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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Litecoin Foundation Warns Fake 100,000 LTC Giveaway Scam Spreading on YouTube

The project director of the Litecoin Foundation is warning the crypto-curious about an apparent scam on YouTube. David Schwartz says…

December 23, 2019

VeChain’s Stolen Crypto Fallout Leaves 727 Million VETs Frozen

The VeChain Foundation, an organization supporting the development of VeChain, a blockchain-based platform designed to improve supply chain management processes,…

December 23, 2019

Analyst Says Multi-Billion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme Suppressed Bitcoin and Crypto Markets

Kim Grauer, senior economist at Chainalysis, a leading blockchain security and analysis firm, highlights the three main findings from the…

December 19, 2019

VeChain Calls on All Crypto Exchanges to Block 1.1 Billion in Stolen VET Tokens

The VeChain Foundation is calling on cryptocurrency exchanges across the globe to block 1.1 billion in the company's native cryptocurrency,…

December 13, 2019

Bling King’s Buying Spree and Crypto ‘SIM Swapping’ Scheme Ends in Indictment

Anthony Francis Faulk, 23, of Pennsylvania, is facing an indictment by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to carry…

December 13, 2019

Two Romanian Masterminds Sentenced to Prison in Crypto Mining Scam As Three Americans Arrested in Bitcoin Earnings Scheme

Two Romanian residents, Bogdan Nicolescu, 37, and Radu Miclaus, 37, are being sentenced to 20 years and 18 years in…

December 11, 2019

Bitcoin Ransom Attack in Argentina Attempts to Block Access to 10 Years of Government Files

Alicia Bañuelos, Minister of Science and Technology of Argentina’s local government in San Luis, confirms that hackers launched an attack…

December 10, 2019

Prepare for 58,000 Bitcoin Worth $430 Million to Be Dumped on the Open Market, Says Crypto Analyst

A crypto analyst says another 58,000 Bitcoin from the PlusToken scam will likely be dumped on the open market in…

December 2, 2019

Stolen Ethereum on the Move As South Korea’s Crypto Exchange Hack Coincides With Regulatory Efforts

South Korea's leading cryto exchange says hackers stole 342,000 ETH from its “hot wallets” linked to the internet. While the…

November 28, 2019

Australia’s Oldest Bank (Not Bitcoin) Embroiled in Massive Money Laundering Scandal

Australia's oldest bank, Westpac, is under fire. The Sydney-based financial services provider, established in 1817 and one of the countries…

November 27, 2019