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FomoPeek Malware: How a Read-Only Whale Tracker Stole iOS Private Keys

FomoPeek passed App Store review as a read-only whale tracker, then shipped an iOS kernel exploit that decrypts the Keychain. Timeline, forensics, victim steps.

zkSNARKs Auction Cleared 12,000 ZEC. Here Is What the Winners Actually Hold

Zcash's zkSNARKs identity auction drew 16,971 bids and cleared at 1.5 ZEC; the secondary floor sits near 2 ZEC on Zilkroad. But with ZSA not on mainnet, ownership lives in a database — and the market data is unverifiable by design.

Zcash Cold Storage: How to Store ZEC Offline in 2026

ZEC holders moving funds off exchanges face a fork in the road: transparent addresses work on any hardware wallet, shielded addresses mostly don't. What Trezor and Ledger actually support, three working cold-storage setups, and the scams targeting new Zcash users.

BNB Chain Token Safety: How to Avoid Scams on Binance's Chain

The SQUID token let people buy but never sell, and it ran on BNB Chain. Learn the specific scam patterns on BSC and the exact steps to verify any BEP-20 token before you buy.

Polygon Token Safety: How to Avoid Scams on the MATIC Chain

Polygon's low fees and Ethereum association attract legitimate DeFi and every clone-token scam that follows. The exact steps to verify any Polygon token before you buy.

Zcash Whitelist Season: One Takes Your ZEC, One Takes Your Identity Map

ZecBit charged for a testnet NFT and left a 0.1 ZEC complaint in its wake. zaddr.net is free and asks for almost nothing. The second one is the more interesting case. Here is what each model actually collects.

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