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Mastermind Behind India's $24 Million Crypto Fraud Flees Country
6.10.2023
The mastermind behind a massive $24 million crypto fraud scheme in India has managed to evade Indian security agencies and escape from the country.
The criminal, identified as Subhash Sharma, fled the nation just as authorities were closing in on him, authorities confirmed to local media. ...
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Australian Crypto Exchange Swyftx Offers Financial Incentives to Learners Completing Crypto Course
8.9.2023
The Australian cryptocurrency exchange Swyftx has said it will offer financial rewards to users who complete its crypto education course. The crypto exchange said it expects as many as 80,000 participants and has promised a reward of just over $64 for those completing the course. Improving...
Crypto Thefts in 2023: Nearly $1 Billion Lost to Scams and Exploits, Reports Certik
1.9.2023
According to cybersecurity firm Certik, nearly $1 billion in cryptocurrency has been pilfered due to scams, rug pulls, and exploits throughout 2023. The company highlighted that the combined incidents in August alone led to a loss of $45.8 million. Certik Analysis: Cryptocurrency Losses Near...
Web3 Loses $1.2 Billion to Hacks and Rug Pulls so far in 2023: Report
1.9.2023
Web 3 platforms have lost over $1.2 billion so far this year in hacks and rugs pulls, according to a report from web3 bug bounty platform Immunefi.
The report revealed a total of 211 separate incidents contributing to this massive sum, with the month of August alone accounting for $23.4 million...
Magnate Finance on Base rug-pulls users of $6.5M, as predicted by on-chain sleuth
25.8.2023
Magnate Finance first deleted its Telegram channel and X account followed by taking down the website before pulling the plug on its TVL
Base and Linea Users Lose $460,000 as SwirlLend Vanishes in Suspected Exit Scam
16.8.2023
SwirlLend, an Ethereum Layer 2 lending project active on the Base and Linea networks, has reportedly pulled off an exit scam that has resulted in the disappearance of an estimated $460,000 in user deposits.
According to a comprehensive on-chain analysis conducted by cybersecurity firm PeckShield...
Viral Meme Coin BALD Rug-pulls on Base But Crypto Experts Say This Lesser Known Coin Will Be the Next to Pump 100x
31.7.2023
$BALD, a brand new meme coin built on Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Base, experienced a stunning crash earlier in Monday, after enjoying a similarly stunning rise over the weekend.
After hitting fresh all-time highs around $0.97 and a market cap of close to $100 million earlier...
Memecoin mania hits Base: Obscure tokens skyrocket amid rug pulls and FOMO
31.7.2023
Memecoin traders have been buying up obscure tokens such as Bald and Based, which have each seen staggering price gains despite questionable utility
$656M lost from crypto hacks, scams, and rug pulls in H12023: Report
30.6.2023
Approximately $215 million of stolen assets have since been recovered
Chibi Finance Rug Pulls Users for $1M, CHIBI Falls 98%
27.6.2023
Over 555 stolen ether were swapped from Arbitrum from Ethereum, a security firm said
Losses from crypto rug pulls outpaced DeFi exploits in May: Finance Redefined
2.6.2023
The top 100 DeFi tokens had a bullish last week of May, with most of the tokens recovering from two weeks of bearish pressure
Losses from crypto rug pulls outpaced DeFi exploits in May: Beosin
2.6.2023
Over $45 million was lost to exit scams in May while exploits on DeFi protocols racked up less than half that amount over the same period
Pixel Penguins, an NFT Charity Scam, Shows Dangers Of NFT Influencer Culture
1.6.2023
Behind every PFP with thousands of followers on Twitter is a person. And in Web3, it’s not always best to trust one person’s word on whether or not to mint into an NFT collection
Memecoins: From memes to multibillion-dollar pumps, scams and rug pulls
26.5.2023
Memecoins have come a long way from the early days of being joke cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Pizza Day Turns Sour as Meme Coin Shysters Profit Over $200K in Rug Pulls
22.5.2023
The 13th anniversary of the first bitcoin transaction has taken a nefarious turn with meme coin issuers profiting over $200,000 from pizza-related rug pulls
April’s crypto scams, exploits and hacks lead to $103M lost — CertiK
1.5.2023
The month was particularly bad for exploits, with the amount lost accounting for half of the total crypto exploited so far in 2023
KuCoin confirms an exchange user is behind alleged daily rug pulls
28.4.2023
A community member identified a wallet address that allegedly launched several meme coin rug pulls every day for almost two years
Soulja Boy Has Reportedly Been Cranking Out Promotions for Scam NFT Projects
19.4.2023
Research done by internet sleuth ZachXBT indicates that the "Crank That" rapper has promoted dozens of NFT projects on social media, some of which turned out to be rug pulls
73.3% of Q1 rug pulls happened on BNB Chain: Immunefi
4.4.2023
Rug pulls and other frauds made up a small percentage of losses compared to hacks and exploits, the report stated
$119M in Stolen Crypto So Far in 2023, NFT Rug Pulls on the Rise: Crystal Blockchain
24.3.2023
DeFi protocols have been hackers’ favorite targets since 2021. Now they’re preying on NFT projects too, a blockchain intelligence firm says