Over $46m lost to crypto phishing in February, social media impersonations at fault

February witnessed a significant uptick in crypto phishing scams, culminating in the loss of more than $46.8 million across over 57,000 individual incidents, according to a report by Scam Sniffer. The scams, predominantly orchestrated through fake accounts on social media…

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These Crypto Scams Stole $47 Million from 57,000 People in February

Despite heightened security measures, phishing attacks continued unabated in February, with 57,000 individuals losing $47 million. The post These Crypto Scams Stole $47 Million from 57,000 People in February appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Handy tips to ward off scams and phishing attempts

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How Shiba Inu's TREAT is fueling trouble for its community

Scammers exploit the hype around TREAT token release. Phishing attacks and scams harm victims, raising concerns about trust and SHIB's reputation Shiba Inu's [SHIB] ecosystem has been gaininThe post How Shiba Inu's TREAT is fueling trouble for its community appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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November Crypto Hack, Phishing, & Rug Pull Surge Cost Users $356 Million

November 2023 saw the cryptocurrency world suffer a massive $356 million loss due to an unprecedented surge in hacks, phishing scams, and rug pulls. Major breaches at Poloniex and HTX underline the urgency for improved security measures in the digital currency sector.

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Crypto phishing kit Inferno Drainer shuts down after enabling over $80M in scams

Inferno Drainer, a crypto wallet-draining kit known for its widespread involvement in cryptocurrency scams, announced on Nov. 27 that it is shutting down its operations. The kit has been responsible for phishing schemes that resulted in the theft of over $80 million in cryptocurrencies, with thousands of victims.

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Crypto losses decreased by 85% in October 2023

The crypto losses in October amounted to $51.6 million, an 85% decrease compared to September 2023. The crypto market in October 2023 suffered over 23 security incidents, such as hacker attacks, phishing scams, and rug pulls, resulting in a total…

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FBI warns of crypto scams impersonating agency in El Paso

Scammers are trying to lure victims into thinking a real investigation is being conducted, officials said. The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has warned residents of El Paso, Texas, about phishing email letters from scammers pretending to be the bureau.…

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Hong Kong Police Issues Alert About Text Message Phishing Scam Drained 446,000 From Binance Users

The Hong Kong Police Force has raised awareness after 11 Binance customers fell victim to text message phishing scams.  According to a Facebook post by CyberDefender, under the state’s police, fraudsters posed as Binance and sent malicious messages to users.

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HK police sound alarm as Binance users lose $446k in phishing texts

Hong Kong police have issued a warning after 11 local Binance users fell victim to phishing scams delivered via text messages.

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Friend.Tech Faces Early Scams as Users Report Thefts, Here’s the Amount of Stolen Ethereum

The recently launched social crypto platform Friend. tech is encountering early scams and hacks, according to user reports. Multiple victims have come forward, detailing phishing schemes and SIM swap attacks targeting Friend accounts.

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Crypto projects lose nearly $900M to hacks, exploits in Q3 – report

Crypto projects lost nearly $889 million to hacks, phishing scams, and rug pulls during the third quarter, blockchain security firm Beosin revealed in its Global Web3 Security Report. According to the report, crypto investors lost $282.

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Crypto Whale Suffers $24 Million Loss In Phishing Attack

The crypto space still presents risks like scams, hacks, rug pulls, etc. In another troubling event, a crypto whale lost over $24 million worth of assets in a massive phishing scam.  In this case, the victim address is regarded as a major liquidity provider on the Uniswap Decentralized Exchange (DEX), supplying over $1.6 million worth […]

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Crypto whale loses over $24M staked Ethereum to phishing, as ‘verified’ X scams surge

On-chain data shows a crypto whale “0x13e382” lost $24. 23 million worth of liquid staked Ethereum, including 4,851 rETH (worth $8. 58 million) and 9,579 stETH ($15. 63 million), to phishing scammers on Sept.

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Crypto is in ‘arms race’ against AI-powered scams: Quantstamp co-founder

Quantstamp’s Richard Ma explained that the coming surge in sophisticated AI phishing scams could pose an existential threat to crypto organizations.

