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A report suggests companies are able to register in the U.K. very easily which makes them appear more credible to potential scam victims. origin »
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Nepal’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), in its Strategic Analysis Report 2024, revealed that the country’s blanket ban on crypto trading has become a significant obstacle for fraud victims seeking to report their cases to authorities.
2024-11-19 08:30 | |
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On Jan. 19, Chainalysis released a report showing that 2022 was an impactful year for fighting cybercrime. Revenue from ransom attacks reduced to $456.8 million from 765.6 million in 2021. Experts from Chainalysis attribute this considerable drop of 40% to…
2023-1-20 14:16 | |
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Victims appear to have become less willing to pay, according to a new report.
2023-1-20 16:00 | |
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Earlier today, 3Commas confessed to an API leak after denying the community report for months. The move stirred victims to demand refunds and an apology for gaslighting.
2022-12-29 18:04 | |
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Victims of ransomware attacks paid hackers 4.5 times less in crypto in 2022 than in 2021, according to a new report.
2022-12-23 01:42 | |
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The proposal puts forward an “opt-in” token standard that would enable victims to report theft to a governance contract, with algorithms helping to identify and freeze ill-gotten gains.
2022-9-26 07:02 | |
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Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said authorities relied on victims to report attacks "as soon as those crimes occur" to help recover funds.
2022-7-20 00:15 | |
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There were many ups and downs in May for the GameFi sector and cryptocurrency investors. The post Can May’s biggest GameFi crash victims survive the bear market? | May Monthly Report appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-6-18 13:30 | |
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Internet fraud is nothing new, but it appears to have found new life in the crypto space. A new report from the Federal Trade Commission revealed that at least 46000 people had lost money to crypto scammers since 2021.
2022-6-5 19:58 | |
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A San Francisco Examiner report has revealed that two tech-savvy individuals were victims of an elaborate crypto scam that led to the loss of $2.5 million. The post New crypto scam targets tech savvy individuals appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-6-4 09:00 | |
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The Auckland City Financial Crime Unit is investigating Quwiex Limited, a self-proclaimed crypto platform, after multiple reports from victims that the platform is a scam, according to an RNZ report.
2022-5-24 02:30 | |
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Chainabuse allows crypto users, victims of financial crimes and crypto businesses to report, discuss and actively issue warnings to reduce the effectiveness of scams.
2022-5-19 19:00 | |
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After my report last week about Huh token being a scam, the team behind the token decided to launch an aggressive marketing campaign on a variety of news publications in an attempt to lure more victims for their scheme.
2021-11-12 02:16 | |
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Blockchain and crypto analytic firm Chainalysis has released its mid-year findings, which show that ransomware victims have paid approximately $81 million worth of crypto this year. The company noted that the $81 million figure is likely to rise in the coming days as more ransomware addresses are identified and, as such, the figure should be […] The post Hackers Have Received Over M in Crypto since January Due to Ransomware: Chainalysis Report first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-5-17 18:59 | |
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Several cryptocurrency investors in the UK claimed to have lost hundreds of thousands of pounds in a so-called Lyfcoin crypto project which they believe to be a scam according to a local news report.
2020-10-30 19:00 | |
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The popular personal investing platform did not do enough to help targeted customers, victims claim.
2020-10-10 22:54 | |
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Since the release of its third report into the liquidation of the hacked Cryptopia Exchange in June, liquidators Grant Thorton are under fire from victims of the hack for paying itself over $1.7 million dollars in fees - which coupled with other expenses has used up more than half of the Cryptopia funds that have been secured since the exchange went into liquidation.
2020-8-2 08:00 | |
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Chinese Authorities Using Alipay and WeChat to Track Coronavirus Victims? Hubei, the Chinese province that’s the epicenter of the Coronavirus outbreak, had its government releasing a report on February 18th that gives details about the measures taken to combat the disease.
