Tag: Scammers
Gate.io users at risk as scammers fake giveaway on hacked Twitter account
Hackers took over the official Twitter account of crypto exchange Gate.io, putting over 1 million users at risk of losing funds to an ongoing fraudule [...]
Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT’s Efforts Lead to Prosecution of Alleged Bored Ape NFT Scammers
The phishing scam required interested users to click on a link to generate an animation. But instead of animated apes, the users found the service sto [...]
French police use Twitter crypto sleuth's research to catch scammers
The alleged fraudsters built a BAYC and MAYC NFT focused website that masqueraded as a service to animate th [...]
3 ways scammers will try to fool you over Ethereum’s Merge
Scammers are likely to use excitement around the Ethereum Merge to launch new scams aimed at newbie crypto users, PolySwam CEO Steve Bassi has warned [...]
Florida govt warns against auto warranty scammers asking crypto payments
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) issued a warning sharing insights into identifying robocall scam marketing auto wa [...]
Metaverse Scammers Have a Bridge to Sell You. This Financial Regulator Is Fighting Back
In order to stick it to the scammers, regulators must first identify them, Borg told CoinDesk. But doing so can be tough in the metaverse, where no-go [...]
NFT Security Startup Tokenproof Raises $5M to Keep JPEGs Safe From Scammers
Tokenproof, a token-gating platform, is building a way for NFT holders to prove they own their Bored Apes without putting that high-value NFT at risk. [...]
British Army’s social media accounts hacked by crypto scammers
The British Army’s official Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube accounts were breached on July 3 for almost four hours, with scammers promoting rip-off non [...]
Separating Forex brokers from scammers: Experts say it is important to research potential forex brokers before investing
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Forex is a popular form of investment where it ca [...]
ESPN’s baseball reporter’s Twitter account hacked by NFT scammers
In what ESPN Major League Baseball reporter Jeff Passan called the “biggest news day” of his life, scammers hijacked his Twitter account to promote an [...]
Security firms seek to make it more difficult for scammers to get away with DeFi project hacks
The rise of community-oriented blockchain security companies may be making it more difficult for alleged bad actors to get away without a trace.Early [...]
Cyber vigilante hunts down DeFi scammers running away with $25M rug pull
In the world of digital finance, where the weapon of choice for a heist is a computer rather than a semi-automatic firearm, tracking down scams and fr [...]
Scammers Posing as Michael Saylor Steal Over $1 Million Bitcoin
A Bitcoin holder just lost $1.14 million worth of the coin to a scam. The user sent 26.4 BTC to online scammers posing as MicroStrategy’s boss Michael [...]
Court lifts gag order on names of alleged forex scammers wanted in Germany
The names of four men arrested near Tel Aviv last month amid a series of raids targeting alleged fraudulent investment schemes have been unse [...]
Scammers Are Forging CoinDesk Emails – Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Over the past few weeks, CoinDesk has seen evidence scammers are copying our newsletters in their entirety, adding a malicious link at the top and [...]