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Substack, an independent newsletter platform, is being used by scammers targeting crypto users according to the latest developments. The platform, which rose to fame in recent years, has attracted prominent traders and crypto heavyweights such as Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano (The Pomp Letter), Willy Woo (The Bitcoin Forecast), and Rekt Capital, who send out newsletters via […] The post Crypto Scammers Go Phishing on Substack, Pretending to be Legit Newsletters first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-1-27 23:54 | |
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Attacks have started raining down on some Ledger users after a major data breach… The post Scammers have started to exploit the data breach at Ledger appeared first on Coin Journal.
2020-12-22 15:32 | |
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The Belgian regulator, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), says scammers are employing new techniques which target Tinder and Facebook users. Using what the FSMA terms an “emotional scam,” criminals are targeting male users of the dating app Tinder with promises of exceptional returns on investments.
2020-12-10 10:30 | |
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While the Ethereum decentralized finance space has cooled down dramatically since the euphoria seen in August and September, the space is still rife with scammers. The post Trust no one: Founders of once-$50 million Ethereum coin “rug pull” users appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-10-11 12:59 | |
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Coinspeaker Twitter Hack Could Have Been a Lot Worse: New DetailsIt has become known that Coinbase saved over 1,000 users from sending Bitcoins to scammers in the recent Twitter hack.
2020-7-21 16:16 | |
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Hackers were allegedly able to hijack some VIP Twitter accounts by bribing one of the company's employees
2020-7-16 09:16 | |
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Scammers have stolen over 2,100,000 XRP by luring victims with the false promise of... The post Phishing scam steals secret keys of XRP users using homoglyph domain appeared first on Coin Journal.
2020-6-17 15:27 | |
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A new Bitcoin scam has emerged on YouTube, using the name of Elon Musk and his company SpaceX. The video is a live stream of a legitimate SpaceX event with Bitcoin addresses superimposed on the video asking viewers to send Bitcoin in order to join a “live conference.
2020-6-9 22:12 | |
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Yesterday, Alexander Belov, Coinstelegram Media & Coinstelegram Fund Co-founder, announced that a fake account appeared on Instagram that completely copies Alexander’s profile. By reading the correspondence sent by users that have already talked to scammers, their goals become clear.
2020-4-28 20:02 | |
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Crypto scammers are impersonating yours truly, U.Today, announcing a fake partnership with Apple and offering free ETH after you send them some first ? stay alert
2020-1-14 15:13 | |
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A large scale dusting attack has been suffered by Litecoin users, reported Binance on August 10. A dusting attack is a new kind of malicious activity where scammers and hackers try and break the privacy of the cryptocurrency users by sending tiny amounts of coins to their personal wallets. Attackers track down the transaction activity […]
2019-8-10 20:23 | |
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Reports have been going around that the Binance Crypto exchange was allegedly hacked as “Thousands of KYC users data” were on Telegram messenger. The solicitude of the major exchange users occurred when the photos of passports and identity cards allegedly owned by Binance users appeared on the Telegram channel named “FIND YOUR BINANCE KYC”.
2019-8-8 14:20 | |
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the most important regulator of the country, has recently discovered a new Bitcoin scam. This new scam is using fake claims from the country’s former Prime Minister in order to convince investors to give them their money.
2019-8-1 22:51 | |
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Scammers are trying to steal users’ funds by promoting fake giveaways This is a similar strategy as the one used in 2017 by many scammers As the cryptocurrency market continues to expand, it seems that new scammers are trying to take advantage of the renewed interest in Bitcoin (BTC) and other virtual currencies. One of […]
2019-7-15 17:24 | |
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Facebook has taken down a sponsored post scammers shared with hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting users. The fraudsters used the post to attract victims to a fake bitcoin trading platform they marketed with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
2019-6-30 10:06 | |
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Cryptocurrencies are complicated, very confusing to new users and lightly regulated — all of which makes them an ideal target for scammers. Amit Lakhanpal is one of four men who has been accused of stealing $71.
2019-6-1 00:01 | |
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Bitcoin has the potential to revolutionize the African continent. Through Bitcoin, millions of unbanked Africans will have access to financial services. These and many more such statements exist across the internet.
2019-6-1 21:48 | |
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By CCN: Hackers, many in their teens, have drained the accounts of more than 50 Californian victims in a $35 million SIM swap heist. Officials estimate that in total, $50 million has been stolen in related attacks around the US since the beginning of 2018.
