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Scams remain a major issue in crypto, with scam news exposing fraudulent projects, Ponzi schemes, and phishing attacks. Investors face risks from fake tokens, rug pulls, and phishing websites that steal private keys. As regulators crack down on bad actors, education and security measures remain vital in preventing fraud.
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Scammers are specifically targeting WLFI holders, says blockchain security expert behind SlowMist.
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Chainalysis, Tether, Binance, and OKX joined forces with APAC authorities to take down a multi-million-dollar pig butchering crypto scam.
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Binance warns of scammers impersonating its support after $91 million BTC theft.
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FBI investigators say a disturbing new fraud tactic is spreading: con artists posing as attorneys are cold-contacting crypto scam victims, promising fund recovery before stealing even more. The scheme preys on desperation with alarming sophistication. In an alert issued August…
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CrediX Finance hack may have actually been an exit scam, as the team abandons the project.
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A fresh wave of fake Aave ads has surfaced at the top of Google search results, pushing a phishing site designed to trick users into signing malicious transactions that drain their crypto wallets. Blockchain security firm PeckShield Alert flagged the…
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Leaked texts from FaZe Banks show influencer trying to pressure MLG team into giving him a special deal.
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Crypto phishing websites are becoming increasingly difficult to stop, and big tech is not doing enough to stop them.
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A case from Australia saw 15 victims lose $2.5 million. Scammers target the elderly.
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Hacker Nicholas Truglia’s 18-month prison sentence has been upgraded to 12 years after he failed to pay $20 million in restitution for the victim of a SIM-swap he conducted back in 2018. According to a report by the Inner City…
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U.S. authorities have charged two men for running a crypto investment scam that defrauded thousands of investors. According to an indictment unsealed on Monday, co-founders Michael Shannon Sims and Juan Carlos Reynoso launched the fake investment platform in 2019, ran…
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Two men have been sentenced to a combined 12 years in prison for a £1.5 million crypto cold-calling scam, amid a wider crackdown by the UK’s FCA on financial fraud and illegal promotions. On July 4, two men were sentenced…
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In the first half of 2025, the blockchain industry suffered over $2.37 billion in losses due to security incidents, with the DeFi sector hit the hardest. Scams targeting individual users have also proliferated, with AI enabling increasingly sophisticated schemes. According…
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WhiteRock’s native token has plunged nearly 25% in the past 24 hours amid reports that its founder, Ildar Ilham, has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates. The price of WhiteRock (WHITE), the token that powers the on-chain brokerage for…
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