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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...
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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...
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$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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