2020-2-19 00:17 | |
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Smashboard is an app that utilizes blockchain technology to help sexual abuse victims come out, seek help, and report crimes in India. The post Blockchain App ‘Smashboard’ Offers Help for India’s Sexual Abuse Victims appeared first on CCN.com
2019-12-8 11:22 | |
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The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) should explore blockchain based solutions to smoothen disaster insurance payments, says its National Advisory Council (NAC). In its draft November report that was released on Monday, NAC advised the FEMA Administrator to explore blockchain technology to smoothen and enhance the speed of insurance premium payouts to disaster victims. […]
2019-11-19 22:58 | |
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In March 2019, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York issued a release announcing that the Manhattan U.S. Attorney will be charging the leaders of OneCoin. The release referred to OneCoin as a “pyramid scheme” that involves the sale of “fraudulent” crypto. According to a report by Finance Feeds, the […]
2019-10-23 19:12 | |
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Jupiter Threat Labs recently released a report about a newly discovered commercial spyware called “Masad Clipper and Stealer.” It uses Telegram bots as its command and control (C2) to phish information from Windows and Android users, along with the capability to steal cryptocurrency from unsuspecting victims, while dumping more malware on their devices. The report […]
2019-9-28 00:30 | |
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A judge of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court has agreed to a request to move the ongoing QuadrigaCX case from Halifax to Toronto, Ontario. According to a report by Global NewsSeptember 10, 2019, the transfer would drastically cut down expenses as most of the victims are based in Toronto.
2019-9-12 21:00 | |
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In the first quarter of 2019, cryptojacking campaigns aimed at victims’ PCs to mine cryptocurrencies rose 29%, according to a recent report by security software provider McAfee. Hackers Target Windows PCs to Mine Monero The antivirus maker founded by crypto fan John McAfee discovered that both Windows and Apple ecosystems are equally vulnerable to cryptojacking campaigns.
2019-8-30 16:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency scammers continued to swindle funds throughout Q2 2019, netting approximately $4. 26 billion so far this year. According to CipherTrace latest report, insider thefts were by far the largest offenders, netting massive loses on investors and cryptocurrency exchange users.
2019-8-13 12:22 | |
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US regulators are looking into BitMEX over accusations the popular cryptocurrency derivatives platform broke strict trading laws. The probe might expand into a full-blown investigation if American citizens are found to have been victims of fraud or manipulation by the derivatives platform.
2019-7-20 16:28 | |
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A cybercriminal from Israel is facing a long list of felonies associated with the supposed theft of $1. 7 million (6. 1 million NIS) in various cryptocurrencies. The perp, 31-year old Eliyahu Gigi from Tel Aviv, reportedly stole Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dash from various foreigners, including Belgians, Dutch, and Germans, Israeli news reports.
2019-7-18 11:18 | |
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A research report by Digital Shadows, a data security company has revealed that “cryptothieves” have launched over 100 phony websites to impersonate Libra, Facebook’s cryptocurrency and Calibra, Libra’s digital wallet, in a bid to defraud gullible and unsuspecting victims reports Independent on July 1, 2019.
2019-7-3 01:00 | |
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By CCN Markets: 19 percent of survey participants have reported that they had experienced hacking attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges while 15 percent of consumers have become victims of crypto fraud, Kaspersky says.
2019-6-22 12:01 | |
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A call center scam that targeted US citizens and requested payment in Bitcoin has been busted by police in India resulting in the arrest of 78 people. According to a report, the Indore unit of Madhya Pradesh police’s Cyber Cell unearthed the online scam, which saw tele callers with American accents dupe US citizens.
2019-6-13 11:21 | |
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According to a report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on June 3, 2019, it is conducting an ongoing investigation alongside the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, and the Department of Justice’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section to seek victims who lostRead MoreRead More.
2019-6-5 13:00 | |
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Crypto thieves are now embedding Qulab, the information-stealing and clipboard hijacking Trojan in YouTube videos promoting a fake Bitcoin generator tool, in a bid to steal victims’ bitcoin and other virtual currencies, according to a report by BleepingComputer on May 29, 2019.
2019-5-31 09:00 | |
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While the entire cryptospace is busy celebrating the return of the “bulls,” bad actors have formulated a new scheme aimed at stealing victims’ cryptos and injecting ransomware into their systems. These hackers are now using several websites to push their fake bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) giveaway programs, according to a Bleeping Computer report onRead MoreRead More.