2019-5-23 15:59 | |
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A recent police investigation that involved Bitcoin machines at the Tampines One Mall in Singapore, was able to save an individual from scammers. The fraudsters impersonated officials and scammed users in the market.
2019-4-29 23:12 | |
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The peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace Paxful announced today, April 2, 2019, that it’s introducing AI-powered identity verification to help improve know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) procedures on the platform.
2019-4-3 21:13 | |
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Cryptocurrency scammers have created a fraudulent website that contains links to the popular Wasabi cryptocurrency wallet. However, Wasabi co-founder nopara73 discovered on March 21, 2019, that one of the links is actually malware that links Windows OS users to an entirely phony website.
2019-3-25 16:00 | |
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As with any financial endeavor, the cryptocurrency ecosystem has been substantially plagued with scammers of all different methods. While some go directly to users with their malware, recent Telegram bots were uncovered on the CoinPayments website, which were ______.
2019-3-24 01:54 | |
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In the crypto world, scammers never sleep: a fake Monero hard fork has emerged, and it intends to steal funds from unsuspecting Monero users. The project is called Monero Rings, and it is accompanied by two sites, monero-rings.
2019-3-4 19:13 | |
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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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Just when Jack Dorsey’s week was starting to look up, he must contend with yet another cryptocurrency giveaway scam. But while Twitter has long been rife with these fraudulent schemes, this particular bitcoin scam targets his other company – digital payments firm Square.
2019-3-1 00:15 | |
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Coinbin, a South Korean crypto exchange, declared bankruptcy on February 22, 2019, citing foul play from inside the company. Business Korea reported on Coinbin’s recent failure, claiming that the company had lost $26 million as a result of theft and the subsequent bankruptcy declaration.
2019-2-27 23:13 | |
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Scammers are purportedly targeting users of cryptocurrency wallets Electrum and MyEtherWallet
2019-2-6 00:56 | |
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Scammers have found a new way to use seemingly legitimate BBC News websites to mine Bitcoin. The scam, identified by researchers, was first discovered in the first week of January. Scammers created what appeared to be a legitimate email containing a “Display Message” button, which rerouted users to an affiliate website tasked with generating Bitcoin based on page views.
2019-1-16 13:15 | |
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During the last year, several scams affected crypto users. Even after a whole year and several warnings, these scammers continue to operate. This time, Charlie Lee, the founder of the popular digital asset Litecoin (LTC), informed that there are several fake Litecoin groups that are scamming people. In general, the most used social media platform […]
2019-1-16 07:38 | |
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A new scam has been affecting Maltese Facebook users during the last few months. According to a recent report released by Malta Today, there are ads that use political and entertainment figures promising Bitcoin fortunes to individuals in the country.
2019-1-16 22:57 | |
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A new spate of cryptocurrency advertising messages has started appearing on the Facebook feeds of Maltese users in the past month. The ads are using political and entertainment industry figures to promise a Bitcoin fortune to people of Malta, reports MaltaToday.
2019-1-14 18:59 | |
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It seems that the upcoming hard forks in both Ethereum (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC), allow scammers to steal users funds. It seems that there are a few sites that promote new networks on Ethereum and Ethereum Classic.
2019-1-12 23:06 | |
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While Sweden has gained a reputation as a remarkably progressive country with regards to embracing technology, there are some things that don't change – scams. According to the country's reserve bank, a warning has been sent out to the public to be vigilant around companies and/or individuals that are reportedly selling the electronic version of […]
2019-1-10 04:33 | |
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Usually, cryptocurrency scammers and extortionists are often confined to the virtual space, making exchanges and uninformed users their major target. However, the recent events that occurred in the past 24hrs have shown that these fraudsters are stretching their activities to university campuses and random workspaces.
2018-12-14 16:53 | |
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A stablecoin shuts down, crypto scammers resort to bomb threats, crypto users are horrible with passwords, and "blockchain developer" is top-growing job. Plus, there are more ID-verified crypto users this year.
2018-12-15 02:47 | |
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During 2017 and the beginning of 2018, new Initial Coin Offerings entered the market and started offering tokens to investors. Nevertheless, as the market was growing at very fast rates, new scammers tried to steal users funds and investors’ money creating fraudulent or fake Initial Coin Offerings (ICO). In most of the cases where scammers […]
2018-12-6 15:58 | |
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Over the past few years, SamSam has wreaked havoc on victims spanning the entire globe. SamSam is a type of malware called ransomware that blocks users access to their own networks and computers until is a ransom is paid to the attacker.
