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Twitter’s Reply-Limiting Feature Will Trap Us in a Fake News Nightmare
Twitter is rolling out a feature to allow users to limit who can reply to posts, but it could help dangerous fake news to go viral unchecked. The post Twitter’s Reply-Limiting Feature Will Trap Us in a Fake News Nightmare appeared first on CCN.com дальше »
2020-1-10 17:01 | |
Fake Litecoin Foundation Scam Defrauds 309 LTC from Users
A fake Litecoin Foundation operating on YouTube and Facebook is apparently scamming people out of their LTC. The scheme was recently exposed on Twitter. It’s another day in the cryptocurrency world and yet another scam is making the rounds. дальше »
2019-12-26 11:15 | |
Bitcoin Scam on Facebook Uses Identities of Singapore’s Elite to Swindle Users
Local news outlets in Singapore report that several fake articles linked to a Bitcoin-related scam have been circulating on Facebook. Several local news outlets in Singapore report that a series of fake news articles linked to a cryptocurrency scam have been making the rounds on Facebook for months. дальше »
2019-11-27 12:10 | |
CoinMarketCap Continues Listing Exchanges With Fake Trading Volume
CoinMarketCap recently launched a ‘liquidity’ metric to give users a look at the real trading volume of exchanges. Yet, CoinMarketCap continues to list these exchanges with just dollars in actual volume. дальше »
2019-11-22 00:34 | |
Zcash (ZEC) Warn Users Against Fake Wallet on GitHub
Zcash (ZEC), one of the established privacy-protecting altcoins, has warned users against a fake version of its native ZEC Wallet on GitHub. The team says the fake wallet has an entirely different URL from the official ZEC Wallet repository on GitHub and may contain potentially harmful malware, according to a tweet on October 20, 2019. дальше »
2019-10-22 23:00 | |
Zcash (ZEC) Warns Users Against a Malicious Copy Of The Native ZecWallet In GitHub
The Zcash Community is among the latest projects within the crypto industry to be targeted by scammers creating duplicate wallets. Officials from Zcash made it public that they had detected a malicious software operating as a ZecWallet. дальше »
2019-10-21 20:28 | |
Sucuri Discovers Fake WordPress Plugins Privately Mining Cryptocurrencies
The researchers of Sucuri just discovered a new threat that affects WordPress users. According to them, new malicious plugins for WordPress are appearing at a fast rate. These plugins are exploiting an issue by running the Linux binary code. дальше »
2019-10-19 22:51 | |
Fake Russian Tor browser purloins $40,000 in Bitcoin from dark web shoppers
Researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET have uncovered a malicious version of the Tor browser – the program used to access the dark web – and it’s been stealing user‘s Bitcoin. According to ESET, the bad actors were able to steal more than $40,000 worth of Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-10-18 14:04 | |
Facebook is reportedly locking users out for reporting fake accounts
In a completely bizarre incident, Facebook is locking people who report scammers, fake accounts, and impersonators out of the accounts for days. Due to this, #FacebookLockout is trending on twitter with many users angry at the social network’s strange behavior. дальше »
2019-10-15 10:19 | |
North Korean Hackers, Lazurus, Create A New Crypto Scam Malware Targeting MacOS Users
Security analysts have allegedly unearthed another attack emanating from notorious North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus. The new malware is developed as a fake cryptocurrency trading platform and is targeting MacOS users, the Nextweb reports. дальше »
2019-10-14 20:26 | |
N. Korean Hackers’ New MacOS Malware Hides Behind Fake Crypto Firm
North Korea’s Lazarus APT Group hackers have created another malware targeting macOS crypto users
дальше »2019-10-15 16:43 | |
This game shows you how bots and trolls spread fake news on social media
Social media platforms off late have come under criticism for poisoning public discourse, even to the extent of getting labeled as “toxic swamps full of trolls, liars and bots. ” But as Facebook and Twitter become a conduit for bad actors to manipulate news, set agendas, and propagate toxic viewpoints, they’ve moved far from being just a space to share “what’s on your mind. дальше »
2019-9-27 13:33 | |
Russian Facebook hit with fake Telegram token ads using Pavel Durov’s face
When new crypto or digital currency projects are announced it doesn’t take long for scams to follow. It appears that Telegram’s supposedly incoming TON token is the latest to be exploited by opportunistic scammers. дальше »
2019-9-20 15:25 | |
4chan users pose as Jews to peddle anti-Semitic propaganda on Twitter
