FBI arrests man behind SEC twitter hack posting fake Bitcoin ETF approval

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The Latest Fake Satoshi is the Fake Bitcoin Creator We All Need

The newest fake Satoshi Nakamoto is a refreshing reminder that the media needs to stop looking for Bitcoin's creator.

2024-11-1 18:50	Technical
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Undisclosed report reveals SEC cybersecurity flaws before fake Bitcoin ETF approval hack

A recently discovered report reveals the SEC's cybersecurity vulnerabilities before a hack led to fake Bitcoin ETF approval in January. The post Undisclosed report reveals SEC cybersecurity flaws before fake Bitcoin ETF approval hack appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

2024-5-12 23:56	SEC
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Ripple's Chief Lawyer Sets 4-Day Deadline for Fake Bitcoin ETF Approval Explanation

Ripple's Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty gives SEC four-day deadline for clarifying fake Bitcoin ETF approval

2024-1-10 13:14
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Bitcoin Price Surges 7% In 10 Minutes On Fake iShares ETF News

Bitcoin price just made one of its most volatile moves in some time on the back of what has amounted to be fake news regarding the approval of the BlackRock iShares spot BTC ETF. Within seconds of a fake X post, BTCUSD surged by over 7% in ten minutes – only to retrace the entire rally and then some.

2023-10-16 17:08	xbtusd
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Big Brother Creator and Facebook Battle Over Fake Bitcoin Ads

The creator of the Big Brother reality TV show has failed to reach an agreement with Facebook over fake Bitcoin ads that purported to originate from him. The fake Bitcoin ads promoted cryptocurrency-related investments which were allegedly backed or endorsed or had the involvement of the Dutch billionaire John de Mol.

2019-9-12 21:20
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Bitcoin SV Re-Listed on Binance? Chinese Fake News Kindles 67% Pump

By CCN: Bitcoin SV (BSV) gained 67% in value in just a few hours on Wednesday, coinciding with the spread of fake news regarding its imminent re-listing on Binance. Chinese investors may have been hit hard after a doctored WeChat screenshot was circulated around the country’s “crypto media.

2019-5-30 00:00	Satoshi Nakamoto
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Scammers Boost BSV Price With Fake Satoshi Confirmation

Scammers boosted the price of bitcoin SV with a fake news alert purporting to show BSV's creator is also bitcoin's.

2019-5-29 21:00	News
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Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTCs at CoinBase are Fake—Jack Dorsey

Bitcoin prices slide with ultra-low volumes Jack Dorsey thinks BTC owners with accounts at CoinBase hold fake Bitcoins Transactional volumes low, participants apprehensive Clearly, Bitcoin is battered.

2019-2-6 20:03	Jack Dorsey
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IOTA Community Helps Authorities With Arrest of Fraud Suspect

Europol announced the arrest of a 36-year-old fraud suspect who os believed to have created a fake seed generator. The man has been arrested due to a combined effort from the IOTA community and the law enforcement.

2019-2-5 17:44	security
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Are Over the Counter Crypto Trading Desks to Blame for the Declining Value of Bitcoin (BTC)?

Any observant crypto trader and/or analyst can easily identify September 5th as the date the crypto markets turned for the worst after the fake news that Goldman Sachs had abandoned plans for a crypto trading desk.

2019-1-29 14:00
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Bitcoin Trading Platform LocalBitcoins Hacked with Thousands of Dollars Stolen

CoinSpeaker Bitcoin Trading Platform LocalBitcoins Hacked with Thousands of Dollars Stolen LocalBitcoins has become a victim of a phishing attack. At least six users have been affected after following a link to a fake LocalBitcoins page.

2019-1-28 13:27
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Europol Arrests Suspect behind $10 Million IOTA Theft

In a joint operation with police forces from the U. K. and Germany, Europol arrested an individual they believe was responsible for the creation of a fake IOTA wallet seed generator which stole around $11 million worth of IOTA in 2017, Europol announced in a press release on January 23, 2019.

