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Korean Crypto Exchanges Block Romance Scammers’ Access to Digital Assets Worth Over $82 Million

31.1.2024
South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges have successfully stopped romance scams and voice phishing criminals from siphoning digital assets worth over $82.6 million in the past year. The exchanges attribute their success in blocking criminals to abnormal transaction detection systems, which assist...

As Crypto Market Recovers, Scammers Target Exchange Token Listings

30.1.2024
Exchange listing scams have resurfaced as scammers exploit the growing interest in digital assets amid the recent market recovery. As part of these schemes, scammers impersonate industry insiders and exchange representatives to deceive unsuspecting individuals and extort payments for token...

New Scam: Fake Patreon Accounts Used to Promote Malicious Crypto Projects

29.1.2024
Crypto users have raised concerns about a surge in phishing emails with crypto-themed content, originating from the popular content creator platform Patreon. According to reports on social media platforms such as X and Reddit, scammers are signing up users’ email addresses for Patreon...

AI Hype: CFTC Urges Investors to be Wary of AI-Created Crypto-Asset Arbitrage Algorithms

28.1.2024
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission has urged investors to be wary of artificial intelligence-created algorithms which promise dubious returns on crypto asset investments. The commission said investors should conduct background research on the companies or individuals who offer such...

Scammers Use Meme Coin Mania to Defraud 42,000 Victims and Amass $32 Million: Blockfence

22.1.2024
A group of fraudsters has managed to deceive over 42,000 victims, accumulating a staggering $32 million in a series of crypto scams that began in April 2023. What makes this scam unique is the use of a method that even fooled some of the industry’s renowned “rug pull detectors,”...

Crypto Scammers Swipe $123K in stETH from Nest Wallet Founder in Fake Airdrop

2.1.2024
The Nest Wallet founder has lost his life savings in an elaborate fake crypto airdrop scam. Image by Kerem Goktug Kaya, DALL-E 3. In a sobering reminder of the prevalence of cryptocurrency scams, Nest Wallet co-founder Bill Lou revealed on Tuesday he fell victim to an elaborate fake airdrop scheme...

Fake Rabby Wallet Discovered on Apple App Store

26.12.2023
Source: Pixabay A fraudulent version of open source crypto wallet Rabby Wallet has appeared on the Apple App Store. According to an X post from the official Rabby Wallet account, it’s not the first time scammers have tried to impersonate its wallet. “A FAKE mobile app has surfaced again. We want...

Fake Crypto Websites on Google Ads Drain $3 Million in Christmas Phishing Scam

26.12.2023
Scammers drained $3 million in crypto from victims this Christmas using fake websites promoted on Google ads. Image by Fareed Mindalano, DALL-E 3. A new report reveals that scammers stole over $3 million in cryptocurrency from victims this holiday season using fake crypto websites promoted through...

Hong Kong Prepares for Retail Access to Spot Crypto ETFs + More News

26.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / maurice norbert Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: Hong Kong Prepares for Retail Access to Spot Crypto ETFs Southeast Asia Scammers Are Forced to Look...

Scammers Banked $59 Million in Crypto Exploiting Google Ads

22.12.2023
Source: Adobe / zedtox Scammers have over the past nine months used a wallet-draining service named “MS Drainer” to siphon around $59 million worth of crypto from numerous victims, according to a recent report by blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer. The scam operated through Google...

Approval Phishing Scams See “Explosive Growth,” Nearly $375 Million Stolen This Year Alone

14.12.2023
Approval phishing scams are on the rise in the crypto space, with early $375 million stolen this year alone, according to new data from blockchain analytics firm, Chainalysis. Malicious activity by approval phishing scammers on the blockchain The new data comes from the organization’s...

Estonian court nixes extradition of accused crypto scammers to US

29.11.2023
Ivan Turogin and Sergei Potapenko are suspected in a $575 million fraud case, but they can’t be exposed to U.S. detention conditions

VC Firm Electric Capital Warns Crypto Community About New Disguised Crypto Scam

29.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The co-founder of the crypto-focused VC firm Electric Capital, Avichal Garg, has warned investors over a potential disguised crypto scam. The early-stage VC that raised $300 million for its third fund in September, is now being targeted by crypto scammers. According to Garg’s...

The Collision of AI and Crypto Attracts Scammers – What’s Going On?

27.11.2023
Source: Adobe / ZayNyi As the crypto industry continues to evolve, a new wave of scams is emerging, blending the hype of artificial intelligence (AI) with crypto, Kathleen Breitman, co-founder of the Tezos blockchain, has warned. Writing in a commentary piece for Fortune on Sunday, warned of...

Asked to get a banana, a BAYC owner narrowly avoids a fake Forbes scam

27.11.2023
Scammers posing as Forbes journalists have been targeting BAYC holders to set up interviews and distract them while they attempt to steal their apes

Nansen Users Swamped With Phishing Emails After Data Leak

24.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Several users of the crypto analytics platform Nansen have reported receiving phishing emails from scammers after a data breach related to one of the firm’s third-party vendors. On Thursday, crypto investigator Officer’s Notes posted on X to warn Nansen users of the scam. “Users...

US State Regulator Shares Most Common Crypto Complaints

24.11.2023
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation has outlined the most frequently reported complaints related to cryptocurrency. Emphasizing “a rising trend in crypto-related complaints,” the regulator advised: “Be careful what you post and make public online....