Hong Kong Police Tackle Surge in Counterfeit Currency Linked to Crypto Frauds

Hong Kong police face a surge in counterfeit banknotes tied to crypto scams, seizing over 3,000 fake notes and tightening regulatory measures to protect the financial system. The post Hong Kong Police Tackle Surge in Counterfeit Currency Linked to Crypto Frauds appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Texas Shuts Down Arkbit Capital’s Crypto Cloud Mining Fraud

The Texas State Securities Board has issued a cease and desist order against Arkbit Capital for fraudulent crypto mining activities, exposing fake data centers and manipulated media used to lure investors. дальше »

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There’s a DElephant in the room and DePIN can usher it out of the door

The following is a guest post from Venket Naga, CEO at Serenity Shield. Would you give a stranger the keys to your house, permitting them to do whatever they wanted with the goods inside? If you did, and that stranger went and crafted some fake replicas of your personalized jewelry to sell at auction, lent […] The post There’s a DElephant in the room and DePIN can usher it out of the door appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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“Fake Bitcoin Inventor” Craig Wright Lied, Falsified Records: UK Judge

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LayerZero flags over 800k sybil addresses in airdrop farming crackdown

In a significant effort to combat fraudulent activities in decentralized finance (DeFi), LayerZero Labs has flagged 803,093 addresses as potential sybils. The targets “airdrop farming,” where users create multiple fake accounts to unfairly benefit from token distributions. дальше »

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'Fake AI Coin': Worldcoin (WLD) Roasted by Top Trader, Here's Why

Seasoned trader who goes by @DefiSquared on X shares his pessimism about WLD and its prospects дальше »

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CertiK discovered $5M security flaw in Wormhole bridge on Aptos

A flaw in the bridge could have allowed an attacker to produce fake token transfers, but it was discovered and patched before anyone could take advantage of it. дальше »

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'Rich Dad Poor Dad' Author Sees Big New Reason for Buying Bitcoin (BTC)

Vocal Bitcoin proponent Kiyosaki cites major reason related to South Africa advocating BTC and opposing it to 'fake US dollars' дальше »

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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. дальше »

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Ethereum (ETH) on Verge of Fall, XRP Death Cross Solidifies, Solana (SOL) Breakout Could Be Fake

Market may be on the verge of failure as we are seeing surge of bearish tendencies дальше »

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Gnus.AI Discord hack causes $1.27M in losses

The attacker was able to view team members’ private Discord messages, allowing them to gain access to the team’s wallet address and mint 100 million fake tokens. дальше »

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Bitfinex CTO confirms no data breach, cites fake allegations

Bitfinex Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino has confirmed that recent data breach allegations involving the cryptocurrency exchange were unfounded. дальше »

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Bitfinex database breach ‘seems fake,’ says CTO

Bitfinex chief technology officer Paolo Ardoino explained that if the hacking group was telling the truth, it would have asked for a ransom, but he “couldn’t find any request.” дальше »

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Pickup artists using AI, deep fake nudes outlawed, Rabbit R1 fail: AI Eye

Deep fake nudes to be outlawed in UK and Australia, pick up artists fake big live stream audiences to meet women, plus more news: AI Eye. дальше »

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Too harsh or too lenient? Changpeng Zhao’s sentence divides opinion

While many in the crypto community have leapt to the billionaire’s defense, others claim four months is an “egregious miscarriage of justice.” Let’s deal with the obvious irony first. After years and years of dismissing FUD, fake news and attacks… дальше »

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Lazarus Group hackers launch new method for cyber attacks

North Korean hackers Lazarus Group used a fake LinkedIn profile to launch a cyber attack. дальше »

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Blockchain Security Firm SlowMist Uncovers New Crypto Scam

A sophisticated crypto scam uncovered by SlowMist involves deceptive Ethereum node modifications, leading users to fall for fake USDT balances, underscoring the need for heightened security awareness. дальше »

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Nigerian Crackdown Fake News? CBN Denies Crypto Accounts Freezing Circular

Recent reports informed of an alleged circular released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The document warned financial institutions that engaging with cryptocurrencies and facilitating operations for crypto exchanges was prohibited. дальше »

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Nigeria’s Central Bank Deletes Then Reinstates Tweet Calling Crypto-Related Directive Fake

A directive circulating in Nigeria asked regulated financial institutions in Nigeria to identify persons or entities transacting in or operating with Bybit, KuCoin, OKX and Binance, but the nation's central bank denied its real, retracted the denial, and then reissued the denial on X. дальше »

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Are Bitcoin (BTC) Whales Targeted With 1% Wealth Tax?

