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Crypto
Bitcoin wallet dormant for more than 10 years moves, 55.1 billion won sent to Coinbase
A bitcoin wallet linked to Irish drug offender Clifton Collins (클리프턴 콜린스) moved for the first time in more than 10 years, transferring 500 bitcoin worth about $41.52 million to Coinbase Prime, U.Today reported. Lookonchain tracked the transaction. The coins were part of 6,000 bitcoin Collins accumulated more than a decade ago. Irish authorities have been seeking access to and seizure of the bitcoin, including multiple 500-bitcoin seizures this year.
Crypto
Europol says crypto wallets vulnerable to quantum attacks, moving funds early is only solution
Europol urged the crypto industry and policymakers to prepare for quantum computing risks, warning cryptocurrency wallets using public and private keys are a key exposure point. It said blockchains’ hash functions and mining structures are relatively safer, but wallets with public keys already exposed on-chain could be hard to protect once attacks begin. Europol cited estimates of 6.04 million bitcoin exposed and flagged technical hurdles in switching to quantum-resistant signatures.
AI & Enterprise
Microsoft says 8.3 billion email phishing attacks in Q1, QR code attacks up 146 percent
Microsoft Threat Intelligence published its first-quarter 2026 email threat trends report and said email-based phishing attacks totalled about 8.3 billion. It said 78 percent of all email threats were link-based attacks aimed mainly at stealing credentials. QR code phishing rose 146 percent in the quarter, reaching 18.7 million cases in March, while CAPTCHA-based phishing climbed to about 11.9 million. Business email compromise attacks totalled 10.7 million.
