$47M lost to crypto phishing scams in February as victims increase

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Over $46m lost to crypto phishing in February, social media impersonations at fault

February witnessed a significant uptick in crypto phishing scams, culminating in the loss of more than $46.8 million across over 57,000 individual incidents, according to a report by Scam Sniffer. The scams, predominantly orchestrated through fake accounts on social media…

2024-3-11 11:15
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These Crypto Scams Stole $47 Million from 57,000 People in February

Despite heightened security measures, phishing attacks continued unabated in February, with 57,000 individuals losing $47 million. The post These Crypto Scams Stole $47 Million from 57,000 People in February appeared first on BeInCrypto.

2024-3-11 02:00	Crypto News
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Handy tips to ward off scams and phishing attempts

The official blog for Trezor, the world’s first hardware wallet. All you need to keep your digital assets safe. - Medium

2024-2-18 13:03	Cryptocurrency
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How Shiba Inu's TREAT is fueling trouble for its community

Scammers exploit the hype around TREAT token release. Phishing attacks and scams harm victims, raising concerns about trust and SHIB's reputation Shiba Inu's [SHIB] ecosystem has been gaininThe post How Shiba Inu's TREAT is fueling trouble for its community appeared first on AMBCrypto.

2024-2-2 09:30	Memecoins
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Singapore police warn investors against FTX phishing scams: Report

FTX has an estimated $8 billion hole in its balance sheet. Investors desperate to get their money back are being targeted by phishing scams.

2022-11-20 20:00	FTX
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Phishing Scammer ‘Monkey Drainer’ Steals $1 Million In Crypto In Past 24 Hours

Phishing scams are increasingly becoming a pain in the arse in the crypto space. Cybercriminals are stepping up their game with one objective: to drain crypto wallets of thousands — if not millions — worth of cryptocurrencies.

2022-10-27 13:49	phishing
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Gate.io Twitter Account Hacked to Promote Phishing Scam

During the early hours of October 22, the Gate.io Twitter account was hacked and used to promote phishing scams. The post Gate.io Twitter Account Hacked to Promote Phishing Scam appeared first on BeInCrypto.

2022-10-23 15:30
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Pandas, cyborgs, dogs, koalas dominate BNB Chain Red Alarm flag list

BNB Chain’s Red Alert system flags projects based on obvious features that have been historically used in scams, rug pulls and phishing.

2022-8-15 15:51	Hacks
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British Army’s social media accounts hacked by crypto scammers

Hackers had access to multiple official social media accounts of the British Army for nearly four hours, when they posted crypto phishing links and scams.

2022-7-4 07:25
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Cybercriminals Launch an Onslaught of Phishing Scams on the Metaverse

Cybercriminals appear to have found a new soft target for phishing scams and fraud – the metaverse. According to victim accounts, they believed that their investments were secure and legit, primarily owing to the fact that the metaverse is integrated with blockchain tech.

2022-5-31 16:45
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Phishing Scams Target Users Of Crypto Data Tracking Websites With Malicious Ad

Phishing scams are not new in the digital space, and cybercriminals are increasingly employing them in the crypto space. For example, multiple reports on Friday have revealed that scammers targeted users of crypto data tracking platforms CoinGecko and Etherscan.

2022-5-15 16:18	Cryptocurrency News
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OpenSea’s Discord Server Compromised, Phishing Links Posted

The leading NFT marketplace, OpenSea, saw its Discord server hacked to conduct scams. The incident was highlighted by numerous users’ tweets and blockchain security firm, PeckShield. As a result, OpenSea confirmed the action taken against the issue.

2022-5-7 01:47	OpenSea
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OpenSea Discord server hacked, users warned to be vigilant of phishing scams

The hacker's initial post, which was published in the announcements channel, claimed that OpenSea had “partnered with YouTube to bring their community into the NFT Space."

2022-5-7 14:50	cybersecurity
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Ape-themed airdrop phishing scams are on the rise, experts warn

As the crypto community notices and calls out such scams, the fraudsters tend to turn off replies to their tweets to prevent being exposed as scammers.

2022-5-4 11:54	malware
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NFT Phishing Scams: How to See it Coming

NFT traders were rocked by an earthquake on Sunday. Opensea, the vast NFT trading ocean, was the center of a new storm – in the form of a heist. Valuable NFTs were stolen, including Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club assets.

2022-2-22 09:55
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After Squid Game rug-off, report reveals Google Ads phishing, other scam warnings

Check Point Research (CPR) has noted several crypto scams in the last few days where wallet users have lost thousands of dollars. The report comes days after a recent token scam on the Squid Game playThe post After Squid Game rug-off, report reveals Google Ads phishing, other scam warnings appeared first on AMBCrypto.

2021-11-5 12:30	News
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Crypto scams live-streamed as YouTube channels face phishing attacks

The Google Threat Analysis Group [TAG] shared a report that noted an ongoing phishing campaign against the creators on YouTube. This exploit resulted in the sale of the channel to the highest bidder oThe post Crypto scams live-streamed as YouTube channels face phishing attacks appeared first on AMBCrypto.

2021-10-24 16:30	News
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$342,526 was stolen from Creature Toadz NFT collection, but the 17-year old hacker returned the money in less than 6 hours

Like scams and rug pulls in the DeFi, the NFT market also experiences a few hacks every now and then. Last night, the Creature Toadz NFT collection got scammed by a hacker who used a phishing webhook to create an operational error in the discord server.

2021-10-20 19:24	featured
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Phishing Scams Take Advantage of Crypto Hype

Avast , a global leader in digital security and privacy, has observed in the first six months of 2021 that cryptocurrency-focused phishing scams are more...

