Haby, a Canadian threat actor, used social-engineering scams to steal over $2M in Coinbase accounts to spend it on bottle service and rare usernames.

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. Social engineering is the next cybersecurity battleground. In ...

Social engineering and AI-driven fraud are climbing to the top of global security concerns. The World Economic Forum lists them among the biggest cybersecurity threats of 2025. And the threat is no ...

Scammers and fraudsters increasingly used impersonation scams to steal crypto from unsuspecting users last year, with ...

The probe into Haby commenced however quietly on the 30th of December, 2024 after the conman sent a screenshot of a massive ...

Michela Tindera talks to Elliot Smither, Ethan Salathiel of KPMG, Carolina Garces of Citi and Helen Child of Open Banking Excellence ...

Scammers are getting faster, smarter, and more ruthless—and thanks to AI, 2026 may be their most profitable year yet. Here's ...

An alleged scammer posing as a Coinbase help desk worker has reportedly stolen around $2 million in crypto from users of the exchange, according to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT. In an X post on Monday, ...

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A phone call that sounds like a family member in trouble. A text claiming unpaid tolls. A job offer that appears legitimate but asks for an upfront fee. Federal investigators say these scenarios ...