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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Late Night Television Legend David Letterman Struck From Trial Selection in Crypto Fraud Trial: Report

One of the biggest names in late-night television has reportedly been booted from jury selection in an upcoming New York…

September 20, 2024

Hacker Commandeers X Account of Virtual Reality Crypto Project Decentraland, Promotes Fake Airdrop

Crypto gaming project Decentraland (MANA) has suffered a security breach, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. PeckShield says hackers took…

September 20, 2024

Binance Issues Statement, Denies Involvement in $230,000,000 Hack of Crypto Exchange WazirX

The world's leading cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume is distancing itself from a cyberattack that recently compromised the WazirX trading…

September 17, 2024

Florida Man Hit With 47 Years in Prison for Break-and-Enter Crypto Scheme As 12 Defendants Sentenced: DOJ

A 25-year-old man from Florida has received a 47-year prison sentence after being convicted of running a crypto-stealing scheme that…

September 17, 2024

Scammers Using AI to Clone Voices, Drain Bank Accounts As Deloitte Forecasts $30,000,000,000 in AI Losses by 2027

Artificial intelligence is fueling billions of dollars in losses to scams as criminals clone people's voices to compromise credit cards…

September 15, 2024

JPMorgan Chase ‘Knowingly Assisted’ $119,000,000 Ponzi Scheme, New Lawsuit Alleges

Banking giant JPMorgan Chase is accused of knowingly enabling an alleged Ponzi scheme targeting retail investors. Plaintiff David Stapleton alleges…

September 14, 2024

Fake $100 Bills Spew From Bank’s ATM As Customers Receive Paper Marked For ‘Motion Picture Purposes’: Report

Customers at a billion-dollar bank say they're shocked after a worthless trip to the ATM. More than a dozen people…

September 14, 2024

US Judge Accuses Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame of Providing False Testimony During His Guilty Plea: Report

A US judge has reportedly accused embattled former FTX executive Ryan Salame of providing false testimony during his guilty plea…

September 13, 2024

FTX’s Caroline Ellison To Be Sentenced This Month for Role in Collapse of Crypto Exchange: Court Documents

New court documents reveal that former FTX executive Caroline Ellison is set to be sentenced later this month for her…

September 12, 2024

FBI Says Scams Targeting Crypto Users Skyrocketing in Severity and Complexity After $5,600,000,000 Lost in 2023

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is detailing the rising scale and complexity of cryptocurrency fraud schemes. In its…

September 11, 2024