Scams

Scammers have reportedly found a new way to compromise users’ Discord accounts — including those on servers related to cryptocurrencies and non fungible-tokens (NFTs) — by hijacking QR codes used for logging in.According to pseudonymous…

Popular on-chain sleuth, Zachxbt, has revealed information about another rug pull in the non-fungible token scene. In a Twitter thread, he exposed how French influencer and reality TV star Laurent Correira allegedly played a major role in…

Hardware cryptocurrency wallet manufacturer Trezor has divulged that its customers are being targeted by so-called “phishing” attacks after Mailchimp, the firm’s email automation service provider, was “compromised by an insider targeting…

Turkish prosecutors are asking courts to jail suspected crypto scammers in the country for thousands of years, per available information.According to reports from local media, the suspects are part of those involved in the $108 million…

As one could have expected, April fools day sent Crypto Twitter off the charts this time. At CryptoSlate we really had to think twice before falling for any of the amazing “news” coming out of the social media platform. Anyway, we…

Sky Mavis, the developers behind ‘Axie Infinity‘ have delayed the release of the game’s long-awaited update, after their network suffered a hack. The theft, resulting in losses of more than $600 million in cryptocurrencies, was…

The rapid adoption of cryptocurrencies in South America in recent years has been accompanied by the rise of cybercrime in Chile. The Investigative Police (PDI) registered 79 cases related to this type of crime last year, of which 53%…

The Ronin Network, an Ethereum-based blockchain which powers popular NFT-game ‘Axie Infinity’, was breached last Wednesday, March 23. Hackers looted the network in one of the biggest crypto heists to date. The developers at Sky…

Crypto cannot so easily be decoupled from the aura of criminality, as many still associate blockchain technology with the “dark web” and potentially illegal activities such as money laundering. The question of illegal activity in…

The shelling of Ukraine continues as Russia’s invasion intensifies with each passing day. The conflict has been raging non stop since the initial incursion approximately a month ago, and, tragically, there are no signs of it coming to…