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CFTC wins $36m victory in California crypto fraud case
New York resident William Koo Ichioka agreed to pay $36 million in a CFTC case alleging cryptocurrency and…
Memecoin scam promoted through compromised X accounts
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has alerted the community to a scam meme coin promotion using several major X accounts.…
BaseBros DeFi project enacts rug pull, steals over $130k
BaseBros Fi, a decentralized finance yield optimization protocol built on the Base blockchain, has vanished, presumably rug-pulling its…
DuckDuckGo ranks Etherscan phishing websites in top results
DuckDuckGo users have fallen victim to phishing attacks, resulting in significant cryptocurrency losses after visiting fraudulent websites that…
Beware of ‘Clipper Malware’: Binance warns of crypto fraud
Binance has issued a global alert about a rising malware threat targeting cryptocurrency users. Known as “Clipper malware,”…
Failed Solana Token Scheme? Hacker Targets 2.6 Million Indian Cricket Fans With X Scam
On Tuesday, Indian cricket fans were targeted by scammers with a Solana-based token. The attackers attempted to profit…
Crypto scammers deepfake Apple CEO Tim Cook during iPhone 16 livestream
A deepfake of Apple CEO Tim Cook asked viewers to deposit crypto into a wallet address in a…
Crypto scammers deepfake Apple CEO Tim Cook amid iPhone 16 livestream
A deepfake of Apple CEO Tim Cook asked viewers to deposit crypto into a wallet address in a…
US states reach $1b crypto fraud settlement, owner promises refunds
Five U.S. states have settled with the owner and operators of an alleged $1 Billion cryptocurrency investment scheme.…
Americans lost over $5.6b in crypto scams in 2023, FBI says
Crypto-related scams and fraud surged last year, with losses skyrocketing 45% in 2023 compared to the previous year,…