$50,000 Bitcoin ATM Scam Surfaces in Australia

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In Melbourne’s West, scammers posing as debt collectors conned victims to deposit over $50,000 into a Bitcoin ATM. According to The Sydney Morning Herald’s article published on October 5, 2018, the four victims who were believed to be migrants, were threatened with an arrest if they failed to pay the total amount.

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2020-12-20 17:12	xbtusd
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Furious Bitcoin scam victims torch alleged Ponzi mastermind’s house

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Fraudsters Steal $50,000 in BTC from Melbourne Bitcoin ATM

Fraudsters posing as debt collectors convinced four victims to deposit over $50,000 into a Bitcoin ATM in Australia’s southern county of Victoria, reported Sydney Morning Herald on Oct.5. Police authorities stated that all victims were migrants and were bullied into paying up a hefty amount into the ATM, with the attackers warning of severe legal […] The post Fraudsters Steal $50,000 in BTC from Melbourne Bitcoin ATM appeared first on CryptoSlate.

2018-10-6 16:00	Australia
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$50,000 Lost to Bitcoin ATM Scam in Australia

Scammers conned $50,000 out of regular Australians using a blatantly obvious fake tax debt fraud. Multiple victims have been lured into paying off non-existent debt through Bitcoin ATMs. A Time-Tested Scam Scammers have managed to con upwards of $50,000 from Australian citizens, luring them in to pay off a non-existent debt in a classic fraud.

2018-10-6 08:00
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Fornite Players Becomes the Latest Victims of Bitcoin Stealing Malware

Criminals have shown a keen interest in cryptocurrency over the past few years. Tackling this industry is done through many different ventures, all of which tend to be quite prominent in their own way.

2018-10-5 16:00	malware
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Thieves use Bitcoin ATMs to scam Australian immigrants out of $50,000

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2018-10-5 15:11	hard fork
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Bitcoin Wallet Identifier Discovered in Fortnite Season 6 Hacks

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2018-10-4 17:00	malware
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Fake Facebook Bitcoin Ads Making People Suicidal

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2018-10-4 15:30	Facebook
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‘99.73 Percent’ Loss: Ari Paul’s $1 Million Bitcoin Price Bet Looks Doomed

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2018-9-27 22:00
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$300M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme: Indian Scammers Face Justice

Money attracts thieves and masterminds of what could be the largest Bitcoin Ponzi scheme in history are facing justice. Vivek Bhardwaj, a software developer and brother of Gain Bitcoin founder and CEO Amit Bhardwaj, was brought to Delhi, India on Sept.

2018-9-24 21:30	Ponzi scheme
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AWS Mining Cryptocurrency MLM Scam Outed as a Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme

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2018-9-21 19:01	News
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Negotiating Bitcoin Ransomware With Cyber-Criminals as a Service

Despite oft-repeated advice to never pay in response to a ransomware attack, the reality is that this is not always a possibility. However, the desire to pay as little as possible has given rise to companies like Coveware.

2018-9-20 02:00
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Crypto Wallet Protection App Wants to Secure Your Wallets Against Malware

Malware, a persistent thorn in the side of the internet’s wider community, has become an increasing concern for cryptocurrency users. A problem that comes in many forms, malicious software is leveraged by hackers to rob community members of their funds.

2018-9-18 23:37	Bitcoin
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Mt. Gox Bitcoin Payouts Could Eventually Destroy The Markets

Mt. Gox, a former leader in the crypto markets and now, the enemy of many. After a hack which saw around 800,000 BTC stolen, the Mt. Gox story has gone from bad to worse, with the exchange now liable for making compensation payments to some of the victims who lost assets during the hack.

2018-9-17 13:30	Mt Gox
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Corporate Creditors Can Now File Claims for Mt Gox Restitution

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2018-9-14 09:15	Virtual Currency
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Bitmain’s $50M ‘Permissionless Ventures’ First Project: BCH Dev Con

Cryptocurrency mining hardware giant, Bitmain, is sponsoring a Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hackathon in the United States — San Francisco, to be exact. For the China-based company, BCH Dev Con is the first project financed by its $50 million fund, Permissionless Ventures (PV).

