What is a scam?
A crypto scam is a fraudulent scheme that steals digital or fiat money by abusing victims’ trust. This guide outlines the main types of crypto scams, recalls the most prominent cases and offers tips on how not to fall victim.Overview of recent events related to fraud in the cryptocurrency and blockchain market.
What is a scam?
A crypto scam is a fraudulent scheme that steals digital or fiat money by abusing victims’ trust. This guide outlines the main types of crypto scams, recalls the most prominent cases and offers tips on how not to fall victim.
Ethereum address linked to Lazarus group sanctioned by US; hackers tied to Ronin attack
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added a cryptocurrency wallet address to its sanctions list, believed to be linked to the Lazarus hacking group.
Anonymous claims 728 GB leak of Gazprom Linde Engineering data
The hacker group Anonymous said it had gained access to Gazprom Linde Engineering's emails totaling 728 GB.
13.5 billion rubles stolen from Russians’ bank accounts in 2021
In 2021, scammers carried out more than 1 million unauthorized transfers from cards and accounts of Russian banks and stole 13.5 billion rubles.
Anonymous gains access to a new large tranche of Russian government data.
The hacker group Anonymous said it had gained access to almost 600,000 emails totaling 712 GB from various Russian government agencies.
Axie Infinity sets timetable for recovering stolen crypto assets
The company behind the Axie Infinity blockchain game, Sky Mavis, expects to recover at least part of the stolen crypto worth about $600 million. But the team said the process will take time, according to Bloomberg.
Three Australians Charged With Money Laundering Via Cryptocurrencies
In Australia, police arrested three men on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering via cryptocurrencies.
YouTube viewers lose $1.6 million in crypto on fake streams over three days
From February 16 to 18, Group-IB identified 36 fraudulent YouTube broadcasts devoted to crypto investments. They netted the scammers more than $1.6 million.
FBI foiled plan to create Russian botnet on thousands of devices
U.S. FBI personnel repelled an attack by Russian hackers on thousands of routers and firewalls that were to be networked into a botnet to flood third-party servers with fraudulent traffic.
Cyberattacks in Ukraine target Telegram accounts
Officials from Ukraine's State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection said there had been a series of cyberattacks aimed at gaining access to Telegram accounts.
Crypto-industry losses from hacks reach $1.22 billion so far this year
For the first quarter of 2022, crypto projects lost more than $1.22 billion due to hackers and scammers. This is 695% higher than in the same period a year earlier, according to Yahoo Finance, citing Immunefi.
In REvil case, Russia’s Interior Ministry seizes hundreds of millions of rubles and nearly 20 BTC
During the investigation into the REvil hacker group, the Russian Interior Ministry confiscated large sums in rubles, dollars, euros and cryptocurrency. Deputy Interior Minister Sergei Lebedev announced this.We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
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