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$330M Bitcoin social engineering theft victim is elderly US citizen

30.4.2025
An elderly US individual is reportedly the victim of a devastating $330 million Bitcoin heist, now ranked as the fifth-largest crypto hack in history.The attacker used advanced social engineering tactics to gain access to the victim’s wallet, onchain investigator ZachXBT said in an April...

Watcher.Guru Reports X Account Breach Amid Social Engineering Suspicions

21.3.2025
Watcher.Guru, a prominent crypto and finance news source with 2.9 million followers on X, reported that its account was hacked, leading to unauthorized posts and potential social engineering tactics. Hackers Block Ripple Execs After Compromising Watcher.Guru’s X Account Watcher.Guru, a crypto...

Crypto Investors Lost Over $500M in Memecoin Rug Pulls and Scams in 2024

11.2.2025
The majority of scams involved gaining access to notable people's social media accounts through social engineering

Crypto scammers hard shift to Telegram, and ‘it’s working’ — Scam Sniffer

16.1.2025
Scam Sniffer initially raised the alarm about Telegram malware scams in December last year but says bad actors have since evolved tactics to snare new victims

Crypto scammers hard shift to Telegram, and ‘it’s working’ — Scam Sniffer

16.1.2025
Scam Sniffer initially raised the alarm about Telegram malware scams in December last year but says bad actors have since evolved tactics to snare new victims

Crypto scammers hard shift to Telegram, and ‘it’s working’ — Scam Sniffer

16.1.2025
Scam Sniffer initially raised the alarm about Telegram malware scams in December last year but says bad actors have since evolved tactics to snare new victims

Blockchain Sleuth Warns of New Crypto-Focused Social Engineering Exploit

29.12.2024
Tay, a well-known blockchain security investigator, has reported on a new social engineering scheme targeting the cryptocurrency industry. She explained that industry workers are at risk, as attackers pose as field executives offering high-paying job opportunities. Social Engineering Schemes Come...

North Korea Blamed for May's $305M Hack on Japanese Crypto Exchange DMM

24.12.2024
Japanese police and U.S. agencies said the attack was "affiliated" with TraderTraitor, which is characterized by social engineering