2018-9-14 05:15
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Mt. Gox Victims Must Take Claims to Tokyo, Not US, Judge Rules

Since its implosion back in 2014, the Mt. Gox exchange hacks continue to loom large within the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania determined recently it does not have jurisdiction in a case involving Gox victims and a bank closely associated, in effect condemning victims to redress their grievances […] The post Mt.

2018-9-13 09:40
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BitConnect Scam: India’s Authorities Arrest Former Politician over Alleged Bitcoin Theft

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2018-9-10 17:03	News
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A brief history of Bitcoin (and the people that made it happen)

The recent fluctuations in the value of Bitcoin are just the latest in a series of spectacular peaks and troughs since it was created in 2009. (Though its price has been falling recently, it remains five times higher than last April, before the latest major peak began.

2018-9-4 18:18	Syndication
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India: Bitcoin Scammer Offers to Return Initial Investments of his Victims

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2018-8-29 21:00
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Bitcoin’s Biggest Blackhole Mt. Gox Preps to Refund Affected Users $1B Worth of Stolen Funds

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2018-8-27 19:24	News
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Defunct Bitcoin Exchange Platform ‘Mt. Gox’ Opens Civil Rehabilitation Proceedings

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2018-8-26 20:05	Cryptocurrency News
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Mt. Gox is preparing to return $1B in stolen Bitcoin to Affected Users

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2018-8-26 12:00	Regulations
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Mt. Gox Creditors Can File Rehabilitation Claims by October 22

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2018-8-25 02:15
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Teen SIM Swapper Steals Over $1 Million in Cryptocurrencies

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2018-8-25 22:15	security
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Good News! Over $1 billion worth of Crypto to be Returned to victims of Mt.Gox Hack

An end has not come to the controversy that surrounded the first cryptocurrency exchange and the world’s largest holder of bitcoin trades as at 2014. Mt. Gox saga made way for the likes of Tim Draper and the Winklevoss twins Tyler and Cameron the cofounders of Gemini exchange to make good fortune through the stolen […] The post Good News! Over $1 billion worth of Crypto to be Returned to victims of Mt.Gox Hack appeared first on ZyCrypto.

2018-8-25 21:56	Mt Gox
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Hawaii’s Latest Bitcoin Scam

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2018-8-20 13:30	Breaking News
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Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrency Fraud on the Rise in Britain

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2018-8-19 02:00
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Ethereum Is The Scammers Favourite Coin

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2018-8-16 06:00	ethereum
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Distributed Dialogues: Blockchain’s Better Side

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The Daily: New Education Centers, Vietnamese Ask for Fraudster’s Extradition

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2018-8-6 15:10
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The Anatomy of a Successful BItcoin Ransomware Attack and How to Prevent Becoming a Victim

In early 2016, reports of a particularly crippling ransomware attack began to surface. While many of the victims were based in the U. S. , the attacks were also witnessed in other parts of the world.

2018-8-6 03:00	security
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Gox Creditors Agree to $1.3Bil Repayment in BCH, BTC, No Altcoins, by Summer 2019

Mt. Gox, the defunct and disgraced bitcoin exchange (at one time the biggest in the world) is preparing a final chapter in a long, sorted ordeal. Creditors have coalesced around a repayment scheme to make victims whole.

2018-8-5 00:50
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2018-8-3 13:55
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SIM Hijacking Spree Ravages 40 Cryptocurrency Investors, Over $5M Stolen

A brief series of cyber attacks recently led to the theft of an astoundingly large amount of cryptocurrency. The perpetrator, Joel Ortiz, broke into his victims’ cryptocurrency accounts and withdrew funds.

2018-8-3 04:47	News
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SIM Hijacking Spree Ravages 40 Cryptocurrency Investors, Over $5M Stolen

2018-8-2 02:38	Cryptocurrency News
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Bostonian Nabbed for Stealing Millions in Bitcoin via Sim Swapping

California investigators have arrested Joel Ortiz, a 20-year old college student who is a key suspect in the phone jacking and SIM swapping operation that saw more than 40 bitcoin and other cryptocurrency holders lose their cryptoassets.

