2023-6-23 18:44 |
Scammers use a variety of techniques to steal users’ money, some of which only require knowing your wallet address, a Forta Network researcher said. origin »
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Unfortunately, victims are unlikely to return any funds stolen by hackers or scammers
2023-6-20 11:48 | |
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Wallet scam or hack is a growing thing in the crypto space in recent months. Several techniques can be used to stop situations like the recent theft of over $35 million in cryptocurrency from Atomic Wallet.
2023-6-8 11:59 | |
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According to blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, stolen assets from the latest Atomic Wallet hack have been moved through a mixing service. While mixers and blenders aim to provide privacy for legitimate crypto users, they are also commonly abused by hackers and scammers to hide stolen funds.
2023-6-7 01:00 | |
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Recently, the Arbitrum community has posted warnings to investors about the possibility of scammers generating fake Arbitrum airdrops. This tactic is popularly known as phishing, where attackers devise a deceptive means to manipulate users into giving out their wallet private keys.
2023-3-20 18:00 | |
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The most recent cryptocurrency wallet service to roll out transaction previews and blocklists is Coinbase. The bitcoin exchange now stands alongside many other vendors of cryptocurrency walletsThe post Here's how crypto wallets are detecting scammers, courtesy Coinbase appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-1-31 16:30 | |
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Rug Pull Finder’s NFT contract was abused, allowing two scammers to mint 450 NFTs instead of one per wallet.
2022-9-6 05:33 | |
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The Phantom wallet app has launched a new Burn Token feature, allowing users to remove spam NFTs sent by scammers.
2022-8-18 04:16 | |
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In February 2022, the Ukrainian government ran a crypto donation campaign to support victims of the Russian invasion. When the nation tried to reward those who had contributed to the fundraiser by sending crypto wallet holders complimentary NFTs, a slew of scammers took advantage of the government’s generosity, causing the operation to cease.
2022-6-29 09:21 | |
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Key takeaways A U. S federal judge has approved a warrant to help recover stolen crypto funds. The warrant directs Huobi Global to freeze a wallet holding around $600,000 of Bitcoin belonging to a Coinbase user that lost around $11.
2021-11-1 19:35 | |
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In Daly City, California, authorities are investigating a crypto scam incident where a man lost $27,000 worth of bitcoin. A 48-year-old man claimed the scammers tricked him into giving them the keys to his wallet.
2021-1-26 19:30 | |
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As the digital asset economy grows popular and a number of crypto companies become well known, copycat scammers appear in greater numbers. There are a number of websites that are clones of the official web page from companies that provide mining device sales, wallets, full nodes, paper wallet tools, and popular trading platforms.
2020-12-13 09:00 | |
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Coinspeaker AMFEIX Investors Unable to Make Withdrawals Since May: Is It Scam?The AMFEIX wallet has been already listed by Scam-Alert. io as one of the "top 10 most successful active scammers".
2020-7-27 15:41 | |
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A bug in three major cryptocurrency wallets let scammers dupe people with double-spent Bitcoin, allowing unconfirmed transactions to count in a user’s total wallet balance. Unreliable Bitcoin Wallet Balances The...
2020-7-4 23:26 | |
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A victim of a hardware wallet phishing scam, an entrepreneur, has got over 12 BTC stolen and asks CT for help, CZ Binance promises to block the scammers Bitcoin address
2020-6-13 14:04 | |
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The IOTA Foundation announced the release of a safe Trinity wallet version for desktop, while investigating missing funds. IOTA Warns of Scammers Active on Discord Channel The IOTA Foundation warned owners trying to check their balance not to trust contacts on the official Discord channel.
2020-2-18 18:00 | |
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Trezor issues a warning about a bogus beta-testing application form that is making rounds on Telegram
2020-1-18 19:14 | |
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The PlusToken scam of 2019 helped fuel Bitcoin’s parabolic rise to $14,000 in mid-2019, before the scammers began dumping stolen Bitcoin into the market through the crypto exchange Huobi. New data that shows the growth of cryptocurrency wallets across the most popular cryptocurrency exchange from January 2019 on, shows just how large the impact that... The post appeared first on NewsBTC.
2020-1-11 02:00 | |
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A new phishing website, tlezor. io has surfaced that’s imitating the Trezor brand. The website intends to steal the user’s recovery seed which would give scammers control over the user’s funds tied to their Trezor device.
2019-11-24 20:39 | |
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Our team has spotted new phishing websites appearing on Google search results pages. Scammers are targeting Ledger users with surprisingly tricky advertisements. We all like crypto because its secure: you’re in complete control of your money.
2019-11-20 05:01 | |
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Sextortion phishers are pivoting away from Bitcoin to alternative cryptocurrencies to avoid being caught by email filters, ZDNet reports. In particular, some sextortionists now rely on Litecoin, as major email providers automatically flag suspicious emails that feature Bitcoin wallet addresses.
2019-10-9 15:11 | |
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Cryptocurrency scammers continued to swindle funds throughout Q2 2019, netting approximately $4. 26 billion so far this year. According to CipherTrace latest report, insider thefts were by far the largest offenders, netting massive loses on investors and cryptocurrency exchange users.
2019-8-13 12:22 | |
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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.
2019-6-1 21:48 | |
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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.
2019-4-3 21:13 | |
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Cryptocurrency scammers have created a fraudulent website that contains links to the popular Wasabi cryptocurrency wallet. However, Wasabi co-founder nopara73 discovered on March 21, 2019, that one of the links is actually malware that links Windows OS users to an entirely phony website.
2019-3-25 16:00 | |
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Most cyberattacks in the crypto space involve hackers finding a way around the security of crypto exchange platforms and gaining access to users’ funds. Last year saw the entry of a new breed of cyber extortionists that seems to be gaining ground, so much so that they were able to steal over $300,000 in bitcoin (BTC) tokens in 2018.
2019-3-1 18:10 | |
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Trezor, a hardware wallet for storing a vast array of digital assets including bitcoin (BTC) and litecoin (LTC) has released an official statement concerning the recent phishing attacks on its electronic shops, products, as well as websites of its affiliated partners, according to a Medium blog post on February 13, 2019.
2019-2-15 20:00 | |
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It appears scammers have hijacked yet another batch of verified Twitter accounts to promote fake cryptocurrency giveaway links (often under the disguise of Elon Musk). A verified account belonging to the Australian branch of consulting giant Capgemini has been spotted running malicious giveaway links on Twitter.
2018-11-12 16:40 | |
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Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles has issued emergency ordinances against three separate fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes linked to Russian scammers. The orders were issued on September 18, 2018, against DGBK Ltd.
2018-9-20 00:05 | |
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A few weeks ago a group of scammers set up a fake website similar to that of Jaxx Wallet with the aim of stealing the cryptocurrencies of users through illegal practices. On September 12, Flashpoint, a cybersecurity firm which provides Business Risk Intelligence advice, posted an article on its official blog commenting that the fraudulent […] The post Fake Phishing Website Mimicking Jaxx Wallet Shut Down appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2018-9-14 09:11 | |
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ECoinmerce, a DAO e-commerce platform, has announced the launch of the Crypto Community Watch program, in partnership with a consortium of crypto industry organizations including ICO Alert, GZH, Step VC and NewEconomies.
2018-8-21 19:07 | |
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SpaceX's expansion into direct-to-device internet and new tech markets could significantly boost its valuation ahead of a potential IPO. The post Musk’s SpaceX plans Starlink phone and direct-to-device internet as IPO nears: Reuters appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
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