Beware: BAYC Instagram Hacked, Several Bored Ape NFTs Already Lost
Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) confirmed over Twitter on Monday that its Instagram account was hacked. A scam link posted by the hacker appears to have resulted in multiple valuable…
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USSS Seized Over $102 Million in Crypto Since 2015: Assistant Director David Smith
The United States Secret Service (USSS) has seized over $102 million in cryptocurrencies during investigations into criminal and fraud cases since 2015, said David Smith, Assistant Director of Investigations. Smith…
Criminalizing Rug Pulls: Senator Kevin Thomas Proposes New Regulations
Rug pulls have grown to become a menace in the space of decentralized finance and have resulted in hundreds of millions stolen from users. Being amongst the most common types…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Reveals How He Will Improve Twitter if Bid Succeeds
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has revealed his priorities for improving Twitter if he successfully takes over the social media platform. Among his promises are to eliminate crypto spam…
France: Every Fourth Financial Scam in 2021 Involved Crypto, Says Ombudsman
Marielle Cohen-Branche – the French financial ombudsman – revealed that approximately 25% of suspected monetary frauds in France last year involved cryptocurrency investment schemes. This is a sharp increase from…
Terra Users Lose $4.3M in Crypto to Phishing Scam Over 10 Days
SlowMist – a blockchain security firm – has identified dozens of crypto addresses that have appeared to fall victim to a phishing scam on the Terra network since April 12th.…
FBI, US Treasury Department Warn About North Korean-Backed Crypto Hackers
Leading American agencies, including the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Treasury Department, alerted that North Korean-sponsored hackers seek to exploit crypto firms and exchanges in…
Indian Authorities Seek Details of Bitcoin Theft During Investigation
India’s financial crime investigation agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sought the help of police in a case of bitcoin theft worth Rs. 6 crores ($790,000) by the investigators who were…
MetaMask warns Apple users over iCloud phishing attacks
The firm warned that If an Apple user has enabled automatic iCloud backups of their MetaMask wallet data, their seed phrase is being stored online.
Kraken’s Curtis Ting Believes There’s a ‘Special Place in Hell’ for Crypto Fraudsters
Curtis Ting – former FBI agent and current Senior Director at the crypto exchange Kraken – warned investors to be utterly cautious when trading digital assets because the space is…