2018-11-30 00:00 | |
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While cryptocurrency-related scams are commonplace on Twitter, Facebook users have started being targeted by scammers with fake cryptocurrency ads. Facebook Users Targeted with Fake Crypto Ads Twitter has been widely plagued with cryptocurrency-related scams, typically through phony giveaways that lure users into sending crypto in exchange for a larger sum.
2018-11-28 20:00 | |
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It appears Twitter has become so saturated with cryptocurrency scams that attackers are finally starting to target other platforms too – like Facebook. Unlike the standard Bitcoin giveaway scams on Twitter, the Facebook scam (as noticed by Hard Fork) is designed to trick users into giving up sensitive data, like their credit card information.
2018-11-28 17:48 | |
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It appears hackers were able to seize control of the email address of cryptocurrency exchange desk Uphold – and blast its users with a link to a Bitcoin giveaway scam. Scammers sent links to a phishing campaign, designed to dupe naive investors out of their coins.
2018-11-22 16:41 | |
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Twitter has grown as a social network for scammers that want to steal funds from users. There are different methods that can be implemented. Nevertheless, there is a way that has even affected the most important individuals all over the world, including Elon Musk.
2018-11-16 05:00 | |
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Twitter has been on the losing side of an ongoing battle with scammers who are leveraging the platform’s user base to steal cryptocurrencies. However, the company has revealed that it’s implemented some safeguards in an attempt to reduce the frequency of such scams and better protect its users.
2018-11-15 01:00 | |
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In what is becoming an emerging trend, Twitter accounts of popular brands are being hacked in an attempt to scam unsuspecting users out of their cryptocurrencies. Target and Google are two high profile targets that have seen their accounts taken over by hackers who, in turn, have used them to scam followers by advertising fraudulent crypto giveaways.
2018-11-15 23:40 | |
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Twitter cryptocurrency scammers have claimed their largest prey ever: hackers briefly hijacked the official account of American retail behemoth Target to push malicious Bitcoin giveaway links to its almost two million followers.
2018-11-13 14:30 | |
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It appears scammers have hijacked yet another batch of verified Twitter accounts to promote fake cryptocurrency giveaway links (often under the disguise of Elon Musk). A verified account belonging to the Australian branch of consulting giant Capgemini has been spotted running malicious giveaway links on Twitter.
2018-11-12 16:40 | |
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For anyone familiar with cryptocurrency, or for regular Twitter users, it’s widely known that crypto scammers have begun to create fake celebrity Twitter accounts to dupe careless victims into giving away their crypto holdings.
2018-11-7 00:35 | |
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Jacinda Arden, Prime Minister of New Zealand has had her face used by a fake news site in order to promote articles aimed at Facebook to encourage a crypto startup. A local media source, ‘Stuff’ reported on Friday that multiple sponsored posts have recently been promoted on Facebook by using the likeness of the New Zealand PM with headlines such as New Investment Plan For Kiwis which were targeted at several different age groups around the country.
2018-10-12 16:30 | |
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Cryptocurrency scammers have gotten extra creative and are now hiding mining malware in legitimate updates of Adobe Flash Player. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks discovered a fake Flash updater which has been doing the rounds since early August.
2018-10-12 12:52 | |
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Those pesky Tesla-themed cryptocurrency scammers are back! Hackers have assumed the Twitterdentity of Elon Musk yet again, and are even paying Twitter to help swindle Bitcoin from unsuspecting users.
2018-10-11 18:31 | |
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Tether has announced the expansion of its USDT token to an eighth blockchain.
The FMA reports two-thirds of the investment fraud reports filed in 2020 were related to cryptocurrency and digital currency trading products.
This is the second bitcoin ETF approved to trade in Canada.
Geely will own 80% of the venture while Concordium will own the rest.
Gates has previously criticized cryptocurrencies and said he'd short bitcoin "if there was an easy way to do it."
A new tie-up with payments firm Klarna brings the exchange access to more than 5,000 banks across Europe.
Local firm Bitcoin Suisse has partnered with the canton of Zug, converting cryptocurrency tax payments into Swiss francs.