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How Crypto scammers creating traps to break the system security

A company called Trend Micro found a new kind of harmful software called Phemedrone Stealer. This software takes advantage of a problem in Microsoft Windows that has already been fixed. It specifically targets internet browsers and steals information from digital wallets used for cryptocurrencies. Read more...

“X” users are struggling as Crypto Scams in Ads, officials have no clear response

Crypto scammers are using X ads to trick others into visiting websites that can steal their cryptocurrency or trick them with fake giveaways. Read more...

Google and X ads are the new weapon for crypto scammers

Crypto scammers, pose a serious threat to users. These harmful programs unlawfully take cryptocurrency from victims' wallets using various tactics, such as launching campaigns, creating deceptive websites, making connections to wallets, interacting with smart contracts, transferring assets, and using obscuration. Read more....

FBI Issues Urgent Alert as 'Phantom Hackers' Surge in Scam Activity!

The FBI has warned of a recent surge in activity by a group of scammers known as "phantom hackers." The scammers target older adults, often posing as tech support staff, bank employees, or government officials. They claim that the victim's financial accounts have been infiltrated by foreign hackers and that they need to take immediate action to protect their assets. The FBI has received over 19,000 complaints about the phantom hacker scam in the first half of 2023, with estimated losses totaling over $542 million. Read more...

Former FTX Executive Caroline Ellison Alleges Sam Bankman-Fried Guided Her Toward Committing Fraud

Caroline Ellison is a former FTX executive. She told the court that Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and the CEO of FTX, told her to do bad things like fraud. She admitted to doing these bad things last year and is now helping the government. She said FTX took a lot of money, around $14 billion, and some of it was paid back. Read more....

Crypto Scam: US Bank in Local Community Faces Closure as CEO Falls Victim to Multi-Million Dollar 

Heartland Tri-State Bank, a small bank in Elkhart, Kansas, had to close because its CEO, Shan Hanes, lost a lot of money in a tricky online scam. Read more...

Crypto scam: A retired correction officer charged as defrauded $600,000

In one scheme, DeSalvo is alleged to have targeted law enforcement and first responders to invest in a digital token that he falsely claimed was SEC-approved and listed on cryptocurrency exchanges Read more....