Hacks
Hacker steals $6.7 million worth of tokens from VeChain Foundation - 1.1B VET tokens transferred to 0xD802A148f38aBa4759879c33E8d04deb00cFB92b as a result of misconduct of the token’s finance team. In the follow up to the incident, VeChain Foundation has implemented a blacklist against 469 attacker addresses in collaboration with Authority Masternodes.
Crime
Russia's Hydra Darknet Marketplace Plans $146M Token Sale - a new trend in darknet markets attempting ICOs.
Crypto Mining Pool Fraud Scheme - three arrested in a BitClub Network mining pool scam where customers were presented with fake earnings and encouraged to purchase mining tokens.
Stellar Tried to Give Away 2B XLM Tokens on Keybase. Then the Spammers Came - mass spamming of the Keybase platform as a result of the Stellar airdrop.
BTC Mixing Service Bitcoin Blender Accused of Stealing User’s Funds - a Reddit user reported the mixing service simply stealing any funds sent to them.
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