Scams


Финансы

Telegram Cracks Down on Suspected $8B Chinese Crypto Crime Marketplace Set Up in Colorado

Illicit marketplaces are a key part of the growing global cyberscams industry, with Southeast Asia being among the hubs for such activity.

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Финансы

Pump.fun Hits Back at Report That Claimed 98% of Memecoins on the Platform Are Fraudulent

Seven millions tokens have been launched in pump.fun since its inception in 2024.

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Финансы

Cambodian Huione Group Received $98B in Crypto Leading to U.S. Crackdown: Elliptic

The group rolled out its own stablecoin in January to avoid traditional currency restrictions.

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Рынки

FBI Says Americans Lost $9.3B to Crypto Scams in 2024

An IC3 report shows crypto investment fraud ballooned, with over $2.8 billion lost by victims aged 60 and older. Total losses hit $9.3 billion after rising 66% year-over-year.

Hacker working on two laptops (Azamat E/Unsplash)

Политика

Crypto Scam Revenue From ‘Pig Butchering,’ AI Schemes Likely Grew in 2024, Chainalysis Reports

Fraudsters raked in at least $9.9 billion and possibly as much as $12.4 billion with their methods becoming more “professionalized.”

Photo of hands on a keyboard in a darkened room. (Unsplash)

Финансы

Crypto Investors Lost Over $500M in Memecoin Rug Pulls and Scams in 2024

The majority of scams involved gaining access to notable people's social media accounts through social engineering.

Hacker (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

Политика

UN Agency Recommends Criminalization of Unlicensed VASPs in Southeast Asia to Counter Cyber Fraud

Some service providers are facilitating transactions for fraud outfits and high-risk gambling sites, the report said.

United Nations building, New York (Nils Huenerfuerst/Unsplash)

Политика

Indian Court Orders Scam Websites Using Crypto Exchange Mudrex's Name to Be Taken Down

The court ordered India's Ministry of Communication to move against as many as 38 websites.

16:9 Fraud, scam (brandwayart/Pixabay)

Политика

Australians Lost $122M Worth of Crypto to Scams in 12 Months: Police

AFP Assistant Commissioner Richard Chin said the data revealed that it was a misnomer that only older people were victims of scams.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Политика

Australian Securities Regulator Nabbed More Than 600 Crypto Investment Scams in a Year

The hustles amounted to about 9% of the total fraudulent platforms taken down in the first year of an investment scam disruption program.

Sydney harbor. (Dan Freeman/Unsplash)