Scams

Crypto Phishing Scams Hit $1 Billion Mark as Top Threat in 2024, CertiK Reports

Phishing attacks cost the cryptocurrency sector over $1 billion in losses during 2024. CertiK identified 296 separate phishing incidents targeting digital asset holders. Attackers primarily focus...

Hacked Celebrity Accounts Used to Promote $3.5M in Solana Memecoin Scams

Scammers exploited hacked social media accounts to raise $3.5 million through Solana-based memecoins on Pump Fun platform High-profile compromised accounts included McDonald's, Usher, and Wiz...

$243M Cryptocurrency Heist: Arrests Made Following Sophisticated Social Engineering Attack

$243 million stolen in a single month through an elaborate social engineering attack.Key players identified: Greavys, Wiz, Box, Light/Dark, and Danny Trauma.Funds were quickly...

California Loopholes Help Scammers Exploit Tether’s Name

Two fraudsters used corporate loopholes to falsely claim ties with Tether executives.Chinese pig-butchering scammer Sun Yunfeng and US-based Mohammad Alam teamed up for the...

Solana Memecoin Scam Exposed: Martin Shkreli Admits Fraud

Claims of Barron Trump's involvement in DJT were false.Shkreli possibly violated parole terms through his actions.Significant financial impact observed, including a drop in TRUMP...

Brothers Charged in $25 Million Ethereum Fraud Scheme

Anton and James Peraire-Bueno are charged with wire fraud and money laundering.They allegedly stole $25 million in cryptocurrency through a scheme on the Ethereum...

SEC Charges Crypto Mining Firm Geosyn Mining with Fraud

The SEC has charged Geosyn Mining and its founders with fraud and unregistered securities offering.Nearly $5.6 million was raised from investors under false pretenses...

The Rise of Deepfake Scams: A Growing Concern

KEY TAKEAWAYA deepfake video of Andrew Forrest endorsing a scam crypto platform has raised alarms.Meta, Facebook and Instagram's parent company, banned deepfakes in 2020,...

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Apple Stock Forms Technical Buy Point, Nears Breakout

Apple stock (AAPL) is forming a technical buy point and nearing a breakout, with entry at $288.62.The tech giant...

LSEG to launch Digital Securities Sandbox for tokenization

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) plans to launch a Digital Securities Sandbox (DSD) this year, subject to regulatory approval.The...

Tesla China Sales Slide in Jan., Exports Jump 71%

Tesla's retail sales in China plunged to 18,485 vehicles in January, their lowest monthly figure since November 2022 according...

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