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FTX to Compensate API Phishing Victims With as Much as $6M

24.10.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has agreed to reimburse victims of this weekend's phishing attack with as much as $6 million

FTX to give a 'one-time' $6M compensation to phishing victims

24.10.2022
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said the exchange won’t be “making a habit of compensating” users that are “phished by fake versions of other companies.”

Report: BTC Mining Investment Platform Declared Pyramid Scheme by South African Consumer Watchdog

23.10.2022
According to the National Consumer Commission, about 4,000 South Africans who invested in a bitcoin mining equipment supplier, Obelisk, may have participated in a pyramid scheme. The commission said participants in the pyramid scheme may have lost as much as over $6 million. Obelisk Used Social...

Transit Finance Hacker Returns $2.74M to Victims, Sends $686K to Tornado Cash

10.10.2022
A hacker that swindled cross-bridge DeFi Protocol Transit Finance out of $28.9 million has agreed to return $2.74 million to victims

US State Issues Order Freezing Crypto at Exchanges in Pig Butchering Scam Crackdown

1.10.2022
The Delaware Department of Justice’s Investor Protection Unit has issued a cease and desist order against 23 entities and individuals involved in a popular cryptocurrency scam known as “pig butchering.” The order also freezes the accounts allegedly holding cryptocurrencies...

Crypto Fraudster Who Swindled Victims out of Bitcoin and ETH Gets 5-Year Jail Term

30.9.2022
A South Korean crypto fraudster who duped victims out of some $1.7 million worth of bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), and fiat has been handed a five-year jail sentence. Chosun reported that the man (33), identified only by his surname Han, was sentenced by the Criminal Division of the Seoul Central...

Victims of TerraUSD UST Collapse Speak Out – Will Do Kwon Be Arrested?

29.9.2022
Victims of the collapse of the Terra ecosytem, which wiped out over $60 billion of investors' funds, have been speaking up and calling for Do Kwon and entities related to him to be brought to justice. In a Twitter thread, 'FatManTerra,' a pseudonymous finance investor who has been providing...

Tribe DAO votes in favor of repaying victims of $80M Rari hack

22.9.2022
The vote to reimburse users affected by the hack was one of the final governance decisions for Tribe DAO which has announced plans to wind down

Ukrainian Police Bust Crypto Call Centers Defrauding Investors Across Europe

1.9.2022
Ukrainian investigators have exposed a scheme targeting residents of the country and the European Union with various financial scams, including some related to cryptocurrencies. The criminal organization members contacted their victims through call centers to collect personal financial information....

US Authorities Warn of ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Scam Becoming Alarmingly Popular

21.8.2022
U.S. authorities have warned about the rising popularity of a crypto scam known as “pig butchering.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) explained: “The fraud is named for the way scammers feed their victims with promises of romance and riches before cutting them off...

California Man Must Pay $61K in Restitution for SIM Swap Scam That Stole One Victim's Crypto

11.8.2022
The swindle defrauded Apple and targeted at least 40 people

Harmony Proposes Issuing ONE Tokens to Reimburse Victims of $100M Hack

27.7.2022
Harmony decided against using its treasury funds, citing the project’s longevity

Backlash as Harmony proposes minting 4.97B tokens to reimburse victims

27.7.2022
Under the proposal, there would be either a 100% reimbursement via 4.97 billion new ONE tokens, or a 50% reimbursement with 2.48 billion ONE tokens

'Pig Butchering' Crypto Investment Scams Delivered 'Massive Losses' to Victims

27.7.2022
An emerging and rather complex form of investment scam known as “pig butchering,” wherein flirtatious strangers convince unsuspecting users to invest in crypto trading platforms that eventually seize funds when victims try to cash out, has reportedly robbed victims of millions of dollars worth...

DOJ Seizes $500K in Ransom Payments, Cryptocurrency From State-Sponsored North Korean Hackers

21.7.2022
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized $500K in ransom payments and cryptocurrency from a state-sponsored North Korean group. “We are returning the stolen funds to the victims,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco said, adding that the seized funds include ransoms paid...

FBI Warns of Fake Crypto Apps — 244 Investors Defrauded, $42.7 Million Lost

20.7.2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about fake cryptocurrency apps defrauding investors. “The FBI has identified 244 victims and estimates the approximate loss associated with this activity to be $42.7 million,” said the U.S. law enforcement agency....

Crypto Exchange That Hosted a Scammer’s Wallet Is ‘Not Liable’ For Victim’s Losses, Court Rules

28.6.2022
A South Korean judge has ruled that a domestic crypto exchange is not liable for the actions of a voice phishing scam gang who transferred their victims’ coins onto its platform. According to Newsis, an individual named only as 'B' for legal reasons claimed they had been the victim of...