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Australian Securities and Investments Commission Warns Public Against New Crypto Scam
21.5.2019
Australian Securities and Investments Commission red flagged another alleged crypto-related scam operating without a license
ETH Stolen From Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Moved, Portion Deposited on Exchange
21.5.2019
Of the ether stolen from hacked New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia, a portion has been moved and deposited to a different crypto exchange
Police Arrest Dutch Cryptocurrency CEO in Rumored $110 Million Fraud Case
21.5.2019
An alleged bitcoin mining fraud scheme involving $110 million sees an arrest in the Netherlands
Report: US Court Claims Rapper T.I. Sold Unregistered Securities in FLiK ICO
21.5.2019
The token holders were reportedly promised profits from the work of the company
Crypto and Forex Scam Reports Tripled in the UK Last Year, Watchdog Says
21.5.2019
Reports of cryptocurrency and foreign exchange scams surged in the U.K. last year, while total reported losses dropped, says the FCA
UK Watchdog Reports $34 Million Lost in Crypto and Forex Scams Last Year
21.5.2019
The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority reports $34 million lost to crypto and forex scams last year
How Cryptocurrency Scams Work
19.5.2019
Don’t end up like this person.
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Millions of cryptocurrency investors have been scammed out of massive sums of money. In 2018, losses from cryptocurrency-related crimes amounted to US$1.7 billion. The criminals use both old-fashioned and new-technology...
Goxtrade Advertises Unaffiliated Staff and Misleading Contact Information
18.5.2019
Individuals listed as staff on Goxtrade’s website have denied involvement with the Bitcoin exchange
Cryptocurrency Project OneCoin Denies Ponzi and Pyramid Scheme Claims
18.5.2019
Controversial cryptocurrency project OneCoin has reportedly denied claims that it is a “hybrid ponzi-pyramid scheme”
Blockchain Sister Startups Allegedly Pull $8 Million Exit Scam
16.5.2019
RepuX and JoyToken alleged to pulled initial coin offering (ICO) exit scam worth a combined $8 million
Hacked New Zealand Exchange Cryptopia Appoints Liquidators, Trading Suspended
15.5.2019
Hacked New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has gone into liquidation and suspended trading services
US DoJ Charges Group of Individuals Who Stole $2.5 Mln in Crypto Via SIM Swapping
10.5.2019
The U.S. Department of Justice has named hackers who allegedly stole $2.5 million worth of crypto from users’ wallets via SIM swapping
Crypto Crime Blotter: Scammers Dupe Jersey Island Man Out of £1.2 million, Backpage Laundered Cash With Crypto
6.5.2019
Did Backpage launder cash through crypto? What happened to three Germans on the DarkWeb? This week's Crypto Crime Blotter
Over $100 Million Missing: CoinBene Claims Maintenance, a Month of Questions Point Toward a Hack
23.4.2019
Since March 2019, CoinBene has denied being hacked, but several details have recently emerged that point to that conclusion
Fake Bitcoin Trading Volumes and Bitcoin Predictions
25.3.2019
The young crypto is yet to come of age, and while it prepares to do so, it will be marred by cases of manipulation, fraud, scams, etc. A recent study report shows that up to 95 percent of the reported […]
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BitGuards: Why the Crypto Elite Are Increasingly Relying on Personal Security
19.3.2019
Crypto millionaires are hiring bodyguards, but new custodial solutions could make this unnecessary
Businesses Increasingly See Crypto Mining Attacks in Cloud Infrastructures
15.3.2019
Crypto mining is one of the most observed objectives for attacking businesses’ cloud infrastructures, according to U.S. telecoms firm AT&T
Crypto Behind Bars: Arrests Making Headlines Across the Globe
30.9.2018
From soap actors to nuclear engineers, Cointelegraph takes stock of some of the most illustrious arrests of the figures behind crypto’s high crimes and misdemeanours this year
Exit Scam in Wonderland: Bitconnect’s Tentacles From Texas to Gujarat
22.9.2018
Cointelegraph traces Bitconnect’s tangle of high crimes and misdemeanours in the Indian state of Gujarat