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Warnings and breakdowns of frauds, rug pulls, and phishing in the crypto industry.

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Polymarket faces major credibility crisis after whales forced a “YES” UFO vote without evidence

Late-night traders bought odds at 99 cents just before a token-weighted vote overruled the public consensus, exposing a massive flaw in "truth" markets.

4 months ago

Crime

KuCoin’s Twitter account hacked – exchange says it will reimburse victims

KuCoin users lost $22,600 while interacting with a malicious post promoting a fake giveaway during the 45 minutes of KuCoin's Twitter breach.

3 years ago

Scams

Ethereum block explorer Etherscan adds anti-scam feature

The site will hide zero-value transfers to protect against address poisoning attacks.

3 years ago

MetaMask warns Apple users of 'phishing attack' after scammer steals $650K in NFTs, Apecoin from iPhone user

Scams

MetaMask warns of fake token launch campaign

There is no upcoming airdrop or snapshot on March 31, the project says.

3 years ago

Crime

North Korean hacking group APT43 found to rely on cryptocurrency crime

The group carries out phishing attacks, steals credentials, and relies on cloud mining.

3 years ago

Crime

Launch Zone, BSCex suffer contract vulnerability — over $7M drained

The vulnerability was detected by crypto sleuth Scam Sniffer, who claims over 34,000 addresses are at risk.

3 years ago

Crime

Ontario court documents describe kidnap, ransom, torture of $41M crypto scammer

Extravagant spending by Aiden Pleterski occurred after the accused raised $41 million to fund a non-existent crypto investment fund.

3 years ago

Analysis

Crypto scams, exploits down 71% YoY as $370M lost since January

Euler Finance, BonqDAO, and CoinDeal recorded the highest losses with $196 million, $120 million, and $45 million, respectively.

3 years ago

Bankruptcy

Montenegro Vice President announces arrest of individual suspected to be Do Kwon: Confirmed

Vice President Filip Adzic confirmed that the individual assumed to be Do Kwon was arrested in Montenegro.

3 years ago

France looks to ban influencers from promoting crypto products, projects

Legal 3 years ago

OneCoin associate Irina Dilkinska charged following US extradition

Crime 3 years ago

AI dApp Harvester Keeper gets hacked for almost $1M

Scams 3 years ago

Scam warning: Circle phishing campaign promises fake USDC DeFi swap

Scams 3 years ago

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Scams News

Polymarket faces major credibility crisis after whales forced a “YES” UFO vote without evidence

KuCoin’s Twitter account hacked – exchange says it will reimburse victims

Ethereum block explorer Etherscan adds anti-scam feature

MetaMask warns of fake token launch campaign

North Korean hacking group APT43 found to rely on cryptocurrency crime

Launch Zone, BSCex suffer contract vulnerability — over $7M drained

Ontario court documents describe kidnap, ransom, torture of $41M crypto scammer

Crypto scams, exploits down 71% YoY as $370M lost since January

Montenegro Vice President announces arrest of individual suspected to be Do Kwon: Confirmed

France looks to ban influencers from promoting crypto products, projects

OneCoin associate Irina Dilkinska charged following US extradition

AI dApp Harvester Keeper gets hacked for almost $1M

Scam warning: Circle phishing campaign promises fake USDC DeFi swap