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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Crypto Criminals Swindling South Koreans Make Off With $2.3 Billion Over 730 Days

Financial losses due to crimes involving cryptocurrencies have reportedly reached an estimated $2.3 billion (2.7 trillion Korean won) in the…

July 22, 2019

Ripped Off: Australian Couple Falls for Crypto Scam, Wipes Out Pension

Mike and Karen Taylor say their entire retirement savings has evaporated after they got caught up in a cryptocurrency scam…

July 20, 2019

Report: Hackers Moving Millions in Bitcoin Stolen From Binance

The hackers behind the recent massive attack on Binance are moving parts of their stolen Bitcoin haul off exchanges and…

July 17, 2019

Angry Mob Torches House of Alleged Bitcoin Ponzi Scammer

Disgruntled investors who claim they got fleeced by a company called Bitcoin Wallets set fire to a crypto kingpin's home…

July 11, 2019

Tron Responds to Allegations of Fraud, Protest, Police and Multi-Million Dollar Scam

The Tron Foundation says leaders of the multi-million dollar scam that is being blamed for at least one suicide and…

July 8, 2019

11.8 Million XRP and Cardano (ADA) Stolen From Singapore-Based Bitrue, Crypto Holders Accuse Ireland’s Bitsane of Exit Scam

[the_ad id="36860"] Hackers and scam artists continue to plague the crypto world, with a Singaporean crypto exchange reporting a multi-million…

June 28, 2019

Bitcoin Ransoms Heat Up As Second City in Florida Falls Prey to Hackers

The second city in Florida has fallen victim to ransom-seeking hackers in a matter of weeks. Officials in Lake City…

June 26, 2019

Crippled City in Florida Coughs Up $600,000 in Bitcoin to Pay Ransom

Following a cyber attack that began on May 29th, the city council of Riviera Beach, Florida has agreed to pay…

June 20, 2019

23,000,000 XRP on the Move As Crypto Thief Desperately Tries to Cash Out

A hacker who reportedly stole 23 million XRP worth roughly $9.2 million is shifting the stolen crypto and trying to…

June 12, 2019

$1 Billion Bitcoin Whale Moves Stolen BTC As Bitfinex Offers Bounty to Crypto Thieves

Whale watchers are tracking Bitcoin transfers from a hacker who stole nearly $1 billion worth of BTC from the crypto…

June 7, 2019