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Scams
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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Be Warned, AI Crypto Scams Are on the Rise
A recent Elliptic report found five ways AI is being used to rob crypto users.

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
