Scams
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Coinbase data breach spills offline as victims get scam mail
The fallout from Coinbase’s recent data breach has reached a troubling new phase as victims report receiving fraudulent physical letters…
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US Treasury sanctions Philippines tech firm over aiding $200 million pig butchering spree
The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based tech firm accused of facilitating hundreds of thousands…
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Trader loses $2.5M USDT after falling for address poisoning scam twice
A crypto trader lost over $2.5 million worth of Tether (USDT) after falling for the same scam twice within hours.…
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Creator of over 100 memecoins says rug pulls are the ‘easiest way to make money’
Dubai-based Indian memecoin creator, Sahil Arora, called memecoin rug pull schemes the most lucrative opportunity in an interview with the…
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Jan 2024 SEC’s X account hacker got 14 months in prison for cyber fraud
Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment for his role in the Jan. 9, 2024, hack of the…
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How an insider-led breach sparked a costly scam at Coinbase
Alliance DAO contributor Qiao Wang has detailed a sophisticated social engineering scam targeting Coinbase users amid the firm’s insider-led data…
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ZachXBT reveals Coinbase users lost another $45M in a week to ongoing social engineering scams
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT revealed that Coinbase users lost another $45 million over the past week due to coordinated social engineering…
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FBI reports $9.3 billion in US targeted crypto scams as elderly hit hardest
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reported a significant spike in cybercrime activity, with total losses across the…
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XRP Ledger developer kit compromised with backdoor to steal wallet private keys
Aikido Security disclosed a vulnerability in the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) official JavaScript SDK, revealing that multiple compromised versions of the…
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Phishing scammers now exploiting Google’s infrastructure to target crypto users
Phishing scams targeting crypto users have become more advanced, with attackers abusing Google’s infrastructure to conduct highly convincing attacks. On…
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