Bitcoin (BTC) community spooked with fake 1% wealth tax bill дальше »

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Scammers target Google Ads, promote fake version of OTC crypto platform

Google Ads again appears to be promoting a faked version of a crypto website that directs users to a phishing website clone that drains users’ crypto. Google seems to be once again promoting malware crypto websites through Google Ads, an… дальше »

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Scam Alert: Cardano Founder Reveals Interaction With Fake 'Anatoly'

Between Charles Hoskinson and fake 'Anatoly,' here's how to deal with scammers дальше »

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Fake Omni Network Token Drops 100%

The Omni Network (OMNI) token has had a turbulent launch, with its fake copy scamming some gullible users out of $400,000 дальше »

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Иран еще ничего не сделал, а биткоин уже упал

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), как всегда жжет. 12 апреля газета, которую Дональд Трамп метко обозначил как ‘fake news’, сообщила, что Иран нанесет удар по Израилю в течение 24-48 часов. Речь идет об ответе Ирана на удар израильских военных по консульскому отделу его посольства в Дамаске. дальше »

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Russian-language cybercrime operation mimics web3 games to target macOS, Windows

A new malware is faking web3 gaming initiatives to distribute infostealers across macOS and Windows platforms. A recent investigation by Insikt Group has unveiled a new Russian-language cybercrime operation targeting users with fake web3 gaming projects designed to distribute malware.… дальше »

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Satoshi Smackdown: Fake Bitcoin Inventor Drops Lawsuit Against Critic

In a dramatic conclusion to a five-year legal saga, Craig Wright, the controversial figure who claims to be the elusive creator of Bitcoin, has dropped his lawsuit against a prominent Bitcoin enthusiast known as Hodlonaut. дальше »

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SpaceX giveaway scam floods YouTube with deep fake Elon Musk

On April 8, YouTube saw a flood of fake Space X giveaway scams executed under the guise of live streams dedicated toward the April 8 solar eclipse. The scams were first spotted by the research group Mysk, which pointed out… дальше »

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Google sues crypto scammers for tricking users via fake apps

Google has initiated a lawsuit against a group of individuals accused of orchestrating a vast cryptocurrency scam that impacted over 100,000 users globally. дальше »

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Fake NFT Project Hack? CTO Vanishes After Allegedly Stealing 94 SOL

A new rug pull alert sounded on Tuesday after crypto detective ZachXBT unveiled on-chain details of an alleged hack suffered by an NFT project last month. The project’s CTO announced that a response was in the works but ultimately vanished as criticism grew. дальше »

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Bitcoin wallet UniSat warns of fake Apple iOS app

UniSat warns users of a malicious Bitcoin wallet hosted on Apple’s app store as BTC exchanged hands 5% below the asset’s all-time high.  дальше »

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Judge Imposes Worldwide Asset Freeze on Fake Satoshi Craig Wright

A U.K. judge has ordered to freeze $7.6 million worth of Craig Wright's assets worldwide after finding that he falsely claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin. дальше »

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Fake token copies Ethena Labs, gets exploited for $290K on Binance Launchpool

Someone posing as Ethena Labs made a fake token. дальше »

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Hackers exploit token mimicking ENA after Ethena Labs announced a 750M ENA airdrop

Hackers have struck the cryptocurrency market once again, exploiting a fake token bearing the name of Ethena Labs’ ENA token. The incident occurred shortly after Ethena Labs made headlines with the announcement of a massive 750 million ENA token airdrop. дальше »

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Binance executive escapes detention amid tax evasion case in Nigeria

In a startling development in Nigeria’s ongoing tax evasion case involving Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, a high-ranking executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, has reportedly escaped detention using a fake passport. дальше »

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Trezor’s X account compromised, hacker promotes fake Solana token

