Scams
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Fake Uniswap $10 million airdrop reported as several prominent crypto media scammed
A sophisticated social engineering campaign successfully duped several prominent crypto news outlets into promoting a fabricated $10 million Uniswap airdrop…
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Government Needs ‘Additional Tools and Resources’ To Crack Down on Crypto, Says Treasury Official
An official with the United States Department of the Treasury says rooting out illicit finance by players in the crypto…
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Man Held Captive in ‘Scam Compound’ and Forced To Target Westerners With Crypto Schemes: Report
A Malaysian man who responded to a job ad on Facebook reportedly fell victim to a human trafficking syndicate that…
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JPMorgan Chase Customer’s Life Savings Swiped in Sophisticated Scam – Why Apple Is Abruptly Deleting Apps in Response
The loss of a JPMorgan Chase customer’s life savings has sent Apple scrambling to remove a group of apps from…
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Billion-Dollar Bank Charges Massive Overdraft Fee After $10,000 Vanishes From Veteran’s Account in Mysterious Hack: Report
A bank that built its business working with members of the military, veterans and their families reportedly rejected a customer’s…
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$137,000 ‘Fully Drained’ From JPMorgan Chase Account in Seconds – Now Customers Demand to Know Why Bank Raised No Red Flags: Report
Two JPMorgan Chase customers say the bank’s fraud prevention systems are woefully inadequate after $137,000 was drained from their account…
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Hong Kong authorities issue public alert about fraudulent crypto exchange masquerading as MEXC Global
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and local law enforcement have jointly issued a public warning against an entity…
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Crypto Exchange CEO Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Swindling Millions From Customers: Report
South Korean authorities have reportedly convicted two top executives of the crypto exchange Bitsonic. According to local news agency Newsis,…
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Ransomware Makes Comeback With Over $1,000,000,000 Extorted in 2023, According to Chainalysis
New data from market intelligence platform Chainalysis reveals that ransomware attacks resurfaced in 2023, extorting over $1 billion from investors…
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Coin Center Director of Research raises alarm over identity fraud via AI
Coin Center’s Director of Research, Peter Van Valkenburgh, has issued a stark warning regarding the escalating threat posed by artificial…
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