2019-1-28 10:00
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Study Finds Certain Proof of Stake Networks Vulnerable to Low Cost Attacks

On Jan. 22, a team of students from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) released a unique study concerning the longevity of certain proof of stake (PoS) networks. According to the research, more than 26 PoS blockchains could suffer from vulnerabilities called “Fake Stake” attacks.

2019-1-25 19:45
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Popular Bitcoin (BTC) Educator Andreas Antonopoulos Exposes Conferences for Fake Speaking Gigs

In recent times, a lot of instability has rocked the cryptocurrency market, causing the prices and rates of investments to oscillate. While many supporters and advocates are constantly trying to speak favorably and work so potential investors are not deterred, it would seem like some others may have other goals. A known Bitcoin (BTC) supporter, […]

2019-1-25 09:50	News
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Top Officials at Two Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges Face Fraud Indictments

Several of South Korea’s top crypto exchanges have found themselves in hot water, with executives at a couple of exchanges facing criminal charges and jail time. According to a news report on the Korean website Blockinpress, the CEO of Komid, a Korean crypto exchange, has received a three-year prison sentence for committing fraud against investors by artificially inflating the exchange’s actual trading volume.

2019-1-23 00:57	Law & justice
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Two Former Executives Jailed for Faking Cryptocurrency Transaction Volumes

On January 17, 2019, two former executives from Komid, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, were jailed for three and two years respectively for using fake accounts to fraudulently inflate transactions on the exchange.

2019-1-22 22:00
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Does Ripple’s Coin XRP Have Fake Liquidity on Cryptocurrency Exchanges?

XRP is the second largest cryptocurrency in the market after Bitcoin (BTC). This digital asset is trying to reach new financial institutions and companies around the world to perform cross-border transactions.

2019-1-21 05:41	News
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XRP’s fake liquidity on crypto exchanges – buy support for Ripple’s token is as thin as spaghetti

Ripple’s XRP token is currently sitting in place 2 of the cryptocurrency rankings weighted by market cap. Even though, many would strip its right to be called cryptocurrency (even Ripple CEO refuses to define it as such), XRP is considered by many to be bitcoin’s most serious competitor.

2019-1-20 15:59	Crypto Journal
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Executives of Korean Exchange Sentenced to Jail for Faking Volumes

Two executives of a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange have reportedly been sentenced to jail for inflating trading volumes on their exchange. The pair allegedly used a bot to fake large orders in both cryptocurrencies and Korean won.

2019-1-20 07:00	Virtual Currency
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Bitcoin con artists charged with $51M investment scam

In Taipei, a group of Bitcoin con artists have been charged with running an elaborate cryptocurrency scam that defrauded local and foreign investors out of millions of dollars. Authorities formally charged a 47-year-old man surnamed Lin, along with six accomplices, with violating Taiwan‘s Banking and Multi-Level Marketing Supervision acts with a fake Bitcoin investment scam, reports FocusTaiwan.

2019-1-18 16:03	hard fork
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BBC News website spoofed by Bitcoin scammers

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	hard fork
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Russia Buying Bitcoin To Ditch the U.S. Dollar Could Be Fake News

The prediction made by Russian economist Vladislav Gink that Russia could start a crypto bull run by buying off billions of dollars lacked sufficient evidence and could be fake news, Finder reported on January 15, 2019.

2019-1-16 01:00	USA
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Is Russia’s Alleged $10 Billion Bitcoin Investment Fake News?

Recent news that “Russia will buy $10 billion in Bitcoin and ditch the U. S. dollar” is backed by the flimsiest of evidence. Publications such as The Telegraph, Bitcoinist, and Decrypt Media may have been duped.

2019-1-15 03:40
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History May Signal That Bitcoin is Nearing a New Bull Cycle

Since early-2018, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency investors alike have been caught in what seems to be a large sea full of endless waves comprised of price drops, fake news, accounts of fraud, and countless other examples of occurrences that have shaken out the weak speculators.

