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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

FBI: ‘Tech Staff’ Scammers Targeting Cryptocurrency Traders

The FBI just sent a shout-out to cryptocurrency investors and consumers, warning about a surge in tech support scams. The…

April 3, 2018

Top 7 Cryptocurrency Scams 2018

Welcome to the Wild World of Cryptocurrency Scams Cryptocurrency has long been able to escape the grip of regulators, and…

March 23, 2018

A Tall Tale of Family, Money and Busted Bitcoin Scheme

In 2016, Craig Wright claimed he created Bitcoin with the help of now-deceased, ex-colleague David Kleiman. Now, Craig is being…

March 14, 2018

Coincheck Hacked, Wallets Frozen, Exchanges on Alert

Japanese-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has confirmed a hacker broke through its security today and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth…

January 26, 2018

Man Scammed into ‘Paying Taxes’ with Bitcoin

A man in Vancouver, Canada just lost $3,000 in a Bitcoin telephone tax scam. The scammer told the victim he…

January 23, 2018

EtherDelta Hacked, Users Warned to Stay Away from Exchange

EtherDelta has just released an urgent tweet alerting customers to avoid using the exchange due to a series of malicious…

December 20, 2017

Hackers Steal 19 Million California Voter Records, Demand Bitcoin Ransom

At least 19 million registered voters in California have had their sensitive personal details hacked, and held at ransom for…

December 15, 2017

Fake Cryptocurrency Apps Tricking Thousands on App Store, Google Play

A huge number of fake crypto apps are circulating on the App Store and Google Play, all trying to steal…

December 14, 2017

Bitcoin Gold Releases Critical Warning After Hack

A critical warning has just been posted at bitcoingold.org, warning that the downloadable wallet on the site has been serving a…

November 25, 2017

Man Loses $100,000 in Bitcoin on Public Wifi Network

A 36-year-old man lost more than $100,000 in Bitcoin after joining a public wifi network at a restaurant in Austria. According…

November 24, 2017