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Google Pulls Work from BPO Whose Employees Was Involved in Bitcoin Scam
23.8.2020
Don’t use your workplace to scam people
27 Arrests as Chinese Police ‘Completely Destroy’ PlusToken Bitcoin Scam
30.7.2020
One of the most notorious and largest-scale bitcoin (BTC) scams of all time appears to have finally be taken down – with Chinese police swooping to arrest 27 suspects it said orchestrated PlusToken.
Per state-owned media outlet Chinanews, the Ministry of Public Security, China’s police authority...
1,000 People Had Access to Twitter ‘God Mode’ — 130 Accounts Targeted by Hackers
25.7.2020
More than 1,000 Twitter employees and contractors reportedly had access to Twitter’s “God mode” earlier this year, before the recent large-scale hack that saw many high-profile accounts tweet about a bitcoin giveaway. Twitter has confirmed that 130 accounts were targeted,...
Steve Wozniak Sues Youtube, Google for Promoting Bitcoin Giveaway Scam — Youtube Denies Fault
23.7.2020
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and 17 other victims have sued Youtube and Google for allowing, promoting, and profiting from bitcoin giveaway scams. However, Youtube insists that it is not at fault for scammers using its video-sharing platform for cryptocurrency giveaway scams and other fraudulent...
AMFEIX Investors Raise Concerns About Massive Pending Withdrawal Requests
22.7.2020
Investors tell us that something has gone wrong within a once-hot crypto company
Here’s How to Check If a Bitcoin Address Is a Scam
22.7.2020
With the rapid rise in the number of bitcoin scams, there are easy ways to check if a bitcoin address has been reported as being used by scammers, such as in fake bitcoin giveaways. You can also easily report any bitcoin address associated with a scam. Check the ‘Bitcoin Abuse’ Database...
The Twitter Hack Fiasco: Compromised Internal Tool, Paid Insiders, Direct Message Fears
17.7.2020
On Wednesday, a large number of Twitter accounts were compromised and the hackers used the accounts to tweet about a bitcoin doubling scam. According to multiple reports, a Twitter employee was paid to give the hackers an internal tool that let them leverage high-profile social media accounts....
Tweeter Beware! Bitcoin Scam Snares Kanye West, Elon Musk, CZ and More
16.7.2020
Crypto Twitter exploded this week, but not for the usual reasons — a Bitcoin scam briefly took over the entireContinue Reading
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Tweeter Beware! Bitcoin Scam Snares Kanye West, Elon Musk, CZ and More
16.7.2020
Crypto Twitter exploded this week, but not for the usual reasons — a Bitcoin scam briefly took over the entireContinue Reading
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Twitter Says ‘Coordinated Social Engineering’ Attack Caused Bitcoin Scam
16.7.2020
Twitter says "a coordinated social engineering attack" against an employee caused Wednesday's massive takeover
Massive Twitter Attack: Apple, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Uber Tweeting Bitcoin Giveaway Scam
16.7.2020
A massive attack hit crypto Twitter on Wednesday as many prominent accounts began tweeting about a bitcoin giveaway. Soon it was apparent that the breach was much more serious when major corporations and famous people tweeted that they will double your bitcoin, including Apple, Google, Joe Biden...
Everything We Know About the Bitcoin Scam Rocking Twitter’s Most Prominent Accounts
15.7.2020
Twitter’s thin veil of security went into full meltdown at 19:00 UTC on Wednesday. Within hours, even Barack Obama’s account was compromised
Youtube Helps Scammers Steal $130,000 in Bitcoin From Investors Daily: Report
13.7.2020
Scammers raked-in $24 million in bitcoin during the first six months of 2020, according to a new report from crypto monitoring service Whale Alert. Cyber-thieves are finding it very easy to fool people of their bitcoin (BTC} because their schemes have become believably professional and aggressive...
Texas Securities Regulator Accuses South African Trading Pool of Crypto Fraud
8.7.2020
Texas' securities watchdog ordered Mirror Trading International to cease operations, alleging the South African bitcoin and forex "investor club" is a multilevel marketing scam
South African Investors to Lose $13 Million as Bitcoin Scammer Declared Bankrupt
7.7.2020
A South African high court has declared an alleged bitcoin scam mastermind, Willie Breedt, bankrupt. The court decision follows an application by one disgruntled investor, Simon Dix, a News24 report states. Willie Breedt is the CEO of the defunct Vaultage Solutions (VS), the company at the center...
Personal Data of 250,000 People From 20 Countries Leaked by Bitcoin Scam
5.7.2020
A global bitcoin scam has reportedly leaked personal data of about 250,000 people from more than 20 countries. The majority of the compromised data were of people in the U.K., Australia, South Africa, and the U.S. This bitcoin scam operates under several different names. Investors’ Personal...
Bitcoin Scam Exposes Thousands to Data Breach
30.6.2020
Thousands have their personal data leaked by a crypto-based phishing scam
Canadian Bitcoin Scam Expands to British Columbia
24.6.2020
Police in Burnaby have noted a surge in Bitcoin-related scams across Vancouver
Elon Musk Bitcoin Giveaway Scam Rakes in Millions of Dollars in BTC
21.6.2020
‘Elon Musk’ bitcoin giveaways continue to scam people on Youtube. Scammers have reportedly pulled in millions of dollars in bitcoin from people wanting to double their cryptocurrency. Some of them use bitcoin addresses containing the name Elon Musk, Spacex, or Telsa. Before sending...
Another Bitcoin Scam Hits Canada
19.6.2020
A local store owner in Winnipeg reported that several of his customers were victims of a Bitcoin scam