Scams

KuCoin’s official Twitter account suffered an exploit. Scammers targeted KuCoin traders and social media followers.  Below are some simple steps to protect accounts from similar scams.  Social media scams are running…

Intricate schemes, high-stake crypto transactions, international networks of criminals. It sounds like a scene from a movie, but this is what financial cybercrime investigators do every day at the world’s biggest crypto exchange.…

Montenegrin authorities charge Do Kwon with multiple document forgeries.Earlier, the United States and South Korea both requested extradition.Montenegrin police found a Trezor hardware wallet inside Do Kwon. TerraForm Labs…

A crypto analyst put Soulja Boy in the spotlight. It appears Soulja Boy is involved in dozens of scams. The rapper has netted hundreds of thousands in promoting these scams.  Although Soulja Boy has an exceptional track…

A MetaMask developer revealed a hacker stole millions from unaware MetaMask users for five months. MetaMask responded to the allegations. Recently, a massive wallet-draining exploit claiming millions of dollars put MetaMask in…

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Hackers drained Bitrue’s wallet for $23 million. Bitrue has two insurance wallets, with assets just under $23 million. It is not clear whether this was the only Bitrue’s hot wallet.  Hacks are proving to be stunningly…

The bankrupt FTX crypto exchange retrieved $7.3bn in liquid assets.FTX attorney Andy Dietderich claims that FTX is set to relaunch soon.Twitter is sizzling hot with FTX and SBF memes after the announcement. The FTX saga…

An attacker exploited Aave and Yearn Finance with a flash loan.The address associated with the attack stole at least $10 million.Aave responded to the attack by saying that it was looking into it. One of the oldest and…

The Sandbox’s Instagram account was hacked. Hackers used the account to promote a scam. Learn how to protect yourself from potential bad actors.  Despite being one of the leading metaverse platforms, companies like The…