2018-8-2 20:30
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Student Faces Charges for Stealing $5 Million in Crypto via “SIM Jacking”

Motherboard has reportedly obtained court documents pertaining to the arrest of Joel Ortiz, a 20-year-old from Boston, who is accused of stealing $5 million USD in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

2018-8-1 03:29
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20 Year Old College Student Steals $5 Million in Bitcoin By Hacking Phone Numbers

A hacker allegedly stole over $5 million in bitcoin by hijacking phone numbers and demanding ransoms. According to authorities in California, a 20-year old college student hijacked more than 40 phone numbers and stole millions of dollars’ worth of bitcoin.

2018-7-31 08:49	News
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How Blockchain Promotes International Trade, Identity and Financial Inclusion

International trade, people without identity and financial exclusion are global development areas that stand to be radically improved with blockchain technology, according to Michelle Chivunga, regional advisor for the British Blockchain Association.

2018-7-31 19:50	Adoption & community
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Bitcoin Ponzi Scammer Amit Bhardwaj Offers to Return Money to Victims

In a somewhat surprising twist, Amit Bhardwaj, the man behind the notorious Bitcoin Ponzi scheme, has pledged to pay back his victims in Indian rupees (INR) according to report on July 18, 2018. The Schemer’s Path Towards Prison Bhardwaj caught the attention of police and global media houses in April 2018, when the police arrested him for setting up an.

2018-7-20 19:00	Scam
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Indian Bitcoin Ponzi Kingpin Amit Bhardwaj, Offers Compensation To Victims

Amit Bhardwaj, the Ponzi scheme kingpin accused of scamming thousands by promising outlandish returns on investments in Bitcoins, has offered to pay back investors their initial investments in Indian rupees even as one of the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Zebpay, has been roped in to help with the investigation. What Was Bharadwaj's Ponzi Scheme? Over […]

2018-7-20 13:06	News
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Indian Bitcoin, Ponzi Schemer, Offers to Reimburse Initial Investments to Victims

News The alleged bitcoin Ponzi kingpin, Amit Bhardwaj, has reportedly offered to pay back the initial investments in Indian rupees to those who lost money through his scheme. However, victims want the current value of their cryptocurrencies, not the initial investments.

2018-7-19 07:46
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Indian Bitcoin Ponzi Schemer Offers to Repay Initial Investments to Victims

The alleged bitcoin Ponzi kingpin, Amit Bhardwaj, has reportedly offered to pay back the initial investments in Indian rupees to those who lost money through his scheme. However, victims want the current value of their cryptocurrencies, not the initial investments.

2018-7-19 05:30	Virtual Currency
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Victims of India’s Bitcoin Scam Boss Offered Financial Restitution

Today, the Bitcoin price is much higher than what it was when we invested. Amit Bhardwaj and brother Vivek Bhardwaj after their arrest by Pune Police Efforts by FactorDaily to reach Zebpay for comment have been futile so far.

2018-7-18 10:00	Zebpay
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Op Ed: Addressing the Threat of Cryptomining Malware

One major class of attacks to hit the hacking landscape recently is cryptomining. While cryptomining on its own supports a good cause when being done consciously, it also allows nefarious actors to make a lot of money fast, and, with the sheer number of cryptocurrencies available to mine, it is becoming a popular choice for attackers.

2018-7-18 23:18	Privacy & security
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Cybercriminals Target Facebook Fans and Demand Bitcoin Ransom

Cybercriminals have recently threatened Facebook users that they will leak their private sensitive videos unless they pay thousands of dollars in Bitcoin. Action Fraud, the UK’s national fraud and cybercrime reporting center, is currently aware of the situation.

2018-7-17 13:28	News
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Cybercriminals Target Facebook Fans and Demand Bitcoin Ransom

2018-7-16 18:15	Cryptocurrency News
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Renowned Cryptocurrency Exchange Service Makes Million Dollar Donation to Japanese Flood Victims

Established cryptocurrency exchange service Binance is showing some love to the victims of the disastrous flood by donating $1 million to aid them in their dire situation. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao took to Twitter to make his heartwarming announcement stating that they will be donating the said amount in either Binance Coin, Bitcoin or Japanese […] Renowned Cryptocurrency Exchange Service Makes Million Dollar Donation to Japanese Flood Victims was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.

2018-7-10 14:59	Cryptocurrency
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