins Space, SaaS and AI as the other industry-focused stages — […]
Fake Elon Musk livestreams promoting crypto scams keep popping up on YouTube
YouTube has a big problem with scammers hijacking channels and streaming fake videos of Elon Musk in order to promote crypto scams.
50 Cent got hacked by someone shilling memecoins and it seemed to work
50 Cent was reportedly hacked by someone shilling a random cryptocurrency. That person apparently made a fair bit of money.
Kenya closes its probe of Worldcoin, opening the door to a relaunch of its orbs after a year-long suspension
Worldcoin — the crypto startup co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman — has been given the green light to resume iris-scanning and other operations in Kenya after a year-long […]
Elon Musk’s X revenue has officially plummeted, new documents show
X is planning to launch a payment services system in hopes that it helps to remedy the company’s revenue-loss woes.
UK national accused of hacking dozens of US companies arrested in Spain
Spanish police have arrested a British national accused of leading an organized cybercrime group that broke into dozens of U.S. companies. The unnamed British national, aged 22, was […]
Rippling’s tender offer decision draws mixed — and strong — reactions
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at Rippling’s controversial decision to ban some former employees from selling their stock, Carta’s massive valuation drop, a GenZ-focused fintech […]