Address Poisoning Scam Binance develops ‘antidote’ to address poisoning scams after $68M exploit Binance’s new algorithm has already helped detect over 13.4 million spoofed blockchain addresses on BNB and over 1.68 million on ... By VirtualCoinCap4 days ago
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Compound Finance’s X account hacked, promotes phishing site to steal crypto Security experts have declared that the Compound Finance X (Twitter) page has been hacked after it started ... By VirtualCoinCapDecember 29, 2023 Cybersecurity
Singapore PM warns residents about deepfakes using likeness for crypto scams The prime minister shared a video of himself being interviewed, created by scammers to promote “hands-free crypto ... By VirtualCoinCapDecember 29, 2023 Crimes
$1.8B was lost to Web3 hackers and fraudsters in 2023: Immunefi Over the year, Mixin Network, Euler Finance, Multichain and other protocols were drained of hundreds of millions ... By VirtualCoinCapDecember 28, 2023 2023.
$3M of crypto stolen on Christmas Day — MS Drainer scammers fleece victims Scammers continue to target unsuspecting cryptocurrency users with phishing sites using wallet drainers. By VirtualCoinCapDecember 26, 2023 Crimes
Crypto catfishers ditch fake exchanges for approval phishing scams According to on-chain analytics firm Chainalysis, romance scammers increasingly use this method to steal their victim’s hard-earned ... By VirtualCoinCapDecember 14, 2023 approvals
Australia tries again to combat ‘future sectors’ crypto scams The “Proposed Scams Code Framework” consultation paper aims to delegate clear roles and responsibilities to government and ... By VirtualCoinCapNovember 30, 2023 australia
Hong Kong authorities say 145 victims, $18.9M lost in Hounax scam Authorities in Hong Kong confirmed 145 users were scammed on the unlicensed crypto exchange Hounax, resulting in ... By VirtualCoinCapNovember 28, 2023 Cryptocurrencies
Asked to get a banana, a BAYC owner narrowly avoids a fake Forbes scam Scammers posing as Forbes journalists have been targeting BAYC holders to set up interviews and distract them ... By VirtualCoinCapNovember 27, 2023 BAYC
Nansen phishing emails flood crypto investors’ inboxes On Sept. 22, one of Nansen’s third-party vendors suffered a security breach, which exposed the email addresses ... By VirtualCoinCapNovember 24, 2023 email
Tether freezes $225M in USDT linked to romance scammers amid DOJ investigation The stablecoin issuer reported the illicit funds had been used by a Southeast Asia-based crime syndicate responsible ... By VirtualCoinCapNovember 20, 2023 law
Google sues scammers over creation of fake Bard AI chatbot Google has filed a lawsuit against scammers offering a malicious version of its AI chatbot Bard that ... By VirtualCoinCapNovember 14, 2023 chatGPT
UK cryptocurrency scams jump 23%, young investors prime targets: Lloyds Bank According to the bank, potential cryptocurrency investors usually make an average of three payments before recognizing they’ve ... By VirtualCoinCapNovember 10, 2023 Bitcoin Scams
JPEX scandal: Taiwan determines new suspects in alleged fraud — Report Taiwan prosecutors want Chang Tung-ying, chief partner at JPEX’s office in Taiwan, to be held in custody ... By VirtualCoinCapNovember 9, 2023 Fraud
BNB Smart Chain scam losses dropped 75% in Q3: Report Security firm HashDit says the lower amount lost to scams on BSC could be due to an ... By VirtualCoinCapNovember 7, 2023 Scams
FTX clients face deceptive priority withdrawal scam FTX users have reported receiving deceptive emails purportedly sent by FTX Trading, West Realm Shires Services and ... By VirtualCoinCapOctober 21, 2023 Crimes
Tim Draper warns of crypto scams using his AI-synthesized voice Advancements in AI have made it possible to create deepfake videos and voices in which scammers write ... By VirtualCoinCapOctober 20, 2023 ai
EtherHiding: Why hackers may prefer Binance’s BNB Smart Chain According to cybersecurity analysts at 0xScope and CertiK, threat actors may prefer using BNB Smart Chain contracts ... By VirtualCoinCapOctober 20, 2023 BNB chain
Scammers prefer banking customers over crypto investors in Ireland: Report To date, Irish authorities managed to recover approximately 4 million euros of the 20 million euros lost ... By VirtualCoinCapOctober 16, 2023 Banking
Mastercard releases New Job Listings for upcoming Crypto Wallet Projects September 30, 20192730 views