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A fake Instagram account caught conducting crypto fraud
The cryptocurrency industry is no stranger to scams and fraud, unfortunately, as bad actors were a part of it ever since Bitcoin (BTC/USD) first got its value. With that said, there has been a new trend among the scammers who are using stolen photos to make fake Instagram accounts and scam people by pushing fraudulent […] The post A fake Instagram account caught conducting crypto fraud appeared first on Invezz. дальше »
2021-12-16 20:16 | |
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How we can use timestamping content on the blockchain to fight fake news and fraud
Can you trust what you read on the internet? Ideally, we’d be in a world where the answer to this question is an immediate “Yes. ” But we know there’s a lot of distrust in what’s on the internet. дальше »
2021-2-2 02:52 | |
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Ledger wallet users lose 1.1M XRP to a fraudulent site
Ledger wallet owners have fell victim to a scheme that defrauded them out of 1,150,000 XRP. A community-run fraud awareness group xrplorer unveiled this news on November 2, noting that the scam leveraged a phishing email that instructed users to use a fake version of the Ledger website, which contained a homoglyph in the URL. дальше »
2020-11-7 22:58 | |
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Latvian Financial Watchdog Issues Crypto Fraud Warnings
Latvia’s Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC) has issued a notice to investors to refrain from indulging in malicious digital currency platforms and fake opportunities. The regulator also listed some “signs of fraud” to help individuals identify these deceptive practices. дальше »
2020-10-21 17:23 | |
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A $2B Gold Fraud Portrays Bitcoin as “Less Vulnerable” Alternative
Bitcoin found itself competing with traditional safe-haven gold all over again as authorities in China uncovered a $2 billion fraud. Kingold, one of the mainland’s most significant gold processing firms, allegedly collateralized 83 tons of fake yellow metal bars to secure 20 billion yuan (~$2. дальше »
2020-6-30 11:12 | |
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Beyond Meat Stock Is in Big Trouble as Fake Meat CFO Faces Fraud Suit
Beyond Meat stock could be in big trouble as an under-the-radar lawsuit heats up and key executives face fraud allegations. The post Beyond Meat Stock Is in Big Trouble as Fake Meat CFO Faces Fraud Suit appeared first on CCN.com дальше »
2020-1-29 21:42 | |
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United Nations Affiliate ‘World Sports Alliance’ Pres. Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ To Selling Fake Crypto
Asa Saint Clair, the President of the UN affiliate World Sports Alliance has pleaded “not guilty” in the fraud case of selling cryptocurrency. The man has been put on household arrest after he bought a one-way plane ticket to Madagascar while being investigated. дальше »
2019-11-15 00:07 | |
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Fraudsters deepfake CEO’s voice to trick manager into transferring $243,000
It’s already getting tough to discern real text from fake, genuine video from deepfake. Now, it appears that use of fake voice tech is on the rise too. That’s according to the Wall Street Journal, which reported a case of voice fraud — aka vishing (short for “voice phishing”) — that cost a company $243,000. дальше »
2019-9-2 14:24 | |
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Google Play hosted 205 harmful apps with over 32M installs last month alone
It seems Google is losing the battle against sketchy Android software big time. The company hosted over 205 harmful apps on the Play store in July only. The kicker: these apps were downloaded over 32 million times in total in the past month alone. дальше »
2019-8-1 17:26 | |
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Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding
Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions. дальше »
2019-6-14 04:03 | |
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Creator Of TV Series 'Big Brother' Sues Facebook For Fake Bitcoin Ads
Dutch billionaire and businessman John de Mol, known for creating the "Big Brother" reality television show, has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, claiming the social media giant allowed fake ads on its platform that used de Mol's face and name to carry out bitcoin-related fraud. дальше »
2019-6-6 19:21 | |
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Police Arrest Crypto Entrepreneur For Allegedly Conducting Fraudulent Activities To The Tune Of $25 Million
Police Arrest Cryptocurrency Entrepreneur After Allegedly Conducting Fraudulent Activities According to a recent report released by De Gelderlander, Dutch police have arrested a former entrepreneur after allegedly conducting fraudulent activities. дальше »
2019-5-21 21:28 | |
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Dutch man conned investors out of $26M with fake Bitcoin mining rigs
A man from Apeldoorn, Netherlands has been arrested for fraud and money laundering after convincing over 100 people to invest a total of $26 million in fictitious Bitcoin mining rigs. The 33-year-old named as Berry van M. дальше »
