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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Here’s How Twitter Hackers Are Trying to Hide Their Trail of Stolen Bitcoin (BTC)

Elliptic, a company that traces illicit crypto transactions, says Twitter hackers are already on the move to hide their trail…

July 18, 2020

Twitter Restricts Sharing of Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto Wallet Addresses After Wide-Scale Hack

In the wake of a massive hack that allowed thieves to take over high-profile accounts and solicit Bitcoin (BTC) donations,…

July 17, 2020

Twitter Reveals Cause of Unprecedented Security Hack Placing Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency in the Crosshairs

Twitter says it's learning what triggered a massive hack that targeted the social media giant's top accounts in order spread…

July 16, 2020

Crypto Criminals Extract $24,000,000 Worth of Bitcoin (BTC) in First Half of 2020: Report

The widely-followed Twitter bot Whale Alert says crypto thieves have extracted $24 million worth of Bitcoin in the first six…

July 11, 2020

Crypto Thieves Impersonate Joe Rogan in New Bitcoin (BTC) Giveaway Scam

Crypto scammers are now impersonating Joe Rogan, the popular podcaster and host of The Joe Rogan Experience, in an attempt…

July 7, 2020

Whale Thieves Are Now Mixing Stash of $117,000,000 Ethereum (ETH), Says Crypto Researcher

Thieves behind one of the most notorious scams in crypto history appear to be working hard to obscure a huge…

June 28, 2020

Fake Transactions, Billions Missing, Insolvency and an Arrest As Wirecard Collapses

German payments company, financial services provider and cryptocurrency processor Wirecard has crumbled, leaving creditors out of nearly $4 billion following…

June 25, 2020

PlusToken’s Massive Stash of Crypto on the Move, Whale Watchers Tracking XRP and EOS Transfers

A huge stash of cryptocurrency linked to one of the most notorious scams in the industry's history is now on…

June 22, 2020

Bitcoin Scammers Launch Elon Musk and SpaceX Scheme, Stealing $2,000,000 in BTC

Bitcoin scammers have reportedly stolen $2 million worth of BTC in the past two months by digitally impersonating Tesla CEO…

June 20, 2020

Elaborate XRP Scam Claims Ripple Giving Away 3,000,000,000 XRP

Crypto forensics experts at Xrplorer warn that an elaborate phishing scam is attempting to steal the secret keys of XRP…

June 16, 2020