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ZachXBT reveals Coinbase users lost another $45M in a week to ongoing social engineering scams
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT revealed that Coinbase users lost another $45 million over the past week due to coordinated social engineering scams. The update, shared on his Telegram channel, identifies multiple wallet addresses connected…
FBI reports $9.3 billion in US targeted crypto scams as elderly hit hardest
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reported a significant spike in cybercrime activity, with total losses across the country reaching $16.6 billion in 2024, according to its latest annual report.This figure stems from more…
XRP Ledger developer kit compromised with backdoor to steal wallet private keys
Aikido Security disclosed a vulnerability in the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) official JavaScript SDK, revealing that multiple compromised versions of the XRPL Node Package Manager (NPM) package were published to the registry starting April 21. The…
Phishing scammers now exploiting Google’s infrastructure to target crypto users
Phishing scams targeting crypto users have become more advanced, with attackers abusing Google’s infrastructure to conduct highly convincing attacks.On April 16, Nick Johnson, the founder and lead developer of Ethereum Name Service (ENS),…
Nigerian investors blindsided by massive CBEX Ponzi scheme
Thousands of Nigerians have lost millions to a fraudulent digital asset trading platform, CBEX, which operated as a Ponzi scheme.Early reports from local media outlets placed total investor losses at ₦1.3 trillion (approximately $800…
Coinbase users lose $46 million to social engineering scams in March
Coinbase users are again in the spotlight after losing more than $46 million to social engineering scams this month alone, according to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT.On March 28, the on-chain investigator reported on his Telegram channel that…
How centralized power hijacks Web3’s future
The following is a guest post by Tim Delhaes, CEO & Co-founder of Grindery.The mood in crypto has shifted.For some, it’s full-blown nihilism—Web3 has become a rigged casino, an insider’s game where those with the right connections print…
Safemoon executive pleads guilty in $200M fraud case as project pivots to memecoin strategy
Former Safemoon Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Thomas Smith has pleaded guilty to charges related to a $200 million fraud scheme tied to the controversial crypto project.On Feb. 20, investigative YouTuber Stephen Findeisen, known as…
Rising ‘share-seed-phrase’ scam targets crypto holders, Binance CEO warns
Binance CEO Richard Teng has warned the crypto community about a rising scam called “share-seed-phrase.”In a Feb. 18 post on X, Teng revealed that fraudsters use this deceptive tactic to manipulate victims into transferring funds to wallets…
Crypto scammers net over $9B in 2024 as AI supercharges fraud
Malicious actors stole roughly $9.9 billion from the crypto ecosystem last year — the lowest amount since 2021, according to a recent Chainalysis report.The firm added that the figure is expected to rise to $12.4 billion as more fraudulent…
