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Finance

Warning! Scammers Are Pretending to Be CoinDesk Journalists on Social Media

Real CoinDesk journalists don't ask for money. Also, please be wary of links sent from people claiming to work for us.

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Finance

Singapore Police Issue Warning Over WhatsApp Phishing Scam

The scam lures victims in by prompting them to scan a QR code on a phishing website to secure credentials.

Police issue warning over WhatsApp scam (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

Finance

DeFi Protocol Balancer Says Web Front End Is ‘Under Attack’

On-chain data appears to show the attacker has stolen over $200,000 from users.

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Videos

Friend.tech Takes Base by Storm; Layer 1 Blockchain Terra Says its Website Was Compromised

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as layer 1 blockchain Terra warns users to avoid using its website after being targeted by a phishing attack. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin deposited roughly $1 million worth of ether (ETH) to Coinbase. And, a closer look at the hype swirling around new social tokenization protocol Friend.tech.

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Videos

Federal Reserve Launches Instant Payments Service; Tesla's Bitcoin Holdings

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s biggest headlines in crypto, including the Federal Reserve officially opening its new instant payments service, FedNow. Tesla (TSLA) did not buy or sell any bitcoin for the fourth straight quarter in Q2 2023. And, some users of FTX are being targeted by a potential phishing attack after being sent a "reset password" request from the exchange's official customer support email.

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Consensus Magazine

This Is How Scammers Can Drain Your Crypto Wallet

Scammers use a variety of techniques to steal users’ money, some of which only require knowing your wallet address, a Forta Network researcher said.

A computer popup box screen warning of a system being hacked, compromised software enviroment. 3D illustration. (Getty Images)

Consensus Magazine

Serial Phishing Scammer Uses a Mix of Laundering Techniques, Including Coin Swaps and a Mysterious OTC

Attacker behind a fake HitBTC website might have stolen $15M worth of crypto from multiple scams and phishing attacks.

Danil Potekhin and Dimitrii Karasavidi face a growing list of U.S. legal troubles. 
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Finance

Blockchain Game The Sandbox Warns of Phishing Email After Security Breach

An unauthorized third party had gained access to a Sandbox employee's computer and used it to send a false email to users

Revolut's customer data was compromised by a phishing attack. (Shutterstock)

Web3

Web3 Builders Lose Dozens of High-Value NFTs in Back-to-Back Attacks

Nikhil Gopalani, COO of an NFT project owned by Nike, and CryptoNovo, a prominent NFT collector, lost NFTs estimated to have been worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to scammers.

CryptoNovo's recent activity via OpenSea (Screenshot)

Finance

Monkey Drainer Scammer Strikes Again, Steals $800K of NFTs

The phishing scammer made off with seven Crypto Punks and 20 Otherside NFTs.

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