'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.
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Oct 27, 2020 at 8:13 p.m. UTC
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SEC Moves to Freeze Assets of Alleged $12M Crypto Investment Scam
The SEC is trying to freeze the assets of a cryptocurrency mining and multilevel marketing scheme that it claimed bilked investors of $12 million.
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Jun 5, 2020 at 8:05 p.m. UTC
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US Court Freezes Assets Linked to Alleged $9M ICO Scam
A federal court has frozen assets raised from investors in the Meta 1 Coin token sale.
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May 28, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
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Musk Impostors Hack Lawmaker, Publisher Accounts in New Crypto Scams
A number of verified Twitter accounts were hacked to look like Elon Musk's as part of an effort to defraud owners of bitcoin.
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Nov 5, 2018 at 7:37 p.m. UTC
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Twitter Promoted a Fake Elon Musk Crypto Giveaway Scam
A verified Twitter account masquerading as Elon Musk was used to publish and circulate a promoted tweet for a crypto scam Thursday.
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Oct 11, 2018 at 2:09 p.m. UTC
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India's Ruling Party Accused of Involvement in 'Mega Bitcoin Scam'
The largest political party in India is accusing the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) of being involved in a bitcoin scam to launder money.
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Jul 6, 2018 at 2:30 a.m. UTC
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Scam Twitter Profile Impersonates 6 Different Crypto Accounts
Filmmaker Seif Elsbei's Twitter account has been hacked, and took on the personas of at least six different cryptocurrency developers and exchanges.
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Apr 18, 2018 at 9:05 p.m. UTC
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Vietnam Investigates ICO Fraud After $660 Million in Losses Reported
A team that conducted two token sales involving thousands of investors has gone dark.
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Apr 11, 2018 at 4:45 p.m. UTC
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Scammers Are Posing As Crypto Exchange Support Staff, Says FBI
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center warned against criminals who pretend to be tech support for crypto exchanges.
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Mar 29, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
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$50 Million Gone? South African Police Probe Suspected Bitcoin Ponzi
As much as $50 million may have been lost by an international group of investors after putting their money into a bitcoin investment group.
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Mar 2, 2018 at 9:30 p.m. UTC
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