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Safemoon CTO pleads guilty in $200m crypto fraud case
Safemoon CTO Thomas Smith has pleaded responsible to fees in a $200 million crypto fraud case. US authories arrested the...
SEC launches new unit to combat crypto fraud and cybercrime
The SEC has renamed its Division of Enforcement’s Crypto Property and Cyber Unit (CACU) to the Cyber and Rising Applied...
Rising ‘share-seed-phrase’ scam targets crypto holders, Binance CEO warns
Binance CEO Richard Teng has warned the crypto group a few rising rip-off referred to as “share-seed-phrase.”In a Feb. 18...
Crypto scammers net over $9B in 2024 as AI supercharges fraud
Malicious actors stole roughly $9.9 billion from the crypto ecosystem final 12 months — the bottom quantity since 2021, in...
FBI initiative saves thousands from crypto scams, recovers $285 million
The FBI’s initiative to counter crypto funding fraud has helped 1000's of victims keep away from shedding tens of millions...
Jailed BTC-e operator Vinnik released in US-Russia prisoner swap
US to launch jailed BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik in a prisoner swap with Russia. Vinnik, arrested in 2017, is a...
Crypto ransomware revenue drops 35% to $813 million in 2024 amid tougher crackdowns and victim resistance
The crypto business noticed ransomware funds decline by 35% in 2024, falling to $813 million from the earlier yr’s $1.25...
Coinbase users reportedly lose over $300M yearly via social engineering scams
On-chain investigator ZachXBT just lately shared knowledge revealing that Coinbase customers lose greater than $300 million yearly on account of...
Report: Ledger co-founder David Balland released after kidnapping
Ledger co-founder David Balland had been kidnapped on Tuesday Earlier experiences claimed the opposite Ledger co-founder Eric Larchevêque was the...
Trump family’s memecoin launches spark frenzy of scam tokens
The official President Donald Trump memecoin referred to as TRUMP launched on Jan. 17 and soared to a $72 billion...