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The Sandbox CEO’s Twitter was hacked, used to promote alleged ‘airdrop’ scam

The executive appears to have now recovered his account.

DeFi protocol WDZD Swap exploited for $1.1M: CertiK

The reported attacker is a known exploiter, labeled ‘Fake_Phishing750’ by BscScan.

Binance off the hook from $8M Tinder ‘pig butchering’ lawsuit

The plaintiff, a Texan woman, initially blamed Binance for losing $8 million in a pig butchering scam that began on Tinder.

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‘Inferno Drainer’ scam as a service has stolen $5.9M since March: Report

The service provides code to scammers that allows them to drain wallets using token approval phishing methods

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Fugitive Crypto Exchange Founder Faruk Ozer Extradited to Turkey

Albania has extradited the founder of Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex to his home country where he is charged with defrauding investors. The crypto entrepreneur disappeared after his trading platform unexpectedly went offline in the spring of 2021 and was arrested last year by Albanian law enforcement. Albania Hands Over Alleged Crypto Fraudster to Turkish Authorities […]

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Ukraine Dismantles $40 Million Russian Crypto Pyramid

Ukrainian law enforcement has exposed a financial pyramid originating from Russia suspected of making millions of U.S. dollars. The scam convinced victims to send fiat money and cryptocurrency by promising profitable investments in big companies around the world. Large Crypto Pyramid Scheme With Russian Roots Busted in Ukraine Officers from the Security Service of Ukraine […]

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Fraudsters Offer Russians Bogus Chance to Invest in Fake ‘State Cryptocurrency’

Fraudsters Offer Russians to Invest in Fake ‘State Cryptocurrency’

Internet users in Russia have been targeted in an email campaign advertising the launch of an alleged cryptocurrency issued by the state. Potential victims are encouraged to follow a link to the website of the fraudulent investment scheme, security experts said. Thousands of Investment Offers Entice Russians to Put Money Into Non-Existent Cryptocurrency Fraudsters have […]

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SEC accuses Utah firm of ‘fraudulent’ $18M crypto mining scheme

The SEC said Green United’s operation was a fraud and the community was quick to quell fears of the SEC classing crypto mining as a security in the suit.

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Onecoin Cryptoqueen Killed in Greece in 2018, Report Claims

Ruja Ignatova, founder of the crypto pyramid Onecoin, may have been murdered in Greece a year after her disappearance. According to an article, quoting а leaked report from a police informant, the “missing Cryptoqueen” was killed on a yacht in the Ionian Sea more than four years ago. Murder in the Mediterranean – Another Theory […]

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Onecoin Cryptoqueen’s Ex-boyfriend Gets 5 Years in Prison

A former boyfriend of Ruja Ignatova, the mastermind of the Ponzi scheme Onecoin, has received five years in prison. The sentence is for the laundering of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of proceeds from the notorious crypto scam which defrauded investors around the world. Ruja’s Former Boyfriend Sentenced for Money Laundering Linked to Onecoin […]

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