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Crypto Scammers Are Reportedly Posing as Job Recruiters to Circulate Malware
Crypto scammers are using platforms like LinkedIn to reach out to job seekers, asking them to fix issues with video call software and subsequently injecting malicious malware to get access to the victims’ computers.
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Telegram Groups Emerge as Entry Points for Crypto Scammers, Warn Security Firms
Scam Sniffer, in a post on X, revealed that crypto scammers are creating fake accounts impersonating popular influencers. These profiles actively comment on posts to target potential victims.
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Fake Website Posing as Sony’s Soneium Blockchain Reportedly Found in Google Search
To lure victims, malicious actors are now reportedly circulating harmful links that appear in Google search results for 'Soneium.' The crypto community has been warned to avoid any suspicious sites imitating Soneium.
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YouTube Restores Access After Crypto Scammers Hijack Ranveer Allahbadia's Channel to Trick Viewers
This week, cyber criminals breached content creator Ranveer Allahbadia’s handles on YouTube, replaced related logos and images with those of Elon Musk and Tesla, as well as deleted all of the videos that were published on the pages. The channels started promoting a crypto fraud scheme, for hours before YouTube restored access to Allahbadia.
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Binance Prevented $2.4 Billion in Losses in H1 2024, 45 Percent Were Linked to Scams: Report
Binance has reportedly managed to avert $2.4 billion (roughly Rs. 20,130 crore) in losses between January and July this year. Out of the total saved, withdrawals linked to suspected crypto scams made up over $1.1 billion (roughly Rs. 9,227 crore), which is about 45 percent of the total amount.
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Crypto Scammers are Disguising as BlackRock Officials to Lure Potential Victims: Details
Crypto scammers have been found impersonating BlackRock officials to deceive their victims. In investment scams, fraudsters often use limited-time offers to pressure victims, making the lure of a substantial reward overshadow their better judgment. BlackRock has released an urgent warning to the crypto community.
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Crypto Scammers Posing as Professors, Academicians to Target Investors, US Regulator Warns
US regulators have issued an official warning against an emerging category of crypto scams, where scammers pose as professors or academicians. Social networking platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram are being exploited by cyber miscreants to find and communicate with potential victims.
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Binance Co-Founder Calls Out Elon Musk to Curb Spread of Crypto-Related Fake News on X
In March this year, Scam Sniffer stated in its crypto phishing report that about 57,000 victims lost approximately $47 million (roughly Rs. 392 crore) to crypto phishing scams – with most percentage of scams facilitated by scammers working on X.
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Crypto Romance Scams Rise in the US, FTC Issues Warning: Details
The FTC has reminded people that nobody can guarantee sure shot profits on crypto investments, given the volatile nature of these assets. As part of these rising crypto romance scams, the FTC has warned users about being promised no-risk investments and unconventional methods to wire funds online.
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FBI's Most Wanted Scammer Disappeared With $4 Billion. Now, She's Been Linked To Bulgarian Underworld
Quoting a 2022 report by Bulgarian investigative journalist Dimitar Stoyanov, the BBC said that Ruja Ignatova was killed a year after her disappearance.
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Understanding Peer-to-Peer Crypto Trading: Benefits and Threats
To complete a pure P2P crypto transaction, one party enters the wallet details of the other one and processes the transaction. In order to simplify this process even further alongside adding a layer of security to these transactions – crypto exchanges came into the picture.
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Pig-Butchering Crypto Scams Net More Than $75 Billion: Study
Pig-butchering scammers have likely stolen more than $75 billion from victims around the world, far more than previously estimated, according to a new study.
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How Indian Woman In US Lost Life Savings To Scammer She Met On Hinge
The "wine trader" wooed her online for months with his flirtatious smile and emoji-sprinkled texts. Then he went for the kill, defrauding the Philadelphia-based tech professional out of $450,000 in a cryptocurrency romance scam.
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Crypto Ransom Attack Payments Hit Record $1 Billion in 2023: Chainalysis
Payments from crypto-related ransom attacks nearly doubled to a record $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,304 crore) in 2023, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said on Wednesday. Scammers targeting institutions such as hospitals, schools and government offices for ransom pocketed $1.1 billion (roughly Rs. 9,133 crore) last year, compared with $567 mill...
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Binance Co-Founder Advises Caution to Crypto Investors, Notifies on Rising Listing Scams
Crypto token listing scams are on a rise. Through social networking platforms like LinkedIn and X, cyber criminals first identify members of the crypto community, analyse their investment patterns, and then reach out to those who are more likely to invest in newer tokens with hopes to hit a jackpot. Sometimes the scammers also reach out to crypto p...