A group of 4chan users have taken to Twitter, impersonating Jews and promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories following a call to arms on the popular message board. In the original post, the unknown user urged readers to “create a massive movement of fake Jewish profiles on Facebook, Twitter” and other social media platforms. дальше »
2019-8-22 04:15 | |
Scammers Attempt To Use The Prime Minister’s Name In Order To Dupe Investors In Singapore
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. дальше »
2019-8-1 22:51 | |
Crypto Twitter Scam Bots Re-Enter The Market Once Again Due To The Larger Interest in Bitcoin
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 […] дальше »
2019-7-15 17:24 | |
10+ million Android users installed a fake Samsung update app
In recent months, we’ve seen quite a few reports of the Google Play Store hosting counterfeit apps that are designed to dupe users and earn money through ad farms. In the latest reveal, CSIS Security Group’s report suggests that a fake app – promising updates for Samsung phones – has been installed by over 10 million users. дальше »
2019-7-5 10:46 | |
Bitcoin Fraudsters Dupe Thousands of UAE Citizens With Crown Prince Scam
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. дальше »
2019-6-30 10:06 | |
Binance CEO Zhao Slams Firefox as Zero-Day Trojan Targets Coinbase Employees
By CCN Markets: A vulnerability allowing for remote code execution (unauthorized use) in Firefox was exploited against Coinbase employees this past week. The vulnerability enabled an attacker to crash the browser and execute code, including installing a trojan horse backdoor. дальше »
2019-6-24 12:36 | |
Report: QuadrigaCX CEO used fake trades to misappropriate users’ cryptocurrency
The Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX appears to have been playing with fire long before it collapsed – and took $134 million with it – earlier this year. According to the latest report from administrators, EY, QuadrigaCX had been operating a fraudulent cryptocurrency exchange. дальше »
2019-6-20 11:32 | |
Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding
Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions. дальше »
2019-6-14 04:03 | |
Tone Vays Calls Out India’s Unlawful Consideration For Harsh Bitcoin Regulations
Tone Vays Calls Out India’s Consideration For Harsh Bitcoin Laws Despite Tone Vays using legitimate news sources to back up his claims, several social media users are still calling “fake news” on his latest Tweet: “India Considering 10 Years in Prison for doing anything related to #Bitcoin – And NOW it Begins… If a western […] дальше »
2019-6-7 22:47 | |
Hackers hid malware in a fake trading app to steal your cryptocurrency
Security researchers have uncovered a knock-off cryptocurrency trading website designed to steal the funds of unwitting victims. Cybercriminals have created a website that imitates the Cryptohopper cryptocurrency trading platform to distribute malware that could steal personal information, hijack your clipboard, and crypto-jack your system, Bleeping Computer reports. дальше »
2019-6-6 16:16 | |
Google Finally Removes 2 Fake Cryptocurrency Wallets From the Play Store
The recent cryptocurrency market surge has attracted a lot of attention. Not just because people are making good money, but also because criminals smell new opportunities to scam users. A new report by ESET confirms at least two fake cryptocurrency wallets were available for download on the Google Play Store. дальше »
2019-5-25 23:00 | |
Teenage California Crypto Thieves Pinch $35 Million in SIM Swap Scam
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. дальше »
2019-5-23 15:59 | |
As Bitcoin surges, hackers rush to spread cryptocurrency malware on Google Play
An unfortunate consequence of Bitcoin’s price revival in recent weeks is the resurgence of cryptocurrency malware on Google Play. ESET security researchers, have verified that there were at least two apps on Google Play specifically designed to steal users’ coins. дальше »
2019-5-23 13:25 | |
Crypto Investor Warnings Arise About Bitcoin Billionaire Trading Software Scam
Bitcoin Billionaire has all the features pointing to a scam. The platform is simply an investment scam that is meant to steal money from unsuspecting users. This review will expose everything you need to prove that Bitcoin Billionaire is a swindle. дальше »
2019-5-23 07:19 | |
Chinese Authorities Uncover Fraudulent Crypto Mining Scheme Worth Nearly $300 Million USD
Chinese authorities were able to uncover a fraudulent mining scheme that stole approximately $293 million from crypto users. As reported by the local news outlet 8BTC, a fake Chinese company called Lianxin Tech, sold more than 300,000 units of mining hardware to users in just a few months. Investors believed that they were going to […] дальше »
2019-5-12 19:10 | |
Bitcoin Nation: 22 Million US Crypto Traders Dwarf Global Rivals
By CCN: The overwhelming majority of crypto traders come from the United States, according to surprising new research from DataLight. The firm analyzed traders using the top 100 Bitcoin exchanges and found that over 22 million users hail from America. дальше »
