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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Undercover Agents Track Bitcoin Wallets Leading to Arrest of NYC Man in Multi Million-Dollar Scheme

After leaving a trail of digital evidence, an alleged scammer from New York City who used Bitcoin for illegal transactions…

May 28, 2020

Criminal Crypto Mastermind Begins Moving Stolen Bitcoin (BTC) From $72 Million Hack

The hacker behind the $72 million heist on the Bitfinex exchange in 2016 appears to be moving more of the…

May 23, 2020

Crypto YouTuber Calls Out Livestreaming BTC Scam Featuring Chamath Palihapitiya

YouTube's algorithm appears to be serving up another Bitcoin scam. Crypto fraudsters have managed to infiltrate a number of social…

May 18, 2020

Binance Freezes Crypto Funds As Hacker Tries to Sell Stolen Ethereum

Binance is quickly responding to an alert that an address linked to the 2019 hack of crypto exchange Upbit had…

May 14, 2020

California Scammers Accused of Using Crypto Buzzwords to Defraud Investors in Multimillion Dollar Operation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is alleging that three California residents took advantage of investors by inventing an…

April 24, 2020

Crypto Hackers Want to Negotiate After Stealing $25,000,000 in Ethereum and Bitcoin-Pegged Assets From DeFi Protocol

Hackers have successfully stolen $25,000,000 from two separate pools on the decentralized lending platform dForce, draining Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin-pegged…

April 20, 2020

FBI Warns Surge in Bitcoin (BTC) and Cryptocurrency Scams Likely As Fraudsters Try to Capitalize on Coronavirus

The Federal Bureau of Investigation just issued an alert to people of all ages, warning that Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency…

April 14, 2020

Cryptocurrency Scammers Target Thousands on YouTube With Fake Bitcoin (BTC) Giveaway, Impersonating Microsoft and Bill Gates

Scammers on social media are expanding their efforts to steal Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency. After months of trying to swindle…

March 30, 2020

Bitcoin Scam Bust: Billionaire Wissam Al Mana, Janet Jackson’s Ex, Sues Facebook

[the_ad id="50945"] Facebook, which has been harshly criticized for its data-sharing partnerships, is under fire for concealing information. Billionaire Wissam…

March 26, 2020

Ripple Chief Blasts Cryptocurrency Scammers As 1,400,000 XRP Reportedly Stolen Through Google Chrome

[the_ad id="50945"] Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is slamming the cyber thieves behind a fake YouTube account that's attempting to lure…

March 26, 2020