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Crypto Scammers Are Reportedly Posing as Job Recruiters to Circulate Malware
Crypto scammers are using platforms like LinkedIn to reach out to job seekers, asking them to fix issues with video call software and subsequently injecting malicious malware to get access to the victims’ computers.
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Telegram Groups Emerge as Entry Points for Crypto Scammers, Warn Security Firms
Scam Sniffer, in a post on X, revealed that crypto scammers are creating fake accounts impersonating popular influencers. These profiles actively comment on posts to target potential victims.
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Fake Website Posing as Sony’s Soneium Blockchain Reportedly Found in Google Search
To lure victims, malicious actors are now reportedly circulating harmful links that appear in Google search results for 'Soneium.' The crypto community has been warned to avoid any suspicious sites imitating Soneium.
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YouTube Restores Access After Crypto Scammers Hijack Ranveer Allahbadia's Channel to Trick Viewers
This week, cyber criminals breached content creator Ranveer Allahbadia’s handles on YouTube, replaced related logos and images with those of Elon Musk and Tesla, as well as deleted all of the videos that were published on the pages. The channels started promoting a crypto fraud scheme, for hours before YouTube restored access to Allahbadia.
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Binance Prevented $2.4 Billion in Losses in H1 2024, 45 Percent Were Linked to Scams: Report
Binance has reportedly managed to avert $2.4 billion (roughly Rs. 20,130 crore) in losses between January and July this year. Out of the total saved, withdrawals linked to suspected crypto scams made up over $1.1 billion (roughly Rs. 9,227 crore), which is about 45 percent of the total amount.
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Crypto Scammers are Disguising as BlackRock Officials to Lure Potential Victims: Details
Crypto scammers have been found impersonating BlackRock officials to deceive their victims. In investment scams, fraudsters often use limited-time offers to pressure victims, making the lure of a substantial reward overshadow their better judgment. BlackRock has released an urgent warning to the crypto community.
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Crypto Scammers Posing as Professors, Academicians to Target Investors, US Regulator Warns
US regulators have issued an official warning against an emerging category of crypto scams, where scammers pose as professors or academicians. Social networking platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram are being exploited by cyber miscreants to find and communicate with potential victims.
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Binance Co-Founder Calls Out Elon Musk to Curb Spread of Crypto-Related Fake News on X
In March this year, Scam Sniffer stated in its crypto phishing report that about 57,000 victims lost approximately $47 million (roughly Rs. 392 crore) to crypto phishing scams – with most percentage of scams facilitated by scammers working on X.
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Crypto Romance Scams Rise in the US, FTC Issues Warning: Details
The FTC has reminded people that nobody can guarantee sure shot profits on crypto investments, given the volatile nature of these assets. As part of these rising crypto romance scams, the FTC has warned users about being promised no-risk investments and unconventional methods to wire funds online.
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FBI's Most Wanted Scammer Disappeared With $4 Billion. Now, She's Been Linked To Bulgarian Underworld
Quoting a 2022 report by Bulgarian investigative journalist Dimitar Stoyanov, the BBC said that Ruja Ignatova was killed a year after her disappearance.
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Understanding Peer-to-Peer Crypto Trading: Benefits and Threats
To complete a pure P2P crypto transaction, one party enters the wallet details of the other one and processes the transaction. In order to simplify this process even further alongside adding a layer of security to these transactions – crypto exchanges came into the picture.
-
Pig-Butchering Crypto Scams Net More Than $75 Billion: Study
Pig-butchering scammers have likely stolen more than $75 billion from victims around the world, far more than previously estimated, according to a new study.
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How Indian Woman In US Lost Life Savings To Scammer She Met On Hinge
The "wine trader" wooed her online for months with his flirtatious smile and emoji-sprinkled texts. Then he went for the kill, defrauding the Philadelphia-based tech professional out of $450,000 in a cryptocurrency romance scam.
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Crypto Ransom Attack Payments Hit Record $1 Billion in 2023: Chainalysis
Payments from crypto-related ransom attacks nearly doubled to a record $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,304 crore) in 2023, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said on Wednesday. Scammers targeting institutions such as hospitals, schools and government offices for ransom pocketed $1.1 billion (roughly Rs. 9,133 crore) last year, compared with $567 mill...
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Binance Co-Founder Advises Caution to Crypto Investors, Notifies on Rising Listing Scams
Crypto token listing scams are on a rise. Through social networking platforms like LinkedIn and X, cyber criminals first identify members of the crypto community, analyse their investment patterns, and then reach out to those who are more likely to invest in newer tokens with hopes to hit a jackpot. Sometimes the scammers also reach out to crypto p...