2021-7-14 20:10	Crypto Currency
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Ledger Wallet Customer Data Leak Invokes Threats, Phishing Scams, User Allegedly Loses Life Savings

The cryptocurrency hardware wallet firm Ledger was hacked last June and over a million emails were exposed, according to reports from the company at the time. Months later, the hackers who obtained the Ledger data emailed clients, sent texts to customers, and created phishing links for users to enter their seeds.

2020-12-14 15:30	#twitter
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COVID-19 Phishing Scams Explode on the Dark Web

It finally happened: hackers are using promises of Covid-19 vaccines to steal your information. There is a notable increase in alleged dark web vaccine advertisements in the past few days according to published research from Check Point and KnowBe4.

2020-12-12 21:27	#scams
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Simple in practice: Crypto education is key to curbing phishing scams

Even though wallet operators have a large role to play in protecting funds, customers also need to educate themselves to avoid phishing scams.

2020-11-12 19:48	TREZOR
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1.1m XRP stolen in phishing scam on crypto wallet Ledger lookalike

Crypto scams and attacks are on the rise once again as the broader sector breaks out of a nearly three-year-long bear market. The post 1.1m XRP stolen in phishing scam on crypto wallet Ledger lookalike appeared first on CryptoSlate.

2020-11-9 11:25	#scams
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New Ripple Scam Targeting Ledger Wallet Users Has Drained Over 1,150,000 XRP Tokens ($297k)

Phishing scams targeting crypto users seem to be far from over as per an update by XRP Forensics, which says close to 1,150,000 XRP tokens have been stolen in a new scam. This particular one targeted Ledger wallet users and went to the length of sending security update emails to unsuspecting XRP token holders.

2020-11-7 20:58	Ripple (XRP)
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Twitter Implements New Policies and Steps Up Security Following July’s Hack

Following July’s hack-turned-Bitcoin-scam, Twitter has implemented new policies and training to prevent a shutdown of their worldwide service. On July 15, 2020, Parag Agrawal, Twitter chief technology officer, began hearing about phishing scams around the company’s offices.

2020-9-25 22:34	#twitter
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Brave Browser Integrates PhishFort’s Tech to Eliminate Phishing Scams Targeting Crypto Wallets

Brave privacy browser is further enhancing the security of its users with the integration of anti-phishing solutions from PhishFort, a cybersecurity firm that offers open-source tech to eliminate phishing scams on Web3.

2020-9-9 15:27	Basic Attention Token (BAT)
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Google Advertises Uniswap Phishing Scams

Google searches recently displayed results and ads for at least three phishing schemes masquerading as the Uniswap decentralized exchange. BeinCrypto Russia discovered that the world’s most popular search engine was showing results for (and even advertising) scams pretending to be the Uniswap platform.

2020-8-6 12:10	Uniswap
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Twitter Says High-Profile Hack Tricked Staff With Spear Phishing

Twitter has identified that their recent hack was a result of phone spear phishing. Hackers caused chaos after temporarily gaining access to internal tools. The Scope A Thursday morning blog post update from Twitter informed the public about the recent hack that saw high-profile user accounts compromised with run-of-the-mill Bitcoin scams.

2020-8-1 19:56	#twitter
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Google Keeps Promoting Crypto Scams Despite Strict Crypto Policies

CoinCorner reports that Google Ads is running a phishing ad despite the firm being unable to use its service.

2020-5-1 23:30	phishing
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Bitcoin (BTC) Ponzi Schemes Take Massive Hit During COVID-19 Pandemic, but You Have to Watch Out for These Scams

The operators of cryptocurrency Ponzi schemes are not immune to falling prices, but phishing and blackmailing scams are on the rise

2020-4-11 18:27
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Ledger Warns Against New YouTube Phishing Scams

Ledger, the company behind popular cryptocurrency hardware wallets like the Nano S and the Nano X, has revealed that users are facing phishing attacks that are originating from hacked YouTube accounts.

2020-1-28 10:11	youtube
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Poloniex Exchange Suffers BitMEX-Style Security Breach

As this decade inches to a close, Poloniex becomes the next cryptocurrency exchange to mismanage user data after “someone leaked” email addresses and passwords. Poloniex Forces Users to Reset Passwords After rampant scams and phishing attempts, Poloniex customers were rightly cautious over the email they received from the cryptocurrency exchange on Dec 30.

2019-12-31 16:19	Tron
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MyCrypto’s CryptoScamDB Shows Nearly 7,000 Crypto Scam Sites Exist In The World Today

CryptoScamDB is a database that currently houses records of 6500+ known scams across Ethereum, Bitcoin, XRP, NEO, and many more chains. They were originally known as EtherScamDB. Currently, their data shows that there are over 6,800 scams and there has been a sharp increase since the beginning of the year. Phishing; fraud; theft; hacking all […]

2019-7-20 19:34	cybersecurity
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Israel: Police Arrest Brothers Suspected of Partaking in Bitfinex Hack and Crypto Phishing Scams

According to a June 21, 2019, article by local crime news outlet Posta, Israeli police has arrested two brothers named Eli Gigi and Assaf Gigi on the suspicion of partaking in cryptocurrency phishing attacks and getting involved in the infamous 2016 Bitfinex hack.

2019-6-24 23:00	Israel
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Real-Time Blockchain Monitoring Platform Offers Advanced Threat Detection to the Market

With the growth of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets in recent years, so has the number of hacks. As the volume of threats increases, so does the need for the right tools to identify and take preventative measures.

2019-6-24 12:27	pr
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