Crypto
Vitalik Buterin addresses ZKasino’s misuse of ‘zero-knowledge’ in $33M scam
ZKasino has continued posting on social media platform X despite community criticisms.
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Crime
Google cracks down on scammers behind counterfeit crypto apps
Google has filed a lawsuit against three scammers who allegedly created dozens of fraudulent apps to steal crypto.
Crime
FBI cybercrime report reveals crypto investment fraud in the US rose 53% YoY
Investment fraud involving crypto escalated from $2.57 billion in 2022 to $3.94 billion in 2023, according to the FBI.
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Crime
Crypto losses hit $67 million in February, pushing yearly losses to $200 million – Immunefi
The report did not include some incidents, which would bring total losses for the month to $198.1 million.
Scams
Fake Uniswap $10 million airdrop reported as several prominent crypto media scammed
A complex social engineering campaign duped several media outlets into posting a fake airdrop alongside the Uniswap v4 announcement.
Exchanges
Hong Kong authorities issue public alert about fraudulent crypto exchange masquerading as MEXC Global
The scammers are reportedly pretending to be a legitimate virtual asset trading platform (VATP) and luring unsuspecting victims into participating in what appears to be a crypto investment scam.
AI
Coin Center Director of Research raises alarm over identity fraud via AI
Peter Van Valkenburgh sounded the alarm after an investigative report revealed details surrounding an underground website called OnlyFake.
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Opinion
Crypto scams in 2024: A turn for the better or calm before the storm?
Crypto scam decline meets a potential rise as market dynamics shift, posing new challenges for 2024.
Legal
OneCoin lawyer sentenced to 10 years in prison over laundering $400 million
Locke Lord LLP's former lawyer sentenced for laundering millions from OneCoin fraud.
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Hacks
Crypto phishing scams net $300 million from unsuspecting investors in 2023
Tokenization
Known scammer linked to memecoin named after Musk’s Grok chatbot, token dumps
Crime
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse warns of deepfake scams targeting the XRP community
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