Charges laid over alleged ‘crypto mining’ Ponzis that netted $8.4M
Various creators and promotors of two allegedly fraudulent crypto companies are facing a litany of charges that could land them 20 years in jail. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
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Sam Bankman-Fried deepfake attempts to scam investors impacted by FTX
A faked video the FTX founder created by scammers has circulated on Twitter with users poking fun at its poor production quality. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Albanian Court Approves Extradition of Crypto Exchange Thodex Founder to Turkey
A court in Albania has ordered the extradition of the fugitive founder of cryptocurrency exchange Thodex to Turkey, where he is sought for fraud and other crimes. Faruk Ozer was arrested in Albania this summer, after disappearing last year as the coin trading platform collapsed. Albanian Judiciary Prepares to Hand Over Alleged Crypto Fraudster and … Read more
Nifty News: NFT marketplace says no to opt-in royalties, Visa jumps on World Cup NFTs and more
A new NFT marketplace is giving a hard pass to optional royalties, bucking the trend, and NFTs are getting a new home on Ripple’s XRPL. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
FTX to give a ‘one-time’ $6M compensation to phishing victims
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said the exchange won’t be “making a habit of compensating” users that are “phished by fake versions of other companies.” Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Cryptoqueen Ruja Ignatova Tipped Off About Onecoin Investigations Before She Vanished, Report
Ruja Ignatova, founder of the notorious crypto pyramid Onecoin, was reportedly alerted about police investigations into the scam before she disappeared. The ‘Cryptoqueen’ has been on the run for several years, wanted by law enforcement agencies around the world. Onecoin Mastermind Learned About Arrest Efforts From Leaked Police Documents, Podcast Reveals A media report has … Read more
Onecoin Cryptoqueen Associates Appear in German Court
Three people are facing trial in Germany for their roles in one of the crypto world’s most infamous scams, Onecoin. The defendants are accused of fraud, among other crimes, allegedly committed as they assisted the pyramid scheme’s mastermind, ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova, who is still on the run. Lawyer and Couple Face Criminal Allegations in Germany … Read more
‘Cryptoqueen’ associates face German court for role in $4B OneCoin scheme
The whereabouts of “Cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova are still unknown but the charges against OneCoin members are starting to pile up. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Scammers Are Targeting Cryptocurrency Scam Sites to Hijack Their Targeted Audience
Cryptocurrency scam sites are being targeted by other scammers to hijack their traffic and their possible earnings. A recently detected threat actor, named Water Labbu, is manipulating the users that are drawn to these sites as a source of revenue, injecting a malicious script as a tool for interacting with the wallet that, depending on … Read more
Number of Youtube Crypto Stream Scams and Fake Domains Explodes in H1 2022
A report issued by Group-IB, a Singaporean cybersecurity company, has found that the number of cryptocurrency scams that use fake domains has exploded during the first half of 2022. The number of these domains has grown fivefold, and most of these campaigns, though registered with Russian registrars, are designed to reach English and Spanish-speaking crypto … Read more
