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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Director and Promoter of $2,000,000,000 BitConnect Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty to Fraud

A key figure in what is believed to be the biggest crypto fraud in history has pled guilty to criminal…

September 6, 2021

Alleged BTC Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Disappears With $6,000,000 of Investors’ Funds

An alleged Bitcoin pyramid scheme has collapsed while the mastermind behind it has disappeared with over $6 million of investors'…

September 5, 2021

Man Loses Over $700,000 in BTC to Alleged Bitcoin Trading Scam Advertised on YouTube

A man from Northwest England man lost over $700,000 worth of Bitcoin after falling prey to an alleged investment scam…

September 5, 2021

Here’s Where the Most Crypto Scams Are Happening, According to New Chainalysis Report

A new report from insights firm Chainalysis is shedding light on where the most crypto scams are happening around the…

September 1, 2021

DeFi Platform Cream Finance Loses $26,000,000 in Hack

The decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Cream Finance (CREAM) suffered a hack that led to the loss of about $26…

August 31, 2021

Man Allegedly Fakes His Own Kidnapping To Take $1,000,000 in Bitcoin From Investors

A Venezuelan man allegedly faked his own kidnapping in order to steal roughly $1,100,000 worth of Bitcoin from investors. According…

August 30, 2021

Suspect Disappears With $119,000,000 Worth of Dogecoin in Alleged DOGE Mining Scam

The primary suspect of an alleged Dogecoin mining scam in Turkey has reportedly disappeared along with $119 million worth of…

August 30, 2021

Hacker Returns All Stolen Assets From $643,000,000 Crypto Heist

After suffering a massive $643 million hack in early August, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Poly Network just retrieved all the…

August 28, 2021

$27,600,000 in Bitcoin Seized by Brazilian Police in Ponzi Scheme Investigation

Brazilian Federal Police say they've recovered more than $27,600,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) following a series of alleged Ponzi schemes run…

August 27, 2021

Top Exchange FTX Injects Massive $120,000,000 Into Hacked Crypto Platform Liquid

Crypto derivatives exchange FTX has stepped in to loan Liquid exchange $120 million after the Japanese platform was hacked for…

August 26, 2021