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US Authorities To Return Over $150,000,000 in Embezzled Bitcoin Back to Tech Conglomerate Sony

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is cracking down on criminals who seek to use cryptocurrency as a means of…

December 22, 2021

$7,700,000,000 Worth of Crypto Taken From Victims Through Scams in 2021: Chainalysis

Scammers have conned more than $7.7 billion worth of digital assets from investors in 2021, partly due to the emergence…

December 21, 2021

Hackers Compromise Twitter Account of India’s Prime Minister, Promote Bitcoin Giveaway Scam: Report

The Twitter account of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was reportedly compromised by bad actors in an effort to perpetrate…

December 14, 2021

Global Crypto Exchange Loses $150,000,000 Worth of Digital Assets in Massive Security Breach, According to CEO

The founder and chief executive of BitMart is revealing that the global crypto exchange suffered a massive breach in security…

December 6, 2021

Tech Giant Google Issues Crypto Warning, Says Cyber Hackers Undermining Cloud Platforms To Mine Digital Assets

Tech industry titan Google is warning users that bad actors are illicitly using cloud computing servers to mine crypto. A…

November 29, 2021

Shiba Inu Team Issues Warning to SHIB Holders As Scams Proliferate Across Social Channels

The creators of popular crypto asset Shiba Inu (SHIB) are issuing a warning to investors that scams involving the dog-themed…

November 28, 2021

Tech Savvy Crooks Are Stealing Millions in Bitcoin, Ethereum and Shiba Inu Through YouTube Live: Report

Scammers are using compromised YouTube accounts to steal millions of dollars in crypto from unsuspecting viewers, according to a new…

November 26, 2021

DeFi Fraud and Theft Losses Skyrocket by 600% in 2021: Report

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic says the rapidly expanding decentralized finance (DeFi) sector of the crypto world has seen fraudsters make…

November 19, 2021

Department of Justice To Sell $56,000,000 in Crypto Assets Seized From BitConnect Fraud Scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is selling confiscated proceeds from the BitConnect high-yield investment program, the biggest crypto fraud…

November 18, 2021

Retail Giant Media Markt Hit With $50,000,000 Bitcoin Ransomware Demand in Alleged Attack: Report

Europe’s largest consumer electronics chain is being targeted in a ransomware attack demanding tens of millions of dollars worth of…

November 10, 2021