What Is Inferno Drainer? New Phishing Scam Pilfering Crypto, NFTs
In just a few weeks, phishing scam Inferno Drainer has made off with nearly $6 million in various cryptocurrences and NFTs.
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PSYOP Token Price Explodes 1,000% But Is It A Crypto Scam? - Best Meme Coins to Invest In Now
The hot news in the cryptocurrency market today is the explosive rise of PSYOP token, with its price soaring by over 1,000%, and t...
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‘Inferno Drainer’ scam as a service has stolen $5.9M since March: Report
The service provides code to scammers that allows them to drain wallets using token approval phishing methods.
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SEC Junks Grayscale’s Filecoin Trust Application Over ‘Security’ Label
Filecoin, a decentralized storage platform based on blockchain technology, has recently found itself entangled in a regulatory deb...
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SEC warns that Filecoin ‘meets definition of a security’ — Grayscale
The regulator has asked Grayscale to withdraw its application for a Filecoin Trust product, saying it believes its underlying asse...
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US SEC Says Filecoin Is a Security in Comment Letter to Grayscale
The US Securities and Exchange Commission determined that Filecoin is a security, according to a statement released by asset manag...
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SEC Believes Filecoin Is a Security, Grayscale Warns Investors
The SEC said Grayscale has to withdraw its Filecoin Trust application because FIL is an unregistered security.
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Serial Scammer Uses Advanced Laundering Techniques to Clean Stolen Crypto Worth $15 Million – Here's What You Need to Know
A scammer or group of scammers have used a fake phishing version of the crypto exchange HitBTC’s website to steal some $15 million...
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Telegram addresses camera exploit, points to Apple macOS security permissions
Messaging app Telegram denies users were at risk after a security exploit was discovered that could allow attackers to gain contro...
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Celeb-backed Token Offerings More Likely to Be a Scam, Research Reports
Is your favorite celebrity backing a new cryptocurrency? That’s probably a “red flag for investors," say researchers.
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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 jurisdiction...
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Ledger Under Fire After Questions Arise Over Security Measures
Crypto’s flagship cold storage tool, Ledger, is taking heat from the crypto community this week following a Reddit post from a Led...
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Paraguay Police Raid Unearths 300 Stolen BTC Mining Rigs
Police have recovered 300 Bitcoin (BTC) mining rigs stolen from a farm in Paraguay, following a major operation conducted by the n...
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How to use a VPN for online security and privacy
Explore how to use a VPN for enhanced online security and privacy using step-by-step instructions.
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IRS, Chainalysis Helping Ukraine Track Russians Using Crypto to Evade Sanctions
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said it’s working closely with Ukraine to help it trace crypto transactions of Russian san...
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Ripple CTO Labels BEN Coin As Scam, Bitboy Reacts
Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), David Schwartz, responded to a tweet from a crypto enthusiast, calling the BEN Coin proje...
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New wallet uses Amazon hardware security modules to eliminate seed words
The newly launched crypto wallet by Kresus requires users to sign in with “magic links,” meaning password hashes don’t need to be...
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US Extradites UK Hacker Responsible for 2020 Twitter Breach and Crypto Theft
The United State Department of Justice has announced the extradition of a 23-year-old UK citizen behind the 2020 Twitter hack and...
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