Scams, Hacks & Breaches

BitMEX, the world's largest Bitcoin and crypto derivatives exchange, has released a statement regarding a security breach with email addresses that are linked to...

The City of Johannesburg refuses to cough up a crypto ransom in the amount of four Bitcoin worth approximately $37,471 at time of writing....

Three UK celebrities are pushing back against a fake article touting their supposed endorsement of a Bitcoin trading platform. The article claims that famous...

Discord chat logs obtained by Fox News show hackers plotting to steal a California man's cryptocurrency stash via a SIM swap attack on his...

The Enforcement Division of the Texas State Securities Board is continuing its second sweep of suspect cryptocurrency investment products. In an effort to protect...

Byron Murphy, an editor at Viewnodes, the developer of Metaverse, one of China’s earliest proof-of-work blockchain, says smart contract vulnerabilities remain a “clear and...

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed charges on Monday against a Pennsylvania man they allege swindled two customers out of $7 million...

A new Trojan-delivered spyware, identified on black market forums as the “Masad Clipper and Stealer,” is stealing cryptocurrency, private passwords and credit card information. ...

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

Scammers are using browser extensions – from text editing apps to wallpaper – to steal your Bitcoin, according to Casa CEO Jeremy Welch. Speaking...