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Cybercriminals launch new crypto scam using Google Ads

Cybercriminals deploy new crypto scams using Google ads to redirect users to phishing sites deceptively. A new type of crypto scam has surfaced recently, where scammers are buying ads for genuine crypto websites on Google, and then using URL injection…

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Terra freezes website amid waning interest in native coin LUNA

Terra has frozen its website following phishing scams. Low interest in LUNA since its launch forced it to trade at a one-year low. On 22 August, the Terra [LUNA] blockchain announced that itThe post Terra freezes website amid waning interest in native coin LUNA appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Terra.money website frozen to prevent more phishing scams

The freeze comes shortly after Terra’s website was compromised over the weekend by hackers who attempted to scam users via phishing attacks.

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FBI Issues Warning About Criminals Impersonating NFT Developers

FBI warns of NFT scams as criminals impersonate developers. Tips to protect yourself from phishing schemes targeting crypto wallets and NFTs. Stay cautious! The post FBI Issues Warning About Criminals Impersonating NFT Developers appeared first on NFT News Today.

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FBI Issues Warning About Criminals Impersonating NFT Develop

FBI warns of NFT scams as criminals impersonate developers. Tips to protect yourself from phishing schemes targeting crypto wallets and NFTs. Stay cautious! The post FBI Issues Warning About Criminals Impersonating NFT Develop appeared first on NFT News Today.

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FBI warns of phishing scams and social media account hijackers

The FBI warned that the account hijackers work to “create a sense of urgency” with their posts and urged people to vet any website or potential opportunity before clicking on it.

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Scammer Successfully Steals 20 Million USDT But Can’t Spend It, Here’s Why

The crypto industry is constantly subject to sporadic reports of crypto thefts and scams and the most recent one was a hacker who managed to steal $20 million in Tether’s USDT stablecoin.  How The Scammer Stole $20 Million In USDT The eye-popping heist was the result of a perfectly executed zero-transfer phishing attack. To carry […]

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Binance CEO warns of phishing scams as Uniswap founder gets hacked

The number of social engineering attacks in the cryptocurrency industry has been rising, with major execs getting hacked recently.

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Binance CEO’s warns of phishing scams after Uniswap founder’s Twitter breach

Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao warned the cryptocurrency community to be careful of phishing and other social engineering scams in a July 21 tweet. CZ shared a link to a report from February that stated that the data of around 500 million users of Whatsapp had been leaked on the internet.

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Binance CEO warns of phishing scams after Uniswap founder’s Twitter breach

Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao warned the cryptocurrency community to be careful of phishing and other social engineering scams in a July 21 tweet. CZ shared a link to a report from February that stated that the data of around 500 million users of Whatsapp had been leaked on the internet.

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Canadian crypto hacker Soup allegedly stole over $1m in scams

A prominent crypto investigator ZachXBT has revealed that a Canadian hacker known as Soup (Dan) is the brain behind several high-profile phishing scams. The scams allegedly include Orbiter Finance’s Discord server security breach earlier this year and the Crypto Punk 6983…

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Beware of scams exploiting Ripple’s success, CTO David Schwartz warns

Ripple (XRP) Chief Technology Officer (CTO) David Schwartz has warned of fraudulent schemes seeking to exploit the recent success of the crypto payment company to spread phishing links of fake airdrops.

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Bored Ape NFTs Worth $135K Stolen by Prolific Phishing Thief 

With phishing scams increasingly targeting crypto wallets, one prolific thief has lifted dozens of NFTs, including Bathing Apes worth $135K. The post Bored Ape NFTs Worth $135K Stolen by Prolific Phishing Thief  appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Users Lose Over $1.2M To NFT Airdrop Phishing Scam on Polygon

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Cyber heists in digital playground, school-age hackers steal millions in NFTs

The world of NFTs has fallen prey to an unexpected wave of school-age cyber bandits, orchestrating intricate phishing scams that have netted them millions in stolen assets.

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Hackers make off with $1 million in crypto using Twitter

A scamming group stole roughly $1 million worth of cryptocurrency off Twitter hacks within a few weeks. Phishing scams are tweeted as soon as the scammer gets control of a Twitter account.

