Crypto scammers have Americans in their crosshairs as they continue to experiment with different types of scams. And a new report shows those in search of love have become the latest to fall victim. A...
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British Army Loses Control Of Twitter And YouTube Accounts To Crypto Scammers
– Advertisement – British Army Loses Control Of Twitter And YouTube Accounts To Scammers. The Twitter and YouTube accounts of the British Army were hacked briefly on Sunday, as confirmed b...
OpenSea Breach, Is Users’ Data Trapped by Scammers?
9 hours ago | 2 mins read Editors News OpenSea issued a warning that hackers may attempt to email customers. In February, OpenSea suffered a massive hack of NFTs. A third party stole the collection of...
North Korea is the Country Most Infested With Scammers
Crypto crime in North Korea hits the top of the charts. Finally, they win at something. Yay! Crypto Crime – Gold Medal North Korea now leads the world in crypto scams. This is according to a new study...
3rd most-targeted crypto project by scammers: Cardano
Cardano (ADA) is one of the most often targeted projects by cryptocurrency fraudsters, who are using phishing assaults to scam unwary victims. Never-ending phishing attacks With 277 attacks, Luno is s...
Crypto Scammers’ Streamline Focus on Pride Month
5 hours ago | 2 mins read Editors News FTC reports show the increase in the crypto scam targeting the LGBTQ+ community. The govt. agency warns to be aware while contacting unknown sources via the inte...
Chatsight Pivots Its Content Moderation A.I. to Battling Discord Scammers
In brief Scams continue to plague DAOs and NFT collections, exploiting human and platform weaknesses. Former content moderation service Chatsight is now applying AI to Discord servers. While the crypt...
FBI Warns of Increased Cryptocurrency Scammers Targeting LinkedIn Users
Jun 19, 2022 at 09:27 // News The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sent a stern warning to professional networking site LinkedIn. Sean Ragan, Special Agent with the Bureau, said cryptocurrenc...
LinkedIn is now a preferred platform of crypto scammers
Cryptocurrency scammers are currently more and more targeting job-seeking candidates on the Microsoft-owned social network LinkedIn. Associate degree FBI agent has au fait that crypto-scammers on Link...
Crypto Scammers on LinkedIn Pose Big Threat to Users, Says FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned LinkedIn users to be wary of crypto scammers, saying that these malicious players present a huge threat to the social media platform. Speaking on behalf ...
Crypto Scammers Pose ‘Significant Threat’ On LinkedIn, FBI Agent Warns
Crypto scammers are on the loose, and this time, they’re preying on unsuspecting individuals on this popular social networking site. If you frequently connect and converse with strangers online, parti...
FBI Warns of Cryptocurrency Scammers on LinkedIn
Cryptocurrency investment scammers on LinkedIn are a “significant threat” to user safety, FBI special agent Sean Ragan said Friday. In an interview with CNBC, Ragan said he believes LinkedIn has a pro...
Crypto scam Alert: Scammers Are Cloning Authenticity of Web3 Wallets
A cluster of malicious activity involving distributed wallet apps has been discovered by Confiant, an advertising security firm, allowing hackers to obtain private seeds and get access to users’ asset...
Crypto Scammers Exploit Richard Branson’s Name
5 hours ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News Crypto scammers using Richard Branson’s name to trap naive crypto investors. Virgin Galactic Holdings accepts bitcoin as a payment method. Richard Branson is a b...
Roughly 70% of $1 Billion Lost to Crypto Scammers Since 2021 Was Bitcoin: FTC
More than 46,000 individuals have lost over a combined $1 billion in crypto-related scams since the beginning of last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Approximately $680 million in fra...
Scammers Compromise Bored Ape Yacht Club and Otherside Discord Servers, Steal 32 NFTs Worth $259,000: Report
Bad actors have reportedly made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stolen non-fungible tokens (NFTs) after exploiting the Discord servers of two prominent NFT communities. According to...
Over $1 Billion Lost Since Start of 2021 as Crypto Scammers Find New Ways
4 hours ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News Fraudsters also target customers by pretending to be a company or government. According to FTC data, many criminal organizations prefer to pay using cryptocurren...
Crypto Scammers Have Drained Over $1 Billion From Consumers Last Year – FTC
Crypto scammers have defrauded more than 46,000 people over $1 billion since the start of 2021, according to a report released by the Federal Trade Commission on Friday. Fraudsters are capitalizing on...
Scammers Have Stolen Over $1,000,000,000 in Crypto Assets Since Start of 2021: U.S. Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is laying out the scope and methods used by crypto fraudsters to rack up a billion dollars in illicit gains. According to a new consumer protection report, the FTC s...
$1 Billion Worth of Crypto Lost to Scammers Since 2021: FTC
Alex Dovbnya New FTC report highlights rapid growth of cryptocurrency scams over past few years According to a recent report published by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 46,000 people have already...
Scammers Fake Luna 2.0 Token Airdrop, Send Million of Tokens to Vitalik Buterin, 3AC and Justin Sun
Arman Shirinyan Scammer was trying to trick users into sending their Luna tokens to a fake airdrop address The issuer of new Terra 2.0 tokens appeared to send a new Luna 2.0 to addresses of cryptocurr...
Scammers looking to take advantage of LUNA 2.0 airdrop
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! Blockchain analysis and security firm PeckShield issued an alert to warn the crypto community about scammers sending Wrapped L...
Scammers Simulate Airdrop to Lure Victims
Luna 2.0: A real airdrop of the cryptocurrency will be made today. But criminals are taking advantage of the imminent release to create fake airdrops of the new cryptocurrency of the Terra ecosystem. ...
Deepfake featuring elon musk used by twitter scammers
A deepfake video featuring Elon Musk has been circulating on Twitter, in which the Tesla CEO promotes a cryptocurrency platform. The video of Elon Musk promotes a cryptocurrency platform that promises...
Scammers Airdrop Millions of Fake Terra (LUNA) Tokens to Vitalik Buterin, Justin Sun, To Make It Look Real
– Advertisement – Malefactors are still making efforts to scam unsuspecting victims of their devalued LUNA tokens. With Terra investors expecting the airdrop of the new LUNA tokens in exch...
Beeple’s Twitter Account Hacked, Scammers make $438k From Stolen NFTs – crypto.news
Hackers have hacked Beeple’s Twitter account to orchestrate a phishing scam that stole a total of $438,000 worth of non-fungible tokens (NFT) and ether (ETH) from victims within just five hours on May...
Baby formula shortage is bringing out scammers, FTC warns
Sod Tatong | Moment | Getty Images Scammers are exploiting a nationwide baby formula shortage, tricking consumers into paying hefty prices through fraudulent online stores, the Federal Trade Commissio...
Phishing Scammers Steal Hollywood Comedian Seth Green’s Pricey Apes
A group of phishing criminals are on the loose and just stole Seth Green’s hoard of non-fungible tokens. Green disclosed in a tweet on Wednesday that he had fallen victim to phishing scammers who took...
Majority of Russia’s Financial Pyramids in Q1 Linked to Crypto, Scammers Exploit Sanctions Topic – Coinotizia
Many of the financial pyramids identified in Russia during the first quarter of the year have been associated with cryptocurrencies, a top central bank official has revealed. Fraudsters are actively e...
Majority of Russia’s Financial Pyramids in Q1 Linked to Crypto, Scammers Exploit Sanctions Topic – Bitcoin News
Many of the financial pyramids identified in Russia during the first quarter of the year have been associated with cryptocurrencies, a top central bank official has revealed. Fraudsters are actively e...