2019-5-28 13:00 | |
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By CCN: In what only be described as political correctness gone insane, the United Nations issued a ridiculous report that claims Siri and Alexa are victims of sexual harassment and should launch their own #MeToo crusade.
2019-5-26 15:00 | |
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Myanmar’s apex bank is sounding a note of warning to citizens against the dangers of trading with cryptocurrency. Per the report from The Irrawaddy May 03, 2019, the country’s central bank frowns on the use of virtual currencies, as there have been reports of digital currency scams by inexperienced victims.
2019-5-5 01:00 | |
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Earlier in April 2019, Microsoft Hotmail, MSN, and Outlook email accounts suffered a severe security breach. Now, a good number of the victims have revealed that their cryptocurrency wallets were hacked during the ugly incident, reports Motherboard on April 29, 2019.
2019-5-1 23:00 | |
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Hackers who breached Microsoft Outlook have reportedly used the email service to steal cryptocurrency users' funds.
2019-4-30 18:10 | |
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Microsoft email hack appears to be worse than initially thought as hackers may have accessed victims’ crypto wallets and exchange accounts
2019-4-30 03:45 | |
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The latest edition of “Targeting scams,” an annual report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) revealed that the country saw a 190 percent increase in cryptocurrency scams, with a total of $6.
2019-4-30 20:07 | |
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Cryptojacking — the process of infecting computers with malware to mine cryptocurrency — has declined alongside prices during cryptowinter. But like any dextrous organism facing extinction, the virus and its propagators are adapting.
2019-4-27 22:07 | |
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A report published by Coveware, a company that assists ransomware victims in facilitating cryptocurrency ransom payments, claims that ransom amounts requested following cyber attacks increased by 90% in Q1 of 2019 as compared to Q4 of 2018.
2019-4-23 13:09 | |
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By CCN. com: The US State Department has published a new travel advisory warning that more suicide bombings could be on the way in Sri Lanka. It comes after 290 victims were killed in terrorist attacks across the country on Easter Sunday.
2019-4-22 15:12 | |
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The cryptocurrency market has had their share of scams through the years, with hackers attacking at every single weak point they can find. Hackers have plagued this nascent industry frequently, and a recent report from Malwarebytes Labs says that one of the recent groups of victims is that of the users of the Electrum Bitcoin […]
2019-4-17 23:56 | |
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Although apps like Tinder set out to make dating easier by putting hundreds of options only a swipe away, they also carry a greater risk of non-consensual interactions and new opportunities for perpetrators to target and abuse victims.
2019-3-7 16:39 | |
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Most cyberattacks in the crypto space involve hackers finding a way around the security of crypto exchange platforms and gaining access to users’ funds. Last year saw the entry of a new breed of cyber extortionists that seems to be gaining ground, so much so that they were able to steal over $300,000 in bitcoin (BTC) tokens in 2018.
2019-3-1 18:10 | |
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Indian government can set as many restrictions on cryptocurrency trading in the country as it wants, but it seems the local fraudsters and con artists can’t be deterred. Police in India‘s financial hub Mumbai has booked a local resident Pritam Patil for duping $250,000 out of 12 people in an alleged cryptocurrency scam.
2019-2-26 14:23 | |
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It seems like just yesterday when Bitcoin investors were startled by the news that Mt. Gox, one of the world ’s first Bitcoin exchanges, was in serious trouble. Five years ago, on Feb. 24, 2014, reports began circulating that the Bitcoin exchange had lost three-quarters of a million bitcoins.
2019-2-25 02:45 | |
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A virtual bitcoin mining farm in Thailand has allegedly scammed users out of 42 million baht (approximately $1. 35 million), according to a report in the Bangkok Post. 30 victims have filed a complaint against the company, CryptoMining.
2019-2-19 13:41 | |
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According to a recent report, Joel Ortiz, the 20-year-old student from Boston who was indicted by prosecutors in Santa Clara, California, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in what is believed to be the very first SIM swapping conviction in the United States.
2019-2-6 01:17 | |
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