Scams
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Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) Wallet Loses $69,300,000 Worth of Crypto in Apparent Address Poisoning Scam
A crypto wallet lost $69.3 million worth of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) in an apparent address-poisoning attack, according to the blockchain…
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$83,000 Drained From Wells Fargo Accounts in Minutes – Customers Say Bank ‘Rolling Their Eyes,’ Blaming Them, Refusing To Reimburse
Two Wells Fargo customers are calling out the banking giant after scammers ripped tens of thousands of dollars from their…
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US DOJ Indicts Manhattan Man on Fraud Charges Related to $43,000,000 Fake Crypto Ponzi Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has just announced the indictment of a New York man who allegedly ran a…
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Crypto Advocacy Group Coin Center Looking To File Amicus Brief To Support Samourai Wallet Co-Founders
The nonprofit crypto advocacy group Coin Center is mulling whether to file an amicus brief in support of the co-founders…
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Crypto Exchange Executives and 29 Other People Accused of Running $24,560,000 Fraud Scheme in Taiwan: Report
Authorities in Taiwan are reportedly accusing crypto exchange executives and dozens of others of running a multimillion-dollar crypto scam. According…
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Bank Employee Hijacks Dead Customer’s Account, Drains $105,000 in Morbid Money Scheme: DOJ
A former employee at a commercial bank in the US just pleaded guilty to draining $105,000 from a deceased customer’s…
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Two US Senators Pen Open Letter to DOJ and DHS Concerning Crypto Use by Child Abusers
Two US Senators are writing a bipartisan letter to federal agencies about the potential use of crypto assets by child…
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SEC Looking for $5,300,000,000 Penalty Against Terra-Founder Do Kwon, Alleging ‘Brazen Misconduct’: Report
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly looking to hit the disgraced founder of the Terra ecosystem with…
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Vitalik Buterin addresses ZKasino’s misuse of ‘zero-knowledge’ in $33M scam
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the issues with ZKasino were evidence that the term “Zero-Knowledge (ZK)” has gained enough prominence in…
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Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees To Cooperate in the Investigation of Celebrities Who Promoted FTX
Imprisoned FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has agreed to cooperate against other defendants in FTX civil litigation. The disgraced former crypto…
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