Coinbase Coinbase is the most impersonated crypto brand by scammers: Report Although Coinbase continues to be the most impersonated brand in the crypto industry, Meta was targeted by over 25 times ... By VirtualCoinCap2 days ago
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Angel Drainer targets users with malicious Safe contract: $403K stolen The notorious phishing group deployed a nefarious Safe vault contract that used Etherscan to provide victims with ... By VirtualCoinCapFebruary 14, 2024 angel drainer
Quantstamp reports $38.9M lost in DeFi attacks in January Quantstamp said bad actors used various attack methods like smart contract hacks, key compromises and scams. By VirtualCoinCapJanuary 31, 2024 blockchain security
Stolen crypto worth $674M successfully recovered in 2023 The funds were recovered from more than 600 large-scale hacks. By VirtualCoinCapJanuary 29, 2024 blockchain hacks
Crypto thieves will deploy more convincing AI scams in 2024, firms warn Crypto investors will have to keep their eyes peeled for sophisticated phishing scams and a plethora of ... By VirtualCoinCapDecember 26, 2023 ai hackers
Inferno Drainer says it’s shutting down after helping steal $70M in crypto “We hope you can remember us as the best drainer that has ever existed,” wrote the scam-as-a-service ... By VirtualCoinCapNovember 27, 2023 crypto drainer
Philippines SEC teams up with US counterpart to combat crypto fraud The Philippines SEC is now collaborating with the U.S. SEC and the Asian Development Bank to better ... By VirtualCoinCapSeptember 20, 2023 crypto fraud
Swyftx launches ‘Earn and Learn’ — paying Aussies to learn about crypto scams Australian crypto exchange Swyftx said it had identified a rise in demand for crypto education during the ... By VirtualCoinCapSeptember 5, 2023 australia
Australia’s Bendigo Bank blocks high-risk payments to crypto exchanges Chainalysis policy lead Chengyi Ong warned crypto users may eventually have no choice but to deal with ... By VirtualCoinCapJuly 31, 2023 aussie
Losses from crypto rug pulls outpaced DeFi exploits in May: Beosin Over $45 million was lost to exit scams in May, while exploits on DeFi protocols racked up ... By VirtualCoinCapJune 2, 2023 beosin
Can you recover stolen Bitcoin from crypto scams? Recovering stolen Bitcoin from crypto scams is challenging due to the anonymous nature of blockchain transactions and ... By VirtualCoinCapMay 16, 2023 blockchain anonymity
To catch a scammer: Kraken builds fake crypto account to ‘bait’ fraudsters A call-center scammer impersonating President Joe Biden attempted to steal what they thought was $450,000 worth of ... By VirtualCoinCapMay 11, 2023 Bitcoin Scams
Dingo crypto token flagged as scam over 99% transaction fee backdoor Cybersecurity firm Check Point said it discovered a smart contract function called "setTaxFeePercent" that can reportedly change ... By VirtualCoinCapFebruary 6, 2023 Check Point Research
No ‘respite’ for exploits, flash loans or exit scams in 2023: Cybersecurity firm The industry is likely to see “further attempts from hackers targeting bridges in 2023," while users are ... By VirtualCoinCapJanuary 3, 2023 2022 crypto scams
$62M crypto stolen in Dec was the ‘lowest monthly figure’ in 2022: CertiK December proved to be the month with the least crypto stolen in 2022, although there were still ... By VirtualCoinCapJanuary 2, 2023 2022 crypto hacks
Revoke your smart contract approvals ASAP, warns crypto investor A Reddit user has warned of the potential dangers of unchecked smart contracts, advising the community to ... By VirtualCoinCapJanuary 2, 2023 Crypto
California regulator warns of 17 crypto websites suspected of fraud The last time the DFPI sent out such a large batch of crypto scam alerts was in ... By VirtualCoinCapDecember 28, 2022 California DFPI
Executives from $1.5B South Korean crypto exchange fraud jailed The latest court action now takes the number of V Global execs behind bars up to seven, ... By VirtualCoinCapDecember 28, 2022 Crypto
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