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Uniswap targeted by phishing scams as protocol struggles with user retention

Scammers use Uniswap's name to attract unsuspecting victims.  Overall activity on the network fell as user retention declined. Uniswap [UNI] has been dominating the DEX space for quite someThe post Uniswap targeted by phishing scams as protocol struggles with user retention appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Serial Phishing Scammer Uses a Mix of Laundering Techniques, Including Coin Swaps and a Mysterious OTC

Attacker behind a fake HitBTC website might have stolen $15M worth of crypto from multiple scams and phishing attacks

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Unbelievably Dangerous Phishing Design Revealed by CertiK: Check Your MetaMask

Here's how fake applications can utilize legit MetaMask wallets - and how to avoid being tricked by sophisticated scams

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Beware of fake Arbitrum airdrops, community warns

The community has warned others to stay vigilant after reports of phishing websites and scams offering Arbitrum airdrop tokens.

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Euler users warned of phishing sites taking advantage of hack

CertiK Alert has warned users of Euler Finance to be wary of phishing sites exploiting the latest security incident that cost the lender $197 million. CertiK Skynet, a major web3 security role player and real-time analyst of crypto hacks, scams,…

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Phishing scammer linked to NFT thefts including BAYC

Canadian phishing scammer, Chards, has been linked to a series of NFT thefts and crypto phishing scams through their ENS address. ZachXBT, a Twitter detective, researched a Discord user, madman#9528, who became active a few weeks ago, showing off their…

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Australia Gives Its Crypto Watchdogs More Teeth To Fight Scammers

In 2022, the crypto space faced a high rate of scams and fraudulent activities, especially in the DeFi sector. Scammers use phishing, fake ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings), Ponzi schemes, and impersonation techniques to trick people into giving up their cryptocurrencies.

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Navigating the world of crypto: Tips for avoiding scams

From “pig butchering” to phishing, there are myriad ways that scammers try to take advantage of crypto users.

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Singapore police warn investors against FTX phishing scams: Report

FTX has an estimated $8 billion hole in its balance sheet. Investors desperate to get their money back are being targeted by phishing scams.

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Phishing Scammer ‘Monkey Drainer’ Steals $1 Million In Crypto In Past 24 Hours

Phishing scams are increasingly becoming a pain in the arse in the crypto space. Cybercriminals are stepping up their game with one objective: to drain crypto wallets of thousands — if not millions — worth of cryptocurrencies.

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Gate.io Twitter Account Hacked to Promote Phishing Scam 

During the early hours of October 22, the Gate.io Twitter account was hacked and used to promote phishing scams. The post Gate.io Twitter Account Hacked to Promote Phishing Scam  appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Pandas, cyborgs, dogs, koalas dominate BNB Chain Red Alarm flag list

BNB Chain’s Red Alert system flags projects based on obvious features that have been historically used in scams, rug pulls and phishing.

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British Army’s social media accounts hacked by crypto scammers

Hackers had access to multiple official social media accounts of the British Army for nearly four hours, when they posted crypto phishing links and scams.

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Cybercriminals Launch an Onslaught of Phishing Scams on the Metaverse

Cybercriminals appear to have found a new soft target for phishing scams and fraud – the metaverse. According to victim accounts, they believed that their investments were secure and legit, primarily owing to the fact that the metaverse is integrated with blockchain tech.

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Phishing Scams Target Users Of Crypto Data Tracking Websites With Malicious Ad

Phishing scams are not new in the digital space, and cybercriminals are increasingly employing them in the crypto space. For example, multiple reports on Friday have revealed that scammers targeted users of crypto data tracking platforms CoinGecko and Etherscan.

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OpenSea’s Discord Server Compromised, Phishing Links Posted

The leading NFT marketplace, OpenSea, saw its Discord server hacked to conduct scams. The incident was highlighted by numerous users’ tweets and blockchain security firm, PeckShield. As a result, OpenSea confirmed the action taken against the issue.

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OpenSea Discord server hacked, users warned to be vigilant of phishing scams

The hacker's initial post, which was published in the announcements channel, claimed that OpenSea had “partnered with YouTube to bring their community into the NFT Space."

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Ape-themed airdrop phishing scams are on the rise, experts warn

As the crypto community notices and calls out such scams, the fraudsters tend to turn off replies to their tweets to prevent being exposed as scammers.

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