Scams

Someone Is Impersonating Bitcoin Futures Platform Bakkt to Raise Money

There's a website out there masquerading as Bakkt in an apparent attempt to bilk people out of their bitcoin.

Di Nikhilesh De7 feb 2019

Alabama's securities agency has led the way on enforcement against ICO fraudsters, using investigation techniques pioneered chasing gun runners.

Di Brady Dale20 nov 2018

Police in Tokyo have arrested eight men alleged to have run a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that amassed about $68.70 million.

Di Yogita Khatri15 nov 2018

An official, verified Twitter account owned by Google has become the latest to be hacked to host a crypto "giveaway" scam.

Di Yogita Khatri14 nov 2018

A fake news site used images of New Zealand's prime minister in sponsored posts on Facebook to promote a bitcoin firm.

Di Wolfie Zhao12 ott 2018

Belgium's top financial regulator has issued a new warning about cryptocurrency scams.

Cybercriminals earned more than $2.3 million from cryptocurrency scams during the second quarter of 2018, a new study reports.

A 22-year-old cryptocurrency millionaire has lost more than 5,500 bitcoins in an alleged investment scam in Thailand.

Di Wolfie Zhao13 ago 2018

Researchers have uncovered a large botnet that mimics legitimate accounts on Twitter to spread a cryptocurrency "giveaway" scam.

Scams are an epidemic in the crypto space, and clumsy actions by big tech companies can open up the opportunities, as MetaMask learned recently.

Di David Floyd26 lug 2018

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