2019-5-21 15:59 | |
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[Investors Beware] Fake Cloud Token Promotional Article Floating Around Full of Falsity and Fraud
Cloud with Me launched ICO for Cloud Token to fund new cloud computing platform. Multiple sources suggest that these efforts are a scam, and the website is defunct. The use of cloud technology is hardly a new concept. дальше »
2019-5-12 18:43 | |
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Fake California Cop Racket Targets Victims in Bitcoin Phone Scam
By CCN. com: A notice on the official website for the City of Berkeley police department warns residents of phone scams involving Bitcoin. Calling them “cyber-enabled fraud crime,” the post talks about a woman who scammers attempted to victimize via telephone – even calling her from the number 911. дальше »
2019-4-27 19:49 | |
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Paxful Introduces AI-Powered, Biometric Verification to Improve KYC and AML
The peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace Paxful announced today, April 2, 2019, that it’s introducing AI-powered identity verification to help improve know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) procedures on the platform. дальше »
2019-4-3 21:13 | |
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Bandwagon Aims to Solve Ticket Fraud With The Blockchain
Each year $2. 3 billion is spent on fake ticket sales, but a new software platform is taking the stage to eliminate ticket fraud, through the use of blockchain technology. Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, Bandwagon is a blockchain-based ticket authenticity and fan identity management company. дальше »
2019-2-20 00:17 | |
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Global Investigation Led by US DOJ Sees Extradition of 12 Bitcoin Scammers to US for Fake eBay Car Sales
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that they had charged an international crypto fraud cartel that was involved with millions of dollars in thefts. The cartel was made up of 20 individuals, of which 16 were foreign members, and they are being charged with defrauding the American citizens. Working with foreign authorities, the […] дальше »
2019-2-12 02:58 | |
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12 Bitcoin scammers extradited to US for selling fake cars on eBay
An international cryptocurrency fraud cartel has been busted by a joint investigation between US and foreign authorities. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that it has charged 20 people, including 16 foreigners for being part of an international organized crime syndicate that saw American citizens defrauded for millions of dollars. дальше »
2019-2-11 17:00 | |
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IOTA Community Helps Authorities With Arrest of Fraud Suspect
Europol announced the arrest of a 36-year-old fraud suspect who os believed to have created a fake seed generator. The man has been arrested due to a combined effort from the IOTA community and the law enforcement. дальше »
2019-2-5 17:44 | |
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Crypto Investors Should Know Nasgo and ShareNode MLM is Not a Superbowl Sponsor in Fake Marketing Ad
The number of cryptocurrency-related scams all over the world continued to grow during the bear market that affected the crypto space in 2018. Apparently, this time, Nasgo and ShareNode could be interested in investing in the upcoming US Super Bowl. дальше »
2019-2-4 21:40 | |
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Top Officials at Two Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges Face Fraud Indictments
Several of South Korea’s top crypto exchanges have found themselves in hot water, with executives at a couple of exchanges facing criminal charges and jail time. According to a news report on the Korean website Blockinpress, the CEO of Komid, a Korean crypto exchange, has received a three-year prison sentence for committing fraud against investors by artificially inflating the exchange’s actual trading volume. дальше »
2019-1-23 00:57 | |
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History May Signal That Bitcoin is Nearing a New Bull Cycle
Since early-2018, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency investors alike have been caught in what seems to be a large sea full of endless waves comprised of price drops, fake news, accounts of fraud, and countless other examples of occurrences that have shaken out the weak speculators. дальше »
2019-1-15 03:00 | |
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It’s the season for some family time, identity theft and bank fraud
Since November and December are prime time for last minute gift shopping and booking travel tickets home, consumers are more vulnerable to hacks. The numbers are alarming. A recent study by ACI Worldwide projects a 14 percent increase in fraud attempts during the 2018 holiday season. дальше »
2018-11-29 13:32 | |
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Colorado State Commissioner Issues New Cease-and-Desist Orders Against Four Crypto Firms
Colorado Securities Commissioner Gerald Rome has issued a new batch of cease-and-desist orders against unregistered Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) operating in the state, taking the total number of signed orders against ICOs in Colorado to 18. дальше »
