Scams

The hacker managed to upgrade SafeMoon’s smart contracts and introduce a public burn bug.They drained the SFM:BNB liquidity pool.Emerging evidence points to the possibility that the hack was an inside job. Crypto hack…

AdPopular crypto wallet MetaMask has warned of a fake $MASK token launch, as reported by the project’s Twitter account on March 28.Metamask says there is no token launchMetaMask said that widespread rumors suggest that it will carry out an…

AdA North Korean hacking group called APT43 has been found to be reliant on cryptocurrency, according to a report from the security firm Mandiant on March 28.APT43 uses cryptocurrencyMandiant said that although APT43’s main objective is…

The Euler hacker said he “f**ed up” and “didn’t mean” to steal user funds.He asked for forgiveness.The exploiter said he would return all of the stolen money. Hackers in crypto usually choose one of the paths: either keep…

AdDecentralized exchanges Launch Zone (LZ) and BSCex (BSCX) are suffering contract vulnerabilities — losing over $7.7 million to it already, according to crypto sleuths Scam Sniffer and SlowMist.The vulnerability was detected on Mar. 27 at…

New court filings in the case of Aiden Pleterski — the self-proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ of Canada — reveal previously undisclosed details of his kidnapping and torture — which occurred over three days December 2022 as a result of a…

If moving large sums of cryptocurrency makes your palms sweat, test transactions can put your mind at ease. Sending a small amount of Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH) as a tester can protect you from address-poisoning scams and…

AdThe crypto sphere lost $372 million to scams and exploits in the first quarter of 2023, according to a recent report from the creators of Rekt Database, De.Fi (formerly DeFiYieldApp.)According to the report, Euler Finance, BonqDAO, and…

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged eight celebrities for touting TRX.Crypto Mogul Justin Sun was accused of fraud and wash trading, among other violations.Tron (TRX) dipped by 7%, while Huobi (HT) plummeted by…

The most-watched tech channel, Linus Tech Tips, got hacked and promoted two scams. The counterfeit “Special Crypto Giveaway” was broadcasted to thousands of people.Twitter is outraged about YouTube not taking cautionary…