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FBI Issues Warning to Crypto Stakeholders About Potential Cyber Attacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning that cybercriminals are increasingly targeting crypto exchanges, third-party payment platforms as well as private owners of digital assets.
In a…
Logan Paul called out for promoting alleged crypto scam Dink Doink
Popular YouTuber Logan Paul catches heat for promoting a dubious crypto sh*tcoin known as Dink Doink.Earlier this month, several influencers, including members of FaZe Clan and Ricegum, were accused of hyping a pump and dump token called…
‘BitScam’ and ‘CloudScam’ end up scamming 93,000 Bitcoin and Ethereum users
Lookout, an integrated endpoint-to-cloud security company, today announced the discovery of major crypto mining scams using hundreds of Android apps, as per a release shared with CryptoSlate.What. How. And Where?Categorized into two…
Dogecoin ‘rival’ token Floki rugpulls…twice
Tesla’s owner and crypto’s most notorious influencer Elon Musk tweeted on the 25th of June his new Shiba Inu will be named Floki, which promptly led to a frantic launch of a myriad of meme tokens exploiting the name. As expected, scams…
Crypto-Related Cyber Attacks Rise Along With Bitcoin’s Surge in Price: Report
Crypto-related cyber attacks are soaring just as quick as Bitcoin’s rise to prominence, according to a new report from digital security firm Barracuda Networks.
Barracuda CTO Fleming Shi says the firm has…
Largest-Ever Crypto Heist Involving $3,600,000,000 in Missing BTC Takes Unexpected Twist
The largest heist in crypto history involving tens of thousands of missing BTC has taken an unexpected turn after the termination of the suspects’ lawyers.
The two suspects, 20-year-old Ameer Cajee and…
FaZe Clan fires one, suspends 3 players embroiled in alleged ‘Save the Kids’ crypto scam
FaZe Clan, a Los Angeles-based professional electronic sports (esports) organization, today announced that it has fired its member FaZe Kay as well as suspended three more players—Jarvis, Nikan, and Teeqo—who were involved in promoting…
Ethereum token ‘WhaleFarm’ drops 99% in latest DeFi scam. Team steals $2 million
Decentralized finance (DeFi) project WhaleFarm joins the fast-growing list of exit scams, hijacking millions as its native token’s value plummeted by almost 100% in minutes.Recently, the project’s anonymous developers launched yield…
Illegal torrenting identified as source for new Monero (XMR) malware
Avast Antivirus (AA) has turned up a newly discovered Monero mining malware, which they call “Crackonosh.”Crackonosh is distributed as a trojan with cracked software. It searches for and disables many popular antivirus programs as part of…
$158,000,000 Worth of Crypto Seized by UK Police in Alleged Money Laundering Scheme
The United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police (Met) unveils that it has made the largest cryptocurrency seizure in the country worth hundreds of millions of dollars as part of an ongoing investigation related to…
