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Avalanche Discord Compromised—Fake Token Scammers Strike Again

[Aug 25 6:15 PM] Following the hack of the Polygon Discord server, Avalanche’s official X account (@avax) alerted the public that their Discord channel had also been breached. “SECURITY ALERT,” Avalanche announced. “The official Avalanche Discord has been…

Police Warn of Bitcoin Scammers Posing as Bank Representatives

[Aug 14 9:30 AM] The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office in the U.S. state of Georgia has issued a warning about a cryptocurrency scam. Scammers are posing as representatives of financial institutions, informing individuals that their accounts have been compromised…

FBI Issues Warning About Crypto Exchange Scams

[Aug 2 2:30 AM] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned cryptocurrency users about scammers impersonating crypto exchange employees to steal funds through unsolicited messages or calls. These fraudsters create urgency, claiming issues with accounts to…

Banking Scams Overtake Crypto Frauds in Ireland

[Oct 16, 2023 2:30 AM] Fraudsters targeting victims in Ireland are increasingly posing as bank officials rather than crypto promoters, the local press reported quoting police. Amid the growing trend, Irish investors have lost millions of euros to this type of schemes…

Vitalik Buterin Confirms His X Account Was Hacked by SIM Swap

[Sep 12, 2023 7:30 AM] Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin took to social media to share details about the hacking of his profile on X, formerly Twitter. The influential crypto figure confirmed suspicions that the account was targeted in a SIM swap attack allowing…

Vitalik Buterin’s X Account Hacked to Promote Crypto Scam

[Sep 10, 2023 5:05 AM] The X account of Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has apparently suffered a breach by scammers spreading phishing links. The attack, which manifested itself in the form of a post offering free digital collectibles, has allegedly resulted in the…

$6.4 Million Lost In Latest Base-Native DeFi Protocol Rug Pull

[Aug 26, 2023 10:00 AM] Magnate Finance, a DeFi lending protocol on the Ethereum layer-2 network Base, is reported to have conducted a rug pull, robbing its users of $6.4 million worth of assets. This event represents the latest troubling incident on the Base network in…

Thailand Threatens Facebook With Shutdown Over Crypto Scams

[Aug 23, 2023 3:30 AM] The government in Bangkok will try to shut down Facebook in Thailand alleging the social media network isn’t doing enough to stop scams. Fraudsters have been luring users to invest in fake companies and cryptocurrencies, authorities said, and the…

Biggest Bank in Australia to Limit Transfers to Crypto Exchanges

[Jun 8, 2023 10:00 PM] Commonwealth Bank of Australia plans to restrict payments to crypto trading platforms, citing the threat of scams. The measure would deal another blow to digital asset exchanges operating in the country where it has been getting harder to deposit…

Ukraine Dismantles $40 Million Russian Crypto Pyramid

[Apr 6, 2023 3:30 PM] Ukrainian law enforcement has exposed a financial pyramid originating from Russia suspected of making millions of U.S. dollars. The scam convinced victims to send fiat money and cryptocurrency by promising profitable investments in big companies…