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Animoca Brands has issued a public notice regarding co-founder Yat Siu's social media account being compromised.
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Blockchain security experts have uncovered a new scam using malicious Google ads to trick crypto users into visiting a fake Pudgy Penguins website. A new scam targeting crypto users has been uncovered, with analysts at blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer…
KickStreaming's account on X was hacked and used to push Solana-based scam tokens.
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Scammers are exploiting YouTube’s comments section, sharing seed phrases to lure greedy individuals into a multi-signature wallet scam. Bad actors have seemingly found a new way to exploit crypto users by sharing seed phrases, tricking victims into attempting to steal…
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Rostislav Panev, a dual Russian and Israeli national, for his alleged involvement with the LockBit ransomware group. Panev, 51, is accused of working as a developer for the group, earning over $230,000 in…
Vivek Ramaswamy’s account on X was hacked to falsely announce a partnership between the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency and USUAL. The post claimed a partnership between the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency and the stablecoin issuer USUAL, stating that…
Would you suspect a scam at a professional event? Lainchain’s phishing fraud thrived in Paris until AMLBot stepped in. How did they unravel the complex deception? A crypto trap in Paris On the evening of Dec. 3, a freelancer meetup…
Ex-member of South Korea’s Democratic Party imprisoned for concealing 10 billion won in cryptocurrency assets. Kim Nam-kook, a former legislator for the Democratic Party of Korea, was found guilty of hiding cryptocurrency holdings while he was a member of the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria arrested 792 individuals allegedly involved in crypto investment and romance scams. The suspects, including 148 Chinese nationals, 40 Filipinos, and others from various countries, were apprehended on December 10, 2024, during a…
On December 13, Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa residing in Springfield, was convicted by a federal jury on multiple counts associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, a foreign terrorist organization.
The ChillGuy memecoin dropped over 45% in just 30 minutes after it came out that the project does not have any intellectual property rights of the original Chill Guy meme.
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Five promoters behind the IcomTech Ponzi scheme have been ordered to pay $5 million in civil penalties and restitution for defrauding investors via a fake cryptocurrency trading platform. According to a Dec. 11 statement, IcomTech founder David Carmona, along with…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged three Nigerian nationals with defrauding investors of $2.9 million in Bitcoin. According to the SEC, the individuals used fake websites, social media, and voice-altering software to impersonate legitimate financial professionals, targeting at…
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Bad actors are deploying cryptocurrency-stealing malware using a sophisticated combination of fake X accounts and malicious Telegram bots. Web3 security firm ScamSniffer has warned of a new scam targeting cryptocurrency users by mimicking popular influencers in the space and draining…
A scammer with the monicker “Excite” flaunted stolen wealth and a monkey after a Coinbase Commerce contract executed $15.9 million in suspicious withdrawals.
Bad actors keep ramping up crypto scams, with impersonation accounts surging to over 300 a day, according to blockchain analysts. Crypto scams on X are once again rising fast, with major accounts hijacked to promote fake tokens. Victims have already…
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