2019-1-15 03:00
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A Fake Movie File Is Infecting Windows PC’s to Steal Cryptocurrencies

The Pirate Bay is once again in the middle of a controversy as a Windows shortcut file is infecting PCs to steal digital currencies. The malicious file is posing a movie file on The Pirate Bay torrent tracker.

2019-1-15 00:24	security
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Crypto and Bitcoin Ransom: A Rapidly Growing Trend

Between wild price volatility, the fear of Bitcoin-stealing malware, the risk of having assets left on an exchange that could become a target of hackers, and so much more, crypto investors are stuck looking over their shoulder at every turn.

2019-1-15 23:00
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Cricket South Africa’s Twitter Account Hacked by Bitcoin Scammers

A report from The Indian Express, published on January 14, 2019, states that the Twitter handle of Cricket South Africa (CSA) fell victim to hackers who were selling fake bitcoin lottery tickets. However, the account has now been retrieved and all the erroneous Tweets deleted.

2019-1-14 18:01	trading
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Reminder, Images Of New Zealand’s Ex-PM Used For Fake Bitcoin Promotion

A fake news site has allegedly used images of former Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key to promoting crypto-currency. The advertisement was designed for a company called Crypto Revolt. The most recent article, which appeared on social media in recent days, includes an image of the former New Zealand PM and falsely claims he’s […]

2019-1-7 11:11	News
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Fake News Site Promotes Bitcoin With Image of Ex-New Zealand PM

The image of New Zealand’s former prime minister has been employed to promote an alleged cryptocurrency scam

2019-1-7 17:17	Bitcoin
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Electrum hacker stole 245 BTC, Bitcoin Cash lags behind other cryptocurrencies while Cardano introduced another cool initiative

Electrum hacker stole 245 BTC Electrum wallet was yesterday compromised by a malicious phishing attack, which we wrote about yesterday. New details about this hack emerged today as the potential address of the hacker was revealed, alongside his potential loot.

2018-12-29 02:55	Crypto Journal
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Phisher Uses Electrum Wallet To Push Fake Software Update

A major vulnerability has been exposed in Electrum, a leading Bitcoin wallet with several forks that are compatible with other cryptocurrencies. This is the second Electrum bug in a single year, and the crypto community is now debating the merits of the wallet.

2018-12-29 23:09	Cryptocurrency News
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Electrum Wallet Phishing Attack Nets Hackers $900K in Bitcoin

Hackers managed to steal close to $900,000 worth of Bitcoin from Electrum wallet users via a phishing attack. While the attacks seem to have come to a halt, Electrum Devs say the hackers can launch new exploits since the issue hasn’t been permanently fixed.

2018-12-28 15:00
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$3 Million in Stolen Electricity Leads to $14.5 Million in Crypto Mining Earnings

A Taiwanese Bitcoin miner identified with the last name Yang was recently arrested and charged by authorities for mining 100 million yuan ($14. 5 million) in cryptocurrencies. He used NT$100 million ($3.

2018-12-28 14:29	Mining
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Only Binance and Bitfinex Do Not Fake Volume, New Report Finds

The Blockchain Transparency Institute has released its December Exchange Volumes Report, delving deeper than ever before into suspected wash trading. The conclusions paint a rather damning picture.

2018-12-17 19:00
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Former Bloomberg Editor Warns About Bitcoin (BTC), Questions What Justifies its Valuation

There was a saying that ” nothing sells better than fear”. Now with the dawn of the fake news era, people are questioning everything. This makes it harder for news outlets to simply report rumors.

2018-12-16 01:56	News
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Bitcoin Scammers Target Schools and Businesses With Fake Bomb Threats

Numerous bomb threat reports surfaced on Tuesday where Bitcoin scammers asked schools, businesses, and other organizations to pay $20,000 in BTC to ensure that the bombs are not detonated. The threats were sent via emails in multiple countries.

2018-12-14 14:59	Scam
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Bitcoin SV (BSV) Fake Mining Pool Link Still Active

As the Bitcoin SV network gathered supporters, a fake mining pool site offered hashing power in exchange for Bitcoin (BTC).

