Scams


Политика

Multimillion Euro Crypto Fraud Operation in Bulgaria, Cyprus and Serbia Busted

Authorities searched four call centers and 18 other places and arrested five people.

European authorities have busted a crypto fraud operation in Bulgaria, Cyprus and Serbia. (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)

Политика

SEC Pursues $45M Scam Based in Fake Blockchain Technology

The U.S. securities agency is going after the people behind what it says was a massive fraud stealing from tens of thousands of investors.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Рынки

Crypto Adds Unsavory Footnote to Dreadful 2022: Year of the Rug Pull

Fraudsters deployed over 117,000 scam tokens from January through Dec. 1, a 41% increase over the full 2021, according to study from Solidus Labs.

(Robert Levonyan/Unsplash)

Политика

US Prosecutors Charge 21 Alleged ‘Money Mules’ With Using Crypto to Launder Proceeds of Cybercrimes

The arrests are the result of a multi-year investigation by the U.S. Secret Service, the Postal Inspection Service and the Department of Justice.

(Pete Alexopoulos/Unsplash)

Технологии

Ethereum Merge Had ‘All the Ingredients of a Scammer’s Dream,’ Chainalysis Exec Says

Eric Jardine discusses how scammers were able to capitalize on the second-biggest blockchain’s transition and how $1.2 million in ether was stolen.

(Getty Images)

Видео

New Solidus Labs Report Breaks Down Smart Contract Scams

Recent research from crypto risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs shows nearly 12% of all BEP-20 tokens, the standard token on BNB chain, are tied to scams. Solidus Labs' Chief Operating Officer Chen Arad discusses the crypto rug pulls and decentralized finance scams they have flagged and what this means for crypto regulation.

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Политика

Crypto Trading Firm PGI Dissolved in UK After Alleged Scam

The firm was dissolved by the U.K. High Court and the Official Receiver has been appointed as liquidator.

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