Bitcoin Scams News

Internet users worldwide have begun receiving emails claiming an armed “mercenary” will blow up their building.

Russia’s parliament will discuss a draft bill on blocking suspicious financial websites, and experts believe it might affect “scam” ICOs.

The man behind the “Blockchain Terminal” ICO has been ousted as a convicted financial criminal who concealed his former identity.

New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority has updated its blacklist with three suspicious crypto-related companies.

The cryptocurrency platform Cubits (Dooga) has battled alleged “collusion” over the disappearance of $32.8 million last February.

Mark Karpeles has repeatedly denied criminal activity related to either the Mt. Gox hack or the alleged embezzlement of funds.

A statement from Maltese regulators requires site OriginalCrypto to stop serving the Italian and Maltese markets.

A recent study by Imperial College London analysts claims that crypto pump and dump scams account for $7 million in trade volume each month.

The U.S. SEC’s move to fine celebrities for fraudulent ICO advertising tells a cautionary tale to investors and would-be advertisers.

Cyber security firm Check Point Research has found that the cryptojacking malware KingMiner is “evolving” as it targets XMR and attacks Windows Servers.

A cybersecurity report from Kaspersky Labs states that crypto mining malware became increasingly popular among botnets in 2018, as compared with other attack ve...

The U.S. Department of Treasury has sanctioned two Iranians allegedly involved in Bitcoin ransomware scheme SamSam.

A Cyprus court has dropped the lawsuit against alleged BTC-e former operator Alexander Vinnik, with the next session scheduled for Nov. 29.

Hardware wallet Trezor has unearthed fake versions of its flagship wallet, ostensibly under manufacture in China.

Here is how crypto fraudsters’ new favorite scheme works.