2018-12-12 19:55	News
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Federal Agents Told This Silk Road Moderator to Fake His Own Death

A former administrator from the now-defunct Silk Road marketplace is recounting his story in a tell-all book and movie deal. After being arrested in 2013, darknet moderator Curtis Green was involved in a bizarre conspiracy with corrupt Silk Road investigators and was later told to fake his own death.

2018-12-10 00:50
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Crypto News Recap for Dec 6th – BTC Scammers, Cryptojacking, SWIFT Launch, SEC Peirce on ETF and More [VIDEO]

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2018-12-6 23:16	News
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Bitcoin Scammers Dupe Singapore Crypto Investors With Fake Investment Opportunities

Scams abound in all the countries in the world and this time it was Singapore that was affected by this kind of problem. The Next Web’s Hard Fork has recently reported that Singaporeans have lost $78,000 USD in crypto investment scams in the last three months.

2018-12-6 16:05	News
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Bitcoin Scams: Singaporeans Losing Thousands of Dollars to Crypto Fraudsters

Singapore authorities recent report that residents have lost about $78,000 to fraudulent online platforms in three months. Online Cryptocurrency Scam Using Fake Personalities The Straits Times reports that Singapore residents have fallen victim to some online Bitcoin scams in a couple of months, losing up to $78,000 between September and November 2018.

2018-12-6 11:44	Singapore
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Daily Byte: Thursday, December 6, 2018

Crypto money laundering is on the rise in Japan, Homeland Security is going blockchain-project shopping, and fake celebrities hawk bitcoin.

2018-12-7 02:26	World
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Cryptocurrency scammers dupe Singaporeans out of $78,000 in under 3 months

Singaporeans have lost $78,000 to cryptocurrency investment scams in the last three months, after authorities uncovered a wave of fraudulent marketing campaigns. Cryptocurrency con-artists have duped citizens with phony articles featuring well-known Singaporean personalities to garner credibility, local media reports.

2018-12-5 18:15	hard fork
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The Daily: 29% of Freelancers Want to be Paid in Crypto, Asian Exchanges Fake Volume

Today’s edition of The Daily covers everything from hardware wallets to fake volume on cryptocurrency exchanges. But to kick-start proceedings, we’ve got the first report on a survey in which a surprising proportion of freelancers express an interest in being paid in cryptocurrency.

2018-12-4 13:00
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Hackers Target Facebook Users with Crypto Ads Promoting Fake Tokens and Coins

Hackers have been becoming increasingly creative in their ways of duping unsuspecting investors, and one of their latest endeavors has been the hacking of Twitter. Verified Twitter accounts all over the website were the subject of Bitcoin sweepstakes posts, leading many newcomers to lose funds.

2018-11-29 04:47	News
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Scammers target Facebook users with sponsored ads for fake cryptocurrencies

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	hard fork
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The Downfall of BCH and the Hard Lessons Learned For All Cryptos

Bitcoin Cash has seen its reputation greatly damaged by a “fake” fork orchestrated by an alleged professional fraudster. Had we been able to rewind time with the benefit of hindsight,.

2018-11-28 17:56	Exchanges
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Sweden Expects to Attract Norwegian Bitcoin Miners After Brutal Tax Hike

With Norway set to revoke electricity subsidies for cryptocurrency miners from January 2019 onward, Swedish data centers are anticipating a wave of inquiries from mining companies seeking to domicile in Sweden.

2018-11-27 11:15
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Recent ‘Satoshi’ Tweet From Infamous Bitcoin Inventor Deemed Fake By BTC Developer Jimmy Song

One of the recent causes of conversation lately in the crypto industry after a tweet from pseudonymous Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto was posted online. Thought to be authentic, both sides of the Bitcoin Cash split were discussing it, even though it quickly was erased from Twitter, along with the whole account. The original text said, […]

2018-11-26 16:23	News
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Crypto Investment Inflows Soar to $2.2 Billion with GOP Sweep and Fed Softening

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Ripple’s XRP token soars 20% to $0.83 after SEC Chair Gary Gensler hints at resignation

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