Crypto Hacks and Scams Cost $300 Million in August news.bitcoin.com + 1 more 01 September 2024 05:10, UTC In August, approximately $310.9 million was lost to exploits, hacks, and scams. However, digital assets worth $10.3 million were recovered, resulting in a net loss of $300.6 million. According to the security firm Certik, this is…
New Phishing Method Target iCloud Accounts of Crypto Investors cryptonewsz.com 30 August 2024 08:30, UTC The Chief Information Security Officer of SlowMist, has posted on his X account, @im23pds, about a new phishing method targeting the iCloud accounts of cryptocurrency investors. im23pds posted that people must beware of this new phishing method that attacks…
Celebrity Crypto Pump-and-Dump Scam: Who’s The Mastermind? cryptonews.net 30 August 2024 12:31, UTC Ruth Kamau Dubai-based investor Sahil Arora has reportedly defrauded investors of $30 million through a celebrity-focused pump-and-dump scheme on the Solana-based platform Pump Fun. Arora allegedly exploited the platform to issue celebrity tokens, only to dump them after manipulating the market…
Billions of SHIB Tokens Stolen from Major Exchange u.today 11 September 2024 08:25, UTC According to blockchain security firm SlowMist, Indodax, the oldest and largest Indonesian exchange with more than 5 million users, has suffered a security breach. The hacker behind the attack stole a total of $22 million worth of crypto. Notably, Shiba…
Crypto ranks as second most targeted industry for ID fraudsters in 2024 crypto.news 11 September 2024 13:27, UTC Due to its anonymity, the cryptocurrency industry has become the target of identity-related fraudulent activities in recent months. According to an AU10TIX fraud report shared with crypto.news, crypto-related platforms accounted for 29% of global identity fraud…
DuckDuckGo and Bing users warned of Etherscan phishing website protos.com + 1 more 11 September 2024 12:52, UTC A phishing website posing as the Ethereum search tool Etherscan has been spotted on search engines DuckDuckGo and Bing as one of the first Etherscan search results. Scam Sniffer flagged the Etherscan phishing site today and…
Tether, TRON and TRM Labs Establish First-Ever Private Sector Financial Crime Unit to Combat Crypto Crime tether.io + 2 more 10 September 2024 12:07, UTC September 10, 2024 — Tether, TRON and TRM Labs today announced they have joined forces to establish the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU), a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at…
