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Spike in Crypto Scams Targeting Young Korean Women – Here’s How Fraudsters Strike
29.5.2023
There has been a spike in South Korean crypto scams that target young women on social media platforms, a new study has revealed.
Per iNews24 and Hanguk Kyungjae, the study revealed that 71% of “romance scam victims” ensnared via social media in 2022 were women.
The vast majority of these women...
Memecoins: From memes to multibillion-dollar pumps, scams and rug pulls
26.5.2023
Memecoins have come a long way from the early days of being joke cryptocurrencies
Fortune favors the brand: Why crypto marketing fails to live up to hype
26.5.2023
Your brand establishes a bond. Without that bond, your customer base will simply erode more easily
New Crypto Scams Pump After Elon Musk Twitter Space Parody - President Ron DeSantis (RON), Donald (TRUMP) Shitcoins
25.5.2023
With a low DEXTscore and several smart contract warnings, new crypto coins with a US election theme have topped the daily gainers charts on DEXTools.
Unlike centralized crypto exchanges (such as Binance, Coinbase) anyone can list a new cryptocurrency token on a decentralized exchange (Uniswap...
New Crypto Scams Pump on Uniswap After Elon Musk Twitter Space Parody - President Ron DeSantis (RON), Donald (TRUMP) 'Shit Coins'
25.5.2023
With a low DEXTscore and several smart contract warnings, new crypto coins with a US election theme have topped the daily gainers charts on DEXTools.
Unlike centralized crypto exchanges (such as Binance or Coinbase) anyone can list a new cryptocurrency token on a decentralized exchange (such...
Connecticut Banking Regulator Fines Crypto ATM Operator Bitcoin of America
23.5.2023
According to the Connecticut Department of Banking, commissioner Jorge Perez revealed that the regulator has reached a settlement with the crypto automated teller machine (ATM) and kiosk operator Bitcoin of America. As part of the settlement, Bitcoin of America will pay $86,000 in restitution,...
FBI releases warning about fake crypto job advertisements
23.5.2023
The fake job advertisements have lured prospective employees to foreign countries and then forced participation in cryptocurrency fraud schemes
Bitcoin of America to halt operating unlicensed crypto ATMs in Connecticut
23.5.2023
The Department of Banking highlighted that Bitcoin of America failed to obtain a license as a money transmitter to operate Bitcoin ATM kiosks in the state
New Religious Cryptos Pump - Are They Scams? God, Mary, Baby Jesus Coins Top Crypto Gainers Today
22.5.2023
Three new meme coins with a religious theme were listed on Uniswap today, May 22nd - $GOD, $MARY and $BABYJESUS - making the top crypto gainers list on DEXTools.
Each has a low DEXTscore and some warnings under the contract details section of their DEXTools links - exercise caution when buying...
Binance Australia partner hints at rising ‘scams’ after debanking exchange
19.5.2023
Cuscal, the company that handles AUD on-and-off ramping for the exchange, declined to comment specifically on why it decided to pull support for Binance Australia
Australian ‘Big 4’ bank begins trial for cryptocurrency payment blocks
18.5.2023
One of Australia’s Big Four banks announced efforts to combat crypto fraud activities aimed at reducing losses from scams
Serial Phishing Scammer Uses a Mix of Laundering Techniques, Including Coin Swaps and a Mysterious OTC
16.5.2023
Attacker behind a fake HitBTC website might have stolen $15M worth of crypto from multiple scams and phishing attacks
Can you recover stolen Bitcoin from crypto scams?
16.5.2023
Recovering stolen Bitcoin from crypto scams is challenging due to the anonymous nature of blockchain transactions and jurisdictional issues
GREED Token Is Not a Crypto Scam, but a Lesson on How to Get Scammed Amid Meme Coin Mania
15.5.2023
Despite multiple warnings from Voshy, the meme coin's creator, speculators turned over Twitter permissions to get access to the token. They got a valuable lesson in account security
Irish newspaper apologizes for misleading AI-generated article
15.5.2023
A daily newspaper in Ireland released a statement saying it was “deliberately deceived” to believe the identity of a guest writer that turned out to be AI
To catch a scammer: Kraken builds fake crypto account to ‘bait’ fraudsters
11.5.2023
A call-center scammer impersonating President Joe Biden attempted to steal what they thought was $450,000 worth of Bitcoin from a streamer — instead, chaos ensued
Philippines Law Enforcement Busts Crypto Scam Center, Over 1,000 Human Trafficking Victims Rescued
10.5.2023
Over 1,000 human trafficking victims were recently rescued from a “fraud factory” in Mabalacat, a town located nearly 90 kilometers northwest of Manila, Philippines law enforcement has said. Michelle Sabino from the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group said trafficking...
Blockchain security firm freezes $160K stolen in Merlin DEX 'rugpull'
5.5.2023
CertiK has contacted law enforcement in the U.S. and U.K. to find the pseudonymous operators
UK government targets fraudsters with new ban on cold calls for crypto
3.5.2023
The U.K. government plans to introduce laws to reimburse victims of authorized crypto fraud and work with Ofcom to prevent phone number "spoofing."
April’s crypto scams, exploits and hacks lead to $103M lost — CertiK
1.5.2023
The month was particularly bad for exploits, with the amount lost accounting for half of the total crypto exploited so far in 2023