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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Billionaires and Oscar Winner Are Latest Faces of Get-Rich-Quick Bitcoin Scam

Movie star Kate Winslet was used to pimp a fake cryptocurrency dubbed "Bitcoin Code." The Oscar winner's image was lifted…

September 24, 2019

Crypto Users Beware: Scammers Using Browser Extensions to Steal Your Bitcoin – Report

Scammers are using browser extensions – from text editing apps to wallpaper – to steal your Bitcoin, according to Casa…

September 15, 2019

Cracked: Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Account Hack Highlights Security Threat for Bitcoiners

The Twitter account of Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, @jack, has been hacked.   According to the official Twitter Communications,…

August 31, 2019

Crypto Giant Binance Reveals New Details on Hacked Customer Images

Binance's security team says new evidence indicates that stolen know-your-customer images publicized earlier this month overlap with those processed by…

August 28, 2019

Bitcoin ATM Thieves Caught on Camera Stealing Crypto Kiosk

Two thieves are on the run after casually stealing a Bitcoin ATM in Lynnwood, Washington. The two criminals were caught…

August 23, 2019

BBC Journalist Warns Crypto Traders After Losing $30K in Critical Mistake

A BBC journalist is sharing his story on how he lost $30,000 in Ethereum (ETH) in an effort to try…

August 17, 2019

Crypto Thieves Steal $480 Million in Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Other Crypto Assets From Exchanges in Q2: Report

[the_ad id="36860"] A new report from the crypto intelligence firm CipherTrace is out, tracking how much investors and exchanges have…

August 13, 2019

(Banks Not Bitcoin) 17 Goldman Sachs Execs Charged in Banking Scandal

[the_ad id="36860"] Former and current bankers at Goldman Sachs have been charged in the latest multi-billion-dollar banking scandal. Richard Gnodde,…

August 12, 2019

Coinbase Reveals Hacker Launched ‘Sophisticated’ Attack Against Leading Crypto Exchange

The US-based crypto exchange Coinbase says it managed to stop an attack from a sophisticated and highly skilled hacker. In…

August 11, 2019

(Banks Not Bitcoin) Wells Fargo Employee Nabbed in $14-Million Money Laundering Scheme

While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are often associated with illicit activities, a recent multi-million dollar scam involving Wells Fargo underscores…

August 8, 2019