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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

DeFi Platform Loses $130,000,000 in Attack That Cost Over $37,000 in Ethereum Fees

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platform Cream Finance (CREAM) says that its lending market suffered a hack resulting in the loss of…

October 29, 2021

Biggest Crypto Exchange Hack of All Time To See Creditors Awarded $9 Billion Almost Seven Years Later

Nearly seven years after one of the biggest crypto hacks of all time, former customers of the Japanese crypto exchange…

October 26, 2021

Over 3,000,000 Email Addresses Associated With CoinMarketCap Accounts Leaked on Hacking Forums: Report

Millions of email addresses with accounts on prominent crypto price-tracking platform CoinMarketCap are being traded on hacking forums, according to…

October 25, 2021

Hacking Groups Stealing YouTube Channels To Broadcast Crypto Scams: Google Report

Groups of hackers are hijacking YouTube channels to promote crypto scams, according to a new report from tech industry titan…

October 25, 2021

Crypto Fraudsters Who Raised $24,000,000 for Fictitious Bitcoin-Mining Facility Face 5 Years in Jail for Tax Evasion

Two founders of a cryptocurrency firm that defrauded investors are facing up to half a decade in prison for tax…

October 20, 2021

Cyber Security Firm Warns of New Scam Emerging on Apple’s App Store, Says Victims Losing Millions

Cyber security company Sophos says that iPhone users should be on the lookout for a new type of crypto scam…

October 19, 2021

$5,200,000,000 Worth of Bitcoin Potentially Linked to Ransomware Payments in First Half of 2021: FinCEN

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) says that over $5 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) could have been used to…

October 18, 2021

Three Arrested, Digital Assets and Luxury Items Seized in Alleged Fraudulent Scheme Involving Crypto

An investigation by Belgian authorities into an organization suspected of engaging in crypto fraud has led to the arrest of…

October 14, 2021

Scammers Pay Six Figures for Misspelled Crypto Website Domains Hoping To Dupe Victims: Report

Fraudsters are reportedly forking out hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase mistyped website addresses related to cryptocurrency businesses in…

October 12, 2021

US Navy Engineer Allegedly Attempts To Sell Military Secrets for Monero

A US Navy nuclear engineer and his wife have been arrested by authorities for allegedly attempting to sell confidential military…

October 11, 2021