Tag: Crypto Scam

Patricia has hired an investigation company to perform an audit in order to increase the platform's security.

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) sentenced Cooper J. Morgenthau 3 years in prison for stealing over $5M from three distinct SPACs

The DOJ asserts that after the alleged manipulation of the price of the Hydro token, the co-conspirators made a profit of over $2 million.

Reginald Fowler is accused of misleading financial institutions and allowing criminals to use his platform to launder their money via crypto.

5,040,520 crypto phishing assaults were discovered by Russian antivirus business, Kaspersky, in 2022, compared to 3,596,437 in 2021.

The popularity of Blur NFT marketplace has given scammers a chance to spread their schemes via malicious websites.

In 2022, crypto investors poured up to $4.6 billion into crypto tokens that were allegedly involved in "pump and dump" tactics.

A new cryptocurrency scam tracker has been released by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation called zDFPI.

Prosecutors claim that the crypto CEO deposited at least $14.7M into his personal account and spent the money on a new BMW and other things.

An independent study found that at least 168 UK-based businesses are allegedly executing fraudulent crypto or foreign exchange (FX) scams.

Stephen Carr, a Canadian, claimed to have lost all of his life's savings—about half a million dollars—after falling for a crypto scam.

A Twitter user going by the name "NFT God" issued a string of tweets detailing how his "entire digital livelihood" had been compromised.

A Twitch streamer named DNP3, known for creating NFT projects like The Goobers, has admitted that he used clients' funds for gambling.

Leading security-focused ranking platform CertiK, it was confirmed that the value of exploits and scams was just around $62.2 million

CertiK, a leading blockchain, and Web 3.0 security firm is out again warning the crypto community to be vigilant against “ice phishing” scams

Metallica has warned its fans about an ongoing crypto scam giveaway coming right before the launch of its much-anticipated album, 72 Seasons

Coin Signals, a crypto scammer, has been sentenced to pay a fine of over $2.8 million as restitution to the people affected by his actions.

A 25-year-old hacker, Nicholas Truglia, is facing charges for conducting a crypto fraud last year and is set to suffer over 18 months of jail.