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South Korean CEO arrested in $366m crypto scam
The CEO of a South Korean technology firm, Wacon, has been arrested for allegedly masterminding a large-scale crypto…
Australia’s police joins global campaign to disrupt crypto scams
The Australian Federal Police has teamed up with Chainalysis to identify over 2,000 compromised crypto wallets belonging to…
India’s Enforcement Directorate cracks down on $890k Emoillent crypto scam
India’s Enforcement Directorate has launched a search operation against the founders of Emoillent Coin, a dubious cryptocurrency that…
Approval phishing scams ‘a much bigger problem’ than first thought
Since May 2021, a staggering $2.7 billion has been lost to approval phishing attacks — and a multinational…
Crypto scam: New York authorities charge Michael Lauchlan
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced criminal charges against Michael Lauchlan for his involvement in a fake crypto…
Yet another controversy overshadows Worldcoin — what is it now?
Concerns over token dilution because of its vast supply — and claims of market manipulation — are overshadowing…
US seeking to forfeit $2.5m for pig-butchering scam victims: ‘we will find them’
U.S. attorneys are attempting to seize $2.5 million in cryptocurrency from an international “pig butchering” scam targeting American…
DeFi apps targeted in apparent Squarespace DNS registry attack: Blockaid
Several DeFi apps have been targeted by a domain hijacker who may have discovered an exploit in Squarespace’s…
Investors lose $1.6M after Doja Cat’s X reportedly hacked to promote scam coin
A hacker reportedly posted to Doja Cat’s X account telling fans to “buy DOJA or else.”
Sydney Sweeney’s X account hacked to promote crypto memecoin
The self-proclaimed hacker behind Sydney Sweeney’s X account also claims they were behind similar recent hacks on 50…
