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Squid Game token scams flood the market

DIGIT — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:50:00 +0000

As Netflix released Squid Game Season 2 after Christmas, tokens of the same name flooded the crypto markets.

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DMM Bitcoin exchange liquidates, and rug pulls are on the rise: Crypto-Sec

DIGIT — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:39:25 +0000

Crypto exchange DMM will liquidate after suffering a $320 million hack back in May.

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Losses from crypto rug pulls outpaced DeFi exploits in May: Beosin

DIGIT — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 06:20:01 +0000

Over $45 million was lost to exit scams in May while exploits on DeFi protocols racked up less than half that amount over the same period.

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April’s crypto scams, exploits and hacks lead to $103M lost — CertiK

DIGIT — Mon, 01 May 2023 05:01:00 +0000

The month was particularly bad for exploits, with the amount lost accounting for half of the total crypto exploited so far in 2023.

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Crystal Blockchain Study Reveals $16.7 Billion in Crypto Assets Stolen Since 2011

DIGIT — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:00:30 +0000

Crystal Blockchain, a company that provides blockchain data and analytics, published a study covering security breaches, fraud, and scams related to cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (defi). According to the study, approximately $16.7 billion in crypto assets have been stolen since 2011. Last year, Crystal’s intelligence team documented 199 incidents resulting in the theft of $4.17 […]

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5 sneaky tricks crypto phishing scammers used last year: SlowMist

DIGIT — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 05:42:51 +0000

SlowMist found that across 303 recorded blockchain security incidents in 2022, nearly a third were made up of phishing attacks, rug pulls and scams.

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Scary stats: $3B stolen in 2022 as of ‘Hacktober,’ doubling 2021

DIGIT — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:54:56 +0000

Blockchain security firm Peckshield shared the stats on Halloween night, but also added the month saw $100 million in crypto returned.

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Security firms seek to make it more difficult for scammers to get away with DeFi project hacks

DIGIT — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 18:56:32 +0000

While projects cannot wholly prevent bad actors from infiltrating the DeFi realm, security specialists say there are ways to deter such practices.

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How to enhance DeFi security

DIGIT — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Decentralized finance is exploding. Its security is not. Here’s how to prevent millions more lost in DeFi.

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Kardashian, Mayweather Jr., Lohan Slammed – Star From ‘The O.C.’ Says Celebrities Shilling Crypto Is a ‘Moral Disaster’

DIGIT — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 05:30:01 +0000

Former teen soap star from the popular television series “The O.C.,” Ben McKenzie, has called out his fellow celebrities for shilling specific cryptocurrency projects. McKenzie calls the trend a “moral disaster” and he’s named a bunch of celebrities that have shilled a few crypto projects to their loyal fans. ‘The O.C.’ Star Ben McKenzie Writes […]

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