Deepfake Video of Elon Musk Promoting Crypto Scam Goes Viral
Another cryptocurrency scam featuring Elon Musk's likeness is doing the rounds—but this one is slightly more creative.
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NFT owners reminded to be vigilant after 29 Moonbirds were stolen by clicking a bad link
A malicious link netted a scammer $1.5 million worth of Moonbird NFTs from a Proof Collective member.
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Can Seth Green Still Make His NFT Show if His Bored Ape Was Stolen?
The theft of Seth Green's NFTs raises questions about intellectual property—including whether the actor can go forward with a plan...
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Get Real, Lagarde — The Underlying Asset ‘Guaranteeing’ Your Euro Scam Coin Is a Gun
With the approaching tsunami of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) looming ever closer, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when...
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Crypto Firms Launch Community-Powered Scam Reporting Platform ‘Chainabuse’
Several crypto firms, including Binance and Circle, have launched a new crypto scam reporting platform. The tool “empowers anyone...
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Popular Radio Presenter Suspended for Alleged Ties to Bitcoin Scam
South Africa’s national broadcaster has suspended one of its employees that is accused of convincing unsuspecting people, includin...
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Targeted phishing scam nets $438K in crypto and NFTs from hacked Beeple account
Links posted to a fake Louis Vuitton NFT raffle were made to capitalize on a recent real collaboration between Beeple and the luxu...
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NFT Artist Beeple's Twitter Account Hacked in Phishing Scam
The account temporarily was linked to a dodgy website that stole more than $70,000 in crypto.
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DeFi-ing exploits: New Chainalysis tool tracks stolen crypto across multiple chains
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis introduced a new tool to help monitor transactions and tokens across DeFi protocols and mult...
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Blockchain Data Indicates $10M Worth Of Ether From The Ronin Exploit In Rotation
More than 5,505 Ether of the Ronin Bridge exploitation seems to be transferred through Tornado Cash, a unique privacy crypto excha...
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Ripple (XRP) Struggles To Breach $0.45 Level, Down 16% In Last 7 Days
Ripple (XRP) has managed to make a quick rebound at the end of the week. That said — will Ripple go bullish at least for the short...
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DOJ Files First Criminal Complaint Against US Citizen Allegedly Using Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed its first criminal complaint against an American who allegedly used cryptocurrency to ci...
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Amidst the Mounting Risks to Bridge Security, A New Non-custodial Liquidity Bridge Focuses on Decentralization
In late March, Ronin bridge, an Ethereum sidechain built for the widely popular play-to-earn (P2E) NFT game Axie Infinity to handl...
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U.S. Government Launches First Crypto Sanctions Evasion Case
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched its first-ever case involving the use of cryptocurrency to evade sanctions. Defendant...
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US federal judge approves of Justice Dept criminal complaint on using crypto to evade sanctions
An unnamed individual allegedly sent more than $10 million in Bitcoin to an exchange in a country for which the U.S. currently imp...
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MakerDAO price rebounds as DAI holds its peg and investors search for stablecoin security
MakerDAO returned to prominence after Terra’s UST collapse forced investors to search for a truly “stable” dollar pegged asset.
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Etherscan, CoinGecko warn against ongoing MetaMask phishing attacks
While investigations are underway, the ongoing attack on various crypto platforms may be connected to the compromise of Coinzilla,...
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DeFi protocols declare losses as attackers exploit LUNA price feed discrepancy
Venus Protocol and Blizz Finance announced that their protocols were exploited due to the difference in LUNA market price and pric...
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