Trezor's X account has been breached, with the hacker promoting a fake Solana token on presale, luring victims to a wallet drainer. дальше »

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BOME frenzy costs users $3M - All you need to know

The phisher posted about a fake airdrop of a “BULL” token. Fake accounts of the BOME creator were also popping up. The meme coin season is in full swing. With new tokens getting launchedThe post BOME frenzy costs users $3M - All you need to know appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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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… дальше »

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MicroStrategy’s X account hacked, $440k drained from victims via fake MSTR airdrop

Hackers breached MicroStrategy’s X account, sharing a scam link that led to the theft of nearly $500k in crypto. MicroStrategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, fell victim to a cyberattack on its X account on Feb. 26, with hackers… дальше »

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MicroStrategy hack: Fake MSTR AirDrop costs users $440K

Users had lost a cumulative $440k due to the phishing scam as of this writing. MicroStrategy was yet to officially confirm the hack. The X (formerly Twitter) account of MicroStrategy, the woThe post MicroStrategy hack: Fake MSTR AirDrop costs users $440K appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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MicroStrategy hacker nets $440K in fake MSTR giveaway

Business intelligence company and a renowned player in the crypto sector, MicroStrategy, fell victim to cybercrime attack over the weekend. The firm’s X account started positing misleading links on Feb 25, luring users into deceptive MSTR airdrops. дальше »

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Scam Alert: XRP Competitor Hedera (HBAR) Warns About Fake Airdrop

Hedera (HBAR) warns against fake airdrops amid surging market interest and recent milestones дальше »

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Fake airdrop SMS to KuCoin users stir data leak concerns

Though scammers behind the Inferno Drainer malware announced the closure in 2023, new reports indicate that more bad actors are the targeting KuCoin community. In an X post shared on Feb. 22, a web3 security advocate known as CryptoShields.eth disclosed… дальше »

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Fake Uniswap $10 million airdrop reported as several prominent crypto media scammed

A sophisticated social engineering campaign successfully duped several prominent crypto news outlets into promoting a fabricated $10 million Uniswap airdrop on Feb. 16. The scammer, posing as a Uniswap Foundation representative, offered coordinated publicity in tandem with the legitimate Uniswap v4 announcement. дальше »

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Curve Finance devs warn of fake app on Apple App Store

Copying Curve Finance's branding and posing as the decentralized finance protocol, it's possible that the app is a wallet-draining scam. дальше »

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The Protocol: Bitcoin's OP_CAT, Fake Ethereum Tokens, Starknet's Airdrop

CoinDesk's Jamie Crawley takes a look at the suddenly-high-profile proposal to revive Bitcoin's historic "OP_CAT" function as a way of enabling more development on the oldest blockchain. PLUS: the unofficial "ERC-404" tokens driving up fees on Ethereum and highlights from our Protocol Village column over the past week. дальше »

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XRP Lawyer Slams 'Fake Satoshi' Craig Wright for Historical Blunder

John Deaton just called out Craig Wright for major blunder in Bitcoin's early transaction history дальше »

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Can Blockchain Solve Healthcare? Nigeria Bets On The Technology To Curb Fake Drugs

Blockchain technology emerges as a potential robust solution to the persistent issue of counterfeit medicines in the pharmaceutical sector. According to Goldstein Market Intelligence’s forecast, the estimated impact of counterfeit medicines is a staggering $5. дальше »

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Security Firm Exposes 3 Telegram Channels Promoting Crypto Scams

Security firm CertiK has uncovered a scam operation across three Telegram channels promoting fake crypto tokens, causing financial losses of around $3. 2 million. The scammers, potentially based in the UK, initially offer legitimate trading advice before promoting fraudulent tokens. дальше »

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Decoding FTX mysteries: how simple sim-swap led to a $400M theft

The news that the FTX attack was not an intricate scheme but a mere sim-swap attack was among the most eye-catching revelations in the crypto market this week. Recent court documents show three individuals lured mobile phone providers with fake identity to access victim’s financial accounts. дальше »

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'$1 Million Bitcoin' Samson Mow Slams 'Fake Satoshi' Craig Wright in Court Setback

Samson Mow delivers pointed jab at self-proclaimed Satoshi, Craig Wright, following court loss дальше »

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