Scams


Policy

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)

Finance

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)

Policy

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.

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Policy

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.

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Policy

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.

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Policy

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)

Policy

Cambodian Payments Firm Received $150K From North Korean Hackers Lazarus Wallet: Reuters

The crypto was stolen by Lazarus hackers from three crypto companies in June and July last year.

Crypto hacks, scams and exploits netted some $2 billion this year. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Hacks Net $19B Since 2011 and Illegal Activity on Blockchain Is Still Growing

In the past 13 years, 785 crypto thefts have taken place, Crystal Intelligence says.

Hacker (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

Opinion

Be Warned, AI Crypto Scams Are on the Rise

A recent Elliptic report found five ways AI is being used to rob crypto users.

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Policy

Coinbase, Kraken, Others Form Coalition to Tackle 'Pig Butchering' Scams

The group also includes prominent crypto companies Ripple and Gemini, as well as Meta and Match Group, the parent company of dating apps Tinder and Hinge

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