Tag: Scams
Crypto suffered 153% YoY increase in hacks and scams in Q3: Immunefi
Crypto and Web3 projects suffered a 153% increase in attack incidents from July to September 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, according to a [...]
Tom Hanks, MrBeast and other celebrities warn over AI deep fake scams
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a major talking point in Hollywood throughout the year and continues to be so as multiple celebrities have come [...]
Chase U.K. to Block Crypto Payments Citing Fraud, Scams
Starting Oct. 16, the bank will decline customer attempts to make payments related to crypto assets.
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Swyftx launches ‘Earn and Learn’ — paying Aussies to learn about crypto scams
Australian crypto exchange Swyftx is launching a new “Earn and Learn” crypto education platform, aimed at rewarding its users for completing courses c [...]
Crypto is in ‘arms race’ against AI-powered scams: Quantstamp co-founder
With the field of artificial intelligence evolving at near breakneck speed, scammers now have access to tools that can help them execute highly sophis [...]
Exploits, hacks and scams stole almost $1B in 2023: Report
Malicious actors targeting the crypto space have taken more than $45 million in digital assets from their victims in the month of August alone and a t [...]
Breaking victim ‘trust’ in scammer is key to beat crypto scams, exchanges say
Cryptocurrency exchanges in Australia have been increasingly communicating with their users as part of preventative measures for scams. According to l [...]
Terra Temporarily Halts Its Website Operations To Stop Phishing Scams
Terra blockchain, a prominent blockchain protocol and payment platform system temporarily suspends its web operations on Tuesday, August 22nd. The ann [...]
Scientists used AI to find and track 95K ‘cryptocurrency free giveaway’ scams on Twitter
Researchers from San Diego State University in California developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system to identify, track and expose free cryptocu [...]
FBI warns of phishing scams and social media account hijackers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned of criminal actors that are hijacking social media accounts and posing as legitimate people in the nonf [...]
Binance CEO warns of phishing scams as Uniswap founder gets hacked
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is the latest figure in the cryptocurrency industry to warn against the increasing number of phishing attacks.CZ took [...]
National Australia Bank joins crypto exchange boycott, cites ‘scams’
Another “Big Four” bank in Australia has said it will put blocks on certain cryptocurrency platforms, citing high levels of scams risk in the industry [...]
Ripple CTO warns against XRP scams amid SEC-induced hype
A court ruling in favor of Ripple Labs — stating that XRP (XRP) is not a security — reignited the long-lost hype around the ecosystem. Anticipating an [...]
Crypto scams are down 77% — but this exploit is making a huge comeback
Cryptocurrency scams have fallen a massive 77% from $3.3 billion to $1.1 billion over the first six months of 2023, according to a recent report by bl [...]
Over $204M lost to DeFi hacks and scams in Q2: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most signifi [...]