May 14, 2020 Kim Jong Un May Be Using Stolen Crypto to Offset Economic Fallout The latest reports suggest that North Korea could be encouraging the Lazarus group to steal crypto globally. North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, is reportedly backing a group of hackers.…
May 8, 2020 Google removes 22 malicious Google Chrome extensions that impersonated popular crypto wallets Google has removed yet another batch of malicious Google Chrome extensions that were designed to impersonate popular crypto wallets and steal their cryptocurrencies.…
May 8, 2020 22 More Crypto-Stealing Google Chrome Extensions Discovered A security researcher discovered another 22 Google Chrome web browser extensions that tried to steal users’ cryptocurrencies. A security researcher has discovered another 22 Google Chrome web browser extensions built to steal their user’s cryptocurrencies.Cybersecurity…
May 8, 2020 Belgium Losing $3.2M to Crypto Fraud in 2019 Is ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ Belgium’s economic inspectorate reported $3.2 million in losses due to cryptocurrency fraud in 2019. Global losses from cryptocurrency fraud and theft surged massively in 2019, doubling from 2018.…
May 2, 2020 OneCoin scam victims to wait longer as judge lifts stay on case The OneCoin scam victims will have to wait longer to know their fate as New York Southern District Court Judge Valerie Caproni lifted the stay on the case ruling.…
May 2, 2020 Crypto Scammers Impersonate Members of Olympic Committee A series of scam emails sent from Japan have been asking people to donate to the Olympic Games’ organization in Tokyo. The ongoing pandemic forced the postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.…
April 26, 2020 How the death of Kim Jong Un and Bitcoin selloff is connected Rumors suggesting the death of Kim Jong Un and Bitcoin selloff are gaining ground. In a world ravaged by COVID-19, strange coincidences aren’t uncommon.…
April 24, 2020 Bitcoin sextortion scams are not lucrative, says Sophos The latest Sophos report states that Bitcoin sextortion scams are not as lucrative as they sound.…
April 23, 2020 Sextortion crypto scammers generate around $500,000 in 4 months As law enforcement tries to curb several patterns of crypto crimes in the crypto space, sextortion crypto scammers are the latest to begin distorting order in the crypto world.…
April 23, 2020 Crypto scams similar to PlusToken $2 billion on the rise, beware! Crypto scams are on the rise and scammers are taking advantage of the current economic slowdown and the COVID-19 pandemic.…
April 22, 2020 Crypto Sextortion Scams Prove to Be Alarmingly Successful An investigation provided in-depth info regarding how sextortion scams remain profitable for cybercriminals. A study carried out by SophosLabs in conjunction with cryptocurrency intelligence company, CipherTrace, revealed that sextortion scams are a profitable business.…
April 22, 2020 Judge orders arrest warrant of former state senator involved in a crypto scam A Texas federal judge has issued bench warrants for the arrest of a former state senator and his partner for being involved in a crypto scam.…
