Scams News

How do crypto scammers exploit trust, greed and sophisticated techniques to drain assets? And what measures can be taken to strengthen defenses in the digital asset space?

Blockchain sleuths ZachXBT and Taylor Monahan say crypto scammers have been emboldened with US regulators dropping crypto-related court cases and politicians endorsing memecoins.

Crypto crime isn’t all FTX and fraud. Jennie Levin helps unpack the deeper, more technical threats facing blockchain today, including why regulators are still catching up.

Hypersphere investment partner Mehdi Farooq said he lost six wallets and years of savings after falling victim to a fake Zoom call phishing attack.

Justice Department officials did not go into great detail regarding the investment scam, but said that more than 400 suspected victims had lost millions of dollars.

Officials reported that scammers had used crypto to pay for fake digital asset investment ads on social media platforms, leading to more than $1 million in losses for victims.

SlowMist’s chief information security officer said it’s important not to “gamble your entire fortune on a wallet that’s a few hundred bucks cheaper.”

Scam crypto investment platforms are everywhere, and spotting them isn’t as complicated as you may think.

How overconfidence, FOMO, and emotional manipulation can lead to losing $850,000 in crypto. What can we learn from these real-life cases to protect ourselves from falling for similar scams?

A YouTuber exposed an $800,000 crypto scam in Cebu by hacking CCTV, confronting scammers live and revealing their global fraud operation.

Despite repeated attempts to stamp out the crypto-crime-linked Huione, Chainalysis says there’s been no meaningful decline in transactions.

MEXC introduces a $100 million fund to protect users from platform breaches, hacks and technical failures, with real-time wallet transparency.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting enforcement director Cara Petersen has quit, saying that she has never “seen the ability to perform our core mission so under attack.”

Got scammed or worried about Bitcoin fraud? Learn how sharing your story with Chainabuse and Scamwatch can help protect you and others from falling victim.

A new report from Bitget, SlowMist and Elliptic highlights the severity of deepfake scams, urging both individuals and organizations to adopt more stringent preventive measures.