A new rug pull alert sounded on Tuesday after crypto detective ZachXBT unveiled on-chain details of an alleged hack suffered by an NFT project last month. The project’s CTO announced that a response was in the works but ultimately vanished as criticism grew. Nuddies NFT, A Hack Or Rug Pull? On-chain sleuth ZachXBT revealed the…
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March saw a major decrease in crypto theft incidents, with malicious actors stealing approximately $79 million from decentralized finance (DeFi) projects, according to data from blockchain security firm CertiK. The figure represents an incredible 48% drop compared to the $160 million stolen in February. Flash Loan Attacks and Phishing Scams Contribute to Losses CertiK’s breakdown…
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In the late hours of Tuesday, Trezor’s X account was compromised. The hacker used the hardware wallet company account to promote a fake crypto presale with a malicious link attached. Members of the crypto community quickly realized the suspicious activity from the company and alerted other X users about the scam. Since then, Trezor’s team…
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reported a surge in losses due to cryptocurrency-related investment scams. According to a recent report by the FBI, investment losses related to cryptocurrencies rose from $2.57 billion in 2022 to approximately $3.94 billion in 2023, representing a staggering 53% increase. These losses accounted for the largest portion of investment…
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The Lena Network’s newly launched Candy token lost virtually all of its value on Wednesday shortly after the liquidity protocol seemingly rug-pulled the project. Price data from Dexscreener shows that the token traded at a daily high of $3.08 at 12:48 am UTC, before falling to just $0.38 at 5:45 am UTC. Another Crypto Rug…
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AfreecaTV BJ (broadcast jockeys) stars have become the latest targets of increasingly sophisticated South Korean crypto scammers. Asia Kyungjae reported that the Seoul Central District Court sentenced a “man in his thirties” to five years in prison for crypto-related fraud. AfreecaTV BJ Stung to Tune of $1.6m AfreecaTV is South Korea’s leading real-time streaming platform,…
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Crypto exchange Uphold has warned customers that fake emails from scammers posing as the company is trying to fleece users of the keys to their Bitcoin wallets. “An SMS phishing message was sent to a small number of Uphold customers yesterday encouraging them to link self-custody wallets to a fake Uphold website in return for…
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South Korean crypto scammers are targeting chat app users on trading- and investment-themed channels, police warned on February 21. Per News1 and Daejon Ilbo, the Sejong South Police Station announced it was investigating multiple cases. The agency said that it had “received about 20 reports” from people in the city. Citizens said they had been…
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According to the blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, a crypto trader suffered a phishing attack that swooped over 180 million BEAM tokens on Wednesday and affected the token’s price. 180 Million BEAM Tokens Stolen In an X (former Twitter) post, Lookonchain exposed a new crypto scam that had occurred on February 15. As the analytics platform…
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K-pop stars Choi Si-won and Cho Hyun-young have denied allegations that they were involved in promoting so-called South Korean “scam coins.” Their denials come amid ongoing controversy and suspicions surrounding the blockchain-powered sports platform Winnerz. A growing number of top-level South Korean YouTubers and celebrities have been linked to the controversy since anonymous crypto investors…
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