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Phishing

An employee connects a Ledger wallet to a computer inside the offices of La Maison du Bitcoin bank in Paris.
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Hardware-wallets
Scammers Are Sending Ledger Users Fake Hardware Wallets
The fake wallets are an escalation in phishing attempts following a 2020 data breach that exposed 272,000 customer addresses.
An employee connects a Ledger wallet to a computer inside the offices of La Maison du Bitcoin bank in Paris.
By Benjamin Powers
Jun 17, 2021 at 9:32 p.m. UTC
Jun 17, 2021
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The South Korean Financial Services Commission is extending a ban on short-selling after last week's GameStop share price pump.
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South korea
South Korea Clamps Down on Phishing Activity Targeting Crypto Investors: Report
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT reports there has been a surge in phishing attempts targeting cryptocurrency users.
The South Korean Financial Services Commission is extending a ban on short-selling after last week's GameStop share price pump.
By Tanzeel Akhtar
May 10, 2021 at 4:35 p.m. UTC
May 10, 2021
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Phishing
Celsius Suffers Third-Party Data Breach, Customers Report Phishing Texts, Emails
The crypto lender's data leak comes almost a year to the date after a similar data leak hit BlockFi.
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By Colin Harper
Apr 15, 2021 at 4:31 p.m. UTC
Apr 15, 2021
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Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao
Markets
Crime
Binance Gives $200K to Investigators Who Helped Identify Actors Behind 2018 Attack
The exchange has awarded a bounty of $200,000 to private investigators who helped now-indicted bad actors who attacked the exchange in 2018.
Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao
By Daniel Palmer
Nov 11, 2020 at 4:51 p.m. UTC
Nov 11, 2020
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Tech
Phishing
'Convincing' Phishing Attack Targets Ledger Hardware Wallet Users
Ledger confirmed that for the last week some customers have been the target of a phishing attack.
Ledger Nano X
By Benjamin Powers
Oct 27, 2020 at 8:13 p.m. UTC
Oct 27, 2020
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The attackers were managed to access direct messages from 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's. (Ravi Sharma/Unsplash)
Markets
Phishing
Twitter Hack May Have Involved Another Teenager: Report
According to a recent report, a 16-year-old was served with a search warrant by federal agents at his home on Tuesday.
The attackers were managed to access direct messages from 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's. (Ravi Sharma/Unsplash)
By Jaspreet Kalra
Sep 2, 2020 at 3:36 p.m. UTC
Sep 2, 2020
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Markets
Crime
Binance Helped UK Police Investigate Criminal Involved in $50 Million Fraud
The exchange said it helped British police bust a cybercriminal who sold phishing tools that resulted in the theft of millions of pounds.
UK Metropolitan police
By Daniel Palmer
Sep 27, 2019 at 9:05 a.m. UTC
Sep 27, 2019
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Markets
Fraud
Canadians Charged for $220,000 Bitcoin Scam on Twitter
Two Canadian nationals posed as HitBTC customer service representatives in order to steal a user's login credentials.
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By Daniel Kuhn
Aug 23, 2019 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
Aug 23, 2019
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Markets
Security
Google Yanked MetaMask From the Chrome Store, Left a Phishing Scam Up
Scams are an epidemic in the crypto space, and clumsy actions by big tech companies can open up the opportunities, as MetaMask learned recently.
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By David Floyd
Jul 26, 2018 at 7:31 p.m. UTC
Jul 26, 2018
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Markets
Security
How ICOs Can Protect Buyers from Phishing Attacks
The excitement surrounding ICOs has left investors vulnerable to phishing attacks, diminishing the reputation of the new investment mechanism.
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By Brady Dale
Feb 25, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. UTC
Feb 25, 2018
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