2019-5-6 03:00 | |
Darknet Market Wall Street Shut Down by the German Federal Criminal Police
In a press release published earlier today, Europol announced that they have shut down the latest darknet marketplace – Wall Street. The market had over one million users and over five thousand vendors and was ranked the world’s second largest dark web market trading drugs, stolen data, fake IDs and other illicit products you would […] The post Darknet Market Wall Street Shut Down by the German Federal Criminal Police appeared first on NullTX. дальше »
2019-5-3 19:49 | |
XRP Ledger’s ‘partial vulnerability allows user to siphon 7 million XRP’: Bitrue sheds light on ‘bug’
Bitrue exchange detailed the XRP Ledger’s “partial payment vulnerability” to its users and other exchanges that support and list XRP. The exchange also mentioned that it was successful in stopping a user abusing the bug on its platform. дальше »
2019-5-3 13:28 | |
Bitcoin Exchange Bithumb’s Problems Pile Up with $180 Million Loss in 2018
Bithumb, which was hacked last month and later asked users to be careful about deposits, has reported a $180 million (205 billion Korean won) loss. The exchange suffers from reduced actual volume and a bear market in cryptocurrencies, according to the Korea Times. дальше »
2019-4-11 14:07 | |
Electrum Faces Another Fake Wallet Attack, Users Reported to Lose Millions of Dollars
Bitcoin wallet Electrum faces an ongoing DoS attack on its servers that reportedly caused losses of millions of dollars to date
дальше »2019-4-8 20:16 | |
Is Fake Bitcoin Volume a Roadblock For Full-Fledged Crypto Rally?
Following on from accusations of fake bitcoin trading volume, crypto data specialists Messari are fighting back in a bid to re-establish industry integrity. They have announced the launch of two unique metrics to help crypto investors make better-informed decisions. дальше »
2019-4-3 15:37 | |
Paxful Introduces AI-Powered, Biometric Verification to Improve KYC and AML
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. дальше »
2019-4-3 21:13 | |
Bitcoin Price Will Be $50k in April 2020, Says Developer Luke-jr
Bitcoin Core developer Luke-jr has delivered an April Fools Day joke for Bitcoin users, lobbying for a market-wide minimum Bitcoin price of $50,000. Fighting ‘Unreasonably Low Prices’ In what will likely become one of the more popular gags for this year’s event, which traditionally sees crypto-related media and social media flooded with industry-specific fake news, Luke-jr decided current Bitcoin price levels must end. дальше »
2019-4-1 19:00 | |
TAGZ ICO
TAGZ is Australia’s first fully licensed and regulated Dual Gateway Exchange based in Australia and registered with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). Our focus is to protect our users by actively monitoring trading activity on our platform and saying goodbye to flash crashes, pump & dumps, spoofing, fake volume aswell as securing against possible data security breaches. дальше »
2019-3-28 10:35 | |
WhatsApp wants to label viral forwards to rein in fake news – but it’ll have to do more
WhatsApp seems to be testing another weapon in its arsenal to battle fake news – a label for messages forwarded five times or more. Last week, WABetaInfo reported that in a new beta version of its Android app, WhatsApp added counts for how many times a message has been forwarded, as well as a ‘frequently forwarded’ label. дальше »
2019-3-25 11:03 | |
Fake Wasabi Bitcoin Wallet Emerges
A fake version of Wasabi wallet, probably designed to steal bitcoins, has emerged online at wasabibitcoinwallet. org. (Don’t visit that site. ) Wasabi Lead Developer Exposes Fake Website According to Wasabi developer nopara73 (the only confirmed identity he has), the site is only trying to assault Windows users. дальше »
2019-3-22 23:40 | |
[Crypto User Warning] Wasabi Users to Watch Out for a Fraudulent Clone of the Wallet
A fake clone of popular Bitcoin (BTC) wallet, Wasabi, has surfaced online with an accompanying sham replica of the original’s website. The news of this scam was brought to fore by nopara73, a co-founder of Wasabi. дальше »
2019-3-21 21:38 | |
PSA: Don’t use this fake Wasabi wallet to ‘store’ your Bitcoin
Watch out! Wasabi, the popular anonymizing Bitcoin wallet, has been been duped in an apparent bid to steal your Bitcoin — and the ruse comes complete with an entirely phony website. Wasabi’s co-founder, nopara73, shared the discovery this morning: “The first malware that pretends to be Wasabi […]. дальше »
2019-3-21 14:34 | |
Глава Binance раскритиковал CoinMarketCap
Глава Binance Чанпен Чжао обратился к читателям своего микроблога с критикой в адрес CoinMarketCap. Специалист считает, что популярная площадка предоставляет своим посетителям фейковые данные торговых объемов. дальше »
2019-3-19 13:18 | |