Tag: scam
Judge dismisses class-action suit against Uniswap over token scam losses
The United States District Court of Southern New York has dismissed a class-action suit against Uniswap Labs, its CEO, foundation and venture capital [...]
Ronaldinho fails to testify in crypto scam probe, faces possible arrest in Brazil
Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho Gaúcho could be detained by authorities to testify over a crypto fraud investigation in Brazil. According to local me [...]
Agency loses $55K in address poisoning scam
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) — the agency tasked with enforcing the country’s drug laws — lost $55,000 in seized Tether (US [...]
Crypto entrepreneur faces potential prosecution in Israel related to $290M scam: Report
Police in Israel have reportedly accused entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg of defrauding users out of roughly $290 million through scams involving crypto proje [...]
SEC charges former corrections officer with role in bizarre crypto scam
John A. DeSalvo, a former lieutenant at the New Jersey Department of Corrections, has been charged by the United States Securities and Exchange Commis [...]
Terra Website Compromised; Developers Warn Against Phishing Scam
Layer 1 blockchain Terra was targeted by a phishing attack over the weekend with the official website being compromised by hackers.
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Blockchain Capital’s X account hacked promoting token claim scam
The X (Twitter) account of crypto-focused venture capital firm Blockchain Capital has seemingly been taken over by scammers attempting to lure users w [...]
Blockchain Security Firm Forta Upgrades Its Scam Detector to Battle Growing Crypto Fraud
The service, which will be online on Tuesday, runs across the seven Ethereum Virtual Machine chains supported by Forta, including Ethereum, Polygon an [...]
Elon Musk debunks scam token claims, assures no crypto plans for X
Elon Musk firmly stated that the social media platform X, (formerly known as Twitter), has no plans to launch any crypto tokens, as he responded to a [...]
Was Sam Bankman-Fried behind another scam project?
In the latest episode of “The Market Report,” analyst and writer Marcel Pechman discusses the BALD token rug pull and the allegations pointing toward [...]
Pro-XRP lawyer Jeremy Hogan’s scam tweet bonanza finally falls silent
The recent flood of scam tweets on pro-XRP lawyer Jeremy Hogan’s hacked account has finally dried up after nearly four days.Since July 24, the XRP com [...]
Hackers compromise Uniswap founder’s Twitter account to promote scam
Members of Crypto Twitter have quickly identified and warned others against a scam being pushed by Uniswap founder Hayden Adams’ compromised account.A [...]
Moroccan Man With Stealing $450K in Bored Ape Yacht Club and Other NFTs in OpenSea Spoofing Scam
The indictment, issued by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, alleges Soufiane Oulahyane, a Moroccan national, operated [...]
Revoke adds new feature after users complain of fake approvals scam
Approval management platform Revoke has issued a fix aimed at mitigating a new crypto scam, which involves baiting crypto users into revoking “fake ap [...]
CFTC Takes Action Against New York Resident for $21M Crypto Pooling Scam
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed an enforcement action against a New York city resident, William Koo Ichioka, for fraudulentl [...]