Scams News

How scammers exploit SIM swaps to drain crypto wallets and what tools can help protect against this rising threat.

Australian authorities busted a $123-million crypto fraud. The scheme used seemingly legit businesses for crypto money laundering.

Daniel Ianello has asked a Tennessee court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of orchestrating an exit scam after taking over a crypto project.

The victim of a $20 million crypto scam who sued Citibank last week for allegedly ignoring “red flags” has filed a similar complaint against two more banks.

Federal prosecutors traced and seized $40,000 in crypto from scammers posing as Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee officials.

Crypto hacking techniques haven’t advanced much, but they’ve become far more cunning, warns SlowMist’s head of operations.

Phishing attacks account for the highest number of security incidents so far this year at 132, but wallet hacks stole the most at $1.7 billion.

The company offers crypto trading on the platforms that it manages, including the mixed-asset trading platforms Swissquote and Yuh.

Four North Koreans posed as remote developers for US and Serbian blockchain firms, stealing almost $1 million in crypto to fund the regime’s illicit programs.

Dwayne Golden sentenced to nearly eight years for defrauding investors in EmpowerCoin, ECoinPlus, and Jet-Coin schemes totaling over $40 million.

Blockchain investigators from Crystal Intelligence share tips and anecdotes from the evolving landscape of crypto scams and how blockchain intelligence technology helps fight against fraud.

The victim of a $20 million crypto pig butchering scam has sued Citibank, alleging it ignored “red flags” and should have investigated suspicious activity.

One of the victims identified in the police operation said she carried around $13,000 in cash at one point to send Bitcoin to scammers via crypto ATMs.

Huione Guarantee’s shutdown sent “shockwaves” through the ecosystem but also left a vacuum for other crypto darknet marketplaces to fill.

Honeypot scams lure crypto investors into buying tokens they can’t sell, locking their funds through smart contract tricks.