January 20, 2021 Hong Kong crypto trader loses $450K USDT at knifepoint TL;DR Breakdown: A female crypto trader in Korea lost over $450K to robbers after a transaction with a buyer.Another…
January 11, 2021 Indian doctors warn against COVID-19 vaccines offered to VIPs for Bitcoin TL;DR Breakdown: Black marketers are offering unverified COVID-19 vaccines to VIPs in India. Several doctors warned against them as they might unhealthy and illegal.…
January 10, 2021 US Gov. Gretchen Whitmer receives death threats demanding Bitcoin payment TL;DR Breakdown US Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state workers were recently threatened in a letter. The…
December 25, 2020 Livecoin exchange goes offline after Bitcoin price reportedly exceeds $320K Russian crypto exchange Livecoin claims that it has suffered a “carefully planned attack,” but some in the community suspect an exit scam.…
December 15, 2020 Investigation traces scam Bitcoin celeb ads to Moscow More countries are allegedly involved in a major global Bitcoin ad scam. A major Bitcoin (BTC) ad scam involving unauthorised images of Australian celebrities who seemingly promoted fake investment schemes is allegedly coming from Russia, according to a new report.Fraudulent…
November 20, 2020 United States regulators charge 15 Bitcoin and forex scammers in massive crackdown Regulators in the United States state of Texas have brought charges against 15 unregulated investment platforms advertising false investments.Ten…
November 20, 2020 Trader loses $20,000 in Fake Uniswap App on Google Play An alleged fake Uniswap app is stealing thousands of dollars from users.The app reportedly has many positive reviews, which were are fake.…
November 18, 2020 Crypto crime: Man stayed underwater for 30 minutes to avoid FBI arrest The FBI has arrested a Californian man after running underwater for nearly 30 minutes over a crypto crime.He…
November 17, 2020 SEC brought 56 cases against crypto-related firms during Jay Clayton’s tenure The SEC summarized its efforts on combating crypto misconduct as its chairman is set to step down by the end of this year.…
November 12, 2020 Bitcoin ransoms demanded from Israel Bitcoin ransoms are being demanded from Israel.An American-Israeli cybersecurity firm diagnoses where the Bitcoin ransomers are located and the results came out in their report today.The…
November 10, 2020 $10M crypto fraud lands ex Microsoft employee in jail A former employee at Microsoft has been sentenced to prison over crypto fraud.He stole about $10 million in cryptocurrency belonging to his employer.…
November 5, 2020 Crypto fraud: US seizes $24M in crypto from major investment fraud in Brazil A major crypto fraud scheme in Brazil has been halted by the Brazilian authorities.DOJ aided in the seizure of millions of dollars from one of the conspirators.…
