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Latest Bitcoin Investment Scam is Marketed as Elon Musk’s Creation with a 4,000% ROI Claim
A new crypto scam has appeared. According to Cointelegraph, this new scam uses fake articles to advertise a non-existent platform and uses the names of several famous people such as Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Richard Branson. дальше »
2019-9-24 23:05 | |
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Is Being Targeted By Crypto Scam Email Campaign
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), an important regulator from the United Kingdom, has recently been impersonated by an online scammer via an email campaign. According to local reports, the emails, which are from a new crypto scam, impersonate the British regulator in order to offer a chance to get money via cryptos. The email uses […] дальше »
2019-7-24 23:14 | |
Bitcoin Scam Uses X-Men’s Hugh Jackman to ‘Turn You Into a Millionaire’
By CCN Markets: In their most current mutant form, the Bitcoin Evolution/Bitcoin Revolution scams are using X-Men star Hugh Jackman as bait. According to the fraudsters, the Australian actor who is best known for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men franchise has stumbled upon a ‘wealth loophole’ which can make anyone a millionaire within four months. дальше »
2019-6-10 13:44 | |
Op Ed: Bitcoin in Africa, What Needs to Be Done to Encourage Adoption?
Bitcoin has the potential to revolutionize the African continent. Through Bitcoin, millions of unbanked Africans will have access to financial services. These and many more such statements exist across the internet. дальше »
2019-6-1 21:48 | |
Crypto Scam Alert: YouTube Videos Promoting “Bitcoin Generator” Really Pushing Malware
Scammers are attempting to hijack the popularity of YouTube crypto content and investors’ hunger to get rich quick to defraud potential victims. This involves tricking someone into downloading a programme under the pretence that they’re actually getting some sort of non-existent Bitcoin multiplying software. дальше »
2019-5-30 02:00 | |
Google accidentally promoted a malicious Bitcoin wallet on YouTube
Google-owned YouTube inadvertently advertized an illegitimate version of the Bitcoin wallet Electrum. A Redditor unearthed the issue, noting how the malicious advert was disguised to resemble a real Electrum advertisement. дальше »
2019-3-26 18:58 | |
‘Endothermic Miners’ Scam From OnMiners Uses Fake Team, Office Photos
An self-styled cryptocurrency mining company from Luxembourg has fielded multiple scam accusations after it emerged its executives do not exist. Critics Say OnMiners Claims Too Good to Be True OnMiners, which purports to produce three mining rigs with vastly superior hash power to market competitors, used stock photos and likely fake names for its leadership on its website. дальше »
2019-3-20 14:00 | |
Op Ed: Why It’s Unsafe to Store Private Crypto Keys in the Cloud
There are two primary reasons why storing your private crypto keys in the cloud is a bad idea. First, your cloud provider represents a centralized honeypot that could experience a security breach, allowing cyber criminals to access your data. дальше »
2019-2-19 00:19 | |
Phishing Scam Hits LocalBitcoins, Clients Lose Funds
On January 26, 2019, clients of peer-to-peer bitcoin trading service LocalBitcoins were the targets of a phishing scam which resulted in the theft of a handful of bitcoins. дальше »
2019-1-31 18:40 | |
After Rumors Of Haven Protocol Being An Exit Scam, Developer Finally Responds
After Rumors Of Haven Protocol Being An Exit Scam, Developer Finally Responds The Haven Protocol makes it possible for consumers to hold their cryptocurrency in an off-short account. Based on the CryptoNote protocol, it uses Monero tokens, hiding details of transactions from everyone except the user that created the transaction in the first place. Though […] дальше »
2019-1-23 00:12 | |
New Zealand PM Used As Pawn In Fake News Site
Jacinda Arden, Prime Minister of New Zealand has had her face used by a fake news site in order to promote articles aimed at Facebook to encourage a crypto startup. A local media source, ‘Stuff’ reported on Friday that multiple sponsored posts have recently been promoted on Facebook by using the likeness of the New Zealand PM with headlines such as New Investment Plan For Kiwis which were targeted at several different age groups around the country. дальше »
2018-10-12 16:30 | |
Elon Musk’s Ethereum Scambot Tweet Highlights Twitter’s Inadequate Response
Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX, had to grudgingly admit there were brains behind these persistent inescapable Ethereum scambots. The scam, which uses fake accounts to impersonate famous tech figures, has been running for months now, suggesting that even Twitter is unable to stop it at the moment. дальше »
2018-7-13 16:24 | |