2018-11-22 19:23 | |
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Cryptocurrency fraudster faces 5 years in prison for selling fake ICOs
A Brooklyn-based businessman turned cryptocurrency huckster faces up to five years in prison for orchestrating two monstrously phony initial coin offerings (ICOs) last year. Maksim Zaslavskiy, a former institutional developer and “businessman,” plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit securities fraud before a New York district court yesterday, reports FinanceFeeds. дальше »
2018-11-16 14:18 | |
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TrustED ICO
TrustED prevents academic fraud and allows instant peer to peer authentication of academic credentials. TrustED is an application which leverages blockchain technology to allow academic institutions such as universities or trade schools to store, authenticate and issue any form of academic credential or certificate digitally to its recipients. дальше »
2018-10-25 04:33 | |
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Blockvest ICO Being Sued By SEC
Blockvest is being sued the Securities and Exchange Commission for making false claims that the regulator’s approval for its planned ICO. The regulator is looking for an injunction against the defendant in return for all the financial gains of its ICO activities. дальше »
2018-10-15 18:00 | |
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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. дальше »
2018-10-6 08:00 | |
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Fraud, Fake Partnerships and a Past Revealed: The Shopin Story
The pilot program that Shopin claimed to have with Bed, Bath and Beyond appears to have never existed. We reported on an alleged syndicate hack of the Shopin ICO last month. In that article we questioned why Shopin was being less than transparent about the situation but for the most part assumed that the hack […] The post Fraud, Fake Partnerships and a Past Revealed: The Shopin Story appeared first on Coinjournal. дальше »
2018-10-1 18:52 | |
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Alleged Scandal Involving OKEx Crypto Exchange Founder Sees Release From Police
OKEx Founder Released From Police Questioning. Denies Fraud Charges Star Xu, the founder of OKEx, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, affirmed that the allegations that he was guilty of fraud were fake after the Chinese law enforcement summoned him to a police station for 24 hours this week. Multiple local media […] дальше »
2018-9-13 00:11 | |
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OKEx Disputes Reports Of Founder's Arrest
OK Group’s chief risk officer calls Star Xu's alleged arrest on suspicion of fraud “fake news.”
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Op Ed: DApps Can Increase Audience Engagement for Creators and Influencers
Many of us are familiar with the term “DApp,” which stands for “decentralized application. ”Foundationally, a DApp is an application that runs using blockchain technology on a decentralized network of computers instead of on a central database. дальше »
2018-9-4 21:43 | |
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Emercoin’s Trusted Diploma Platform Aims to Combat Fraud in Education
In 2015 Axact, a software company that runs numerous websites selling fake academic degrees, earned $51 million after it sold over 215,000 fake qualifications worldwide, via 350 fictitious schools and universities. дальше »
2018-8-3 20:19 | |
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Cybercrime Firm Warns of Rising Reports of Fake WannaCry Ransomware
Cybercrime involving cryptocurrencies is on the rise. Today, the U. K. ’s national reporting center for fraud and cyber crime, Action Fraud, has issued warnings about a new phishing campaign using the infamous WannaCry ransomware. дальше »
2018-6-26 04:00 | |
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In Ukraine, four people were detained for handling fraud crypto exchanges
Ukrainian police have arrested a group of four men suspected of running six fake cryptocurrency exchanges, Bleeping Computer reported June 21. Four men between ages 20 and 26 allegedly launched at least six digital currency exchanges, where they deceived users, subsequently stealing money from them. дальше »
2018-6-22 09:02 | |
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Ukraine Arrests Crypto Fraud Suspects
Ukrainian authorities have arrested four individuals suspected of running fake cryptocurrency exchanges, the nation’s federal police force announced Saturday. The National Police of Ukraine claimed in a press release that the suspects were arrested for operating as many as six fraudulent cryptocurrency exchange platforms. дальше »
2018-6-19 00:52 | |
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New Platform Answers the Question: Who's Really Behind That ICO?
With crypto scams running rampant across the globe, Human Trust Protocol, aka Hub, is joining hands with Civic, a blockchain identification service provider, to verify users via know-your-client (KYC) data gathered from the Civic secure identity platform (SIP). дальше »
2018-6-13 00:23 | |
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