Category sc : Crypto Scams

Brazilian Crypto Ponzi Scheme Operator Gets 128-Year...

128 years for a $190M crypto scam puts Joel de Souza in prison  Braiscompany’s false trading promises cost 20,000 investors money. Joel Ferreira de...

KiloEx Recovers $7.5M After Bounty Deal with...

Smart contract vulnerability exploited to steal $7.5M, KiloEx recovers.  Hacker accepts 10% white hat bounty, returning funds. KiloEx, a decentralized perpetual trading platform, recovers $7.5 million...

Operation Avalanche Busts $4.3M Ethereum Phishing Scam

Operation Avalanche identified compromised wallets on Ethereum.  Approval phishing tricks users into signing malicious transactions. A $4.3 million Ethereum phishing scam has been taken...

North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Developers with...

North Korean hackers target crypto devs with malicious job offers Slow Pisces group uses LinkedIn to deliver malware to crypto developers A North Korean...

Crypto Exec Exposes Elusive Comet Scam After...

Elusive Comet scam uses Zoom to install malware, stealing $100K in crypto assets. Fake ERC20 tokens were used to disrupt wallet activity during the attack. A...

Malicious npm Package Targets Atomic and Exodus...

Malicious npm package hijacks Atomic and Exodus wallets. Attackers replace crypto addresses to steal user funds. A new software supply chain attack has been...

Thailand SEC Tightens Laws to Stop Crypto...

Thailand strengthens laws to combat crypto crime and fraud. Foreign exchanges banned from targeting Thai crypto users. Thailand is taking strong steps to fight...

US Court Fines UAE-Based CLS Global for...

CLS Global fined $428K for fraudulent cryptocurrency trading activities. U.S. court bars CLS Global from crypto markets for three years. CLS Global FZC LLC,...

Crypto Theft Surges as Hackers Sell Malware-Infused...

Hackers steal crypto by altering wallet addresses on malware-infected Android phones. According to Kaspersky, hackers transferred at least $270,000 in stolen cryptocurrency, affecting...

Five Arrested in India for Running Fake...

Story Highlights Indian police arrest five for fake crypto trading scam. Businessman loses $699K crore in cryptocurrency investment fraud. Authorities urge investors to verify...