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Criminals are using in-person crypto events to launch phishing campaigns and impersonation scams, Kraken warns. By now, it’s no secret that crypto is becoming mainstream, and with it, a bigger target. From Dubai’s skyline to Singapore’s high-tech halls, crypto conferences…
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South Africa-based Vera is launching a blockchain-based verifiable communications for businesses.
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More than 40% of big frauds in 2024 involved deepfakes, Bitget report reveals.
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Memecoin launchpad Believe has introduced new security features to protect users from rugpulls and scams, including automatic and manual fee blocking on new tokens and a standardized “BLV” contract address suffix. Believe, the SocialFi memecoin launchpad formerly known as Clout,…
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Banned by Telegram in May, the Huione and Xinbi Market channels have resurfaced under new names, TRM Labs said in a recent update. Despite Telegram’s May 13 ban on the notorious Huione Guarantee and Xinbi Guarantee crypto marketplaces, both appear…
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Concerns continue to mount over Ethereum’s latest protocol upgrade as security risks attract malicious actors aiming to drain user wallets. The Ethereum Improvement Proposal EIP-7702, part of the Pectra upgrade introduced earlier this year, is drawing scrutiny across the crypto…
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Fragmented digital ecosystems are failing, sovereign-backed blockchain infrastructure can unify emerging economies in the age of digital deception.
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MEXC revealed an alarming rise in trading fraud, with a 200% spike globally.
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Netflix has announced the two actors who will be playing Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellis in the streaming service’s upcoming limited series inspired by the FTX scandal. On May 30, the major streaming platform officially unveiled the two young actors…
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The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based firm allegedly at the center of a vast cyber fraud network enabling cryptocurrency scams. Funnull is accused of providing technical infrastructure for hundreds of thousands of websites linked…
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Vietnamese authorities have arrested key figures behind a nationwide cryptocurrency scam that defrauded tens of thousands of investors out of nearly 10 trillion VND (approximately $400 million). The fraud ring operated under the guise of a fake virtual currency exchange…
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Braden Karony, former CEO of SafeMoon, was found guilty of defrauding investors and using stolen funds to buy luxury homes and vehicles. A New York federal jury has found Braden John Karony, former CEO of SafeMoon, guilty on all counts…
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Hong Kong authorities busted a cross-border crypto laundering network that allegedly processed approximately HK$118 million in illicit funds.
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A Wellington-based man was arrested in Auckland as part of an international investigation into a crypto scam operation allegedly stealing $265 million (NZD$450 million) from seven victims. New Zealand’s Financial Crime Group made the arrest following an FBI-led probe into…
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Coinbase CEO revealed how blackmailers received sensitive information on its customers, leading to scam attempts.
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Hong Kong police are ramping up efforts to secure the city’s web3 space with a new tool to help track illegal crypto flows. Hong Kong’s Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau revaled on Wednesday its newly developed crypto tracing tool…
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