The PFSA warns scammers are asking people to send cryptos to verify a transaction’s legality before depositing them in a fake investment fund. The Polish Financial Supervision Authority, or PFSA, issued a warning on the surge of scammers offering fake crypto investment opportunities, which they claim to be the only authorized investment fund in Poland.…
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YouTube took down Jon Prosser’s channel with 262K subscribers after hackers used it to promote a free Bitcoin giveaway scam. Scammers have conned more YouTube viewers into sending them Bitcoin after hacking several more large verified accounts and posting ‘free giveaway’ videos. According to an Aug. 5 tweet posted by Jon Prosser, his Front Page…
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Investors in China launched a crypto scam after being deceived themselves — and got busted by the police. Chinese police have reportedly arrested a group of scammers who launched a faux crypto scheme to recoup their losses after being defrauded by a number of different crypto-related cons themselves. According to an article from the Public…
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Cybergang Evil Corp hackers reportedly demanded $10M to restore full access to Garmin’s customer support services and navigation solutions. Multinational tech company Garmin may have paid some or all of a $10 million crypto ransom to hackers who managed to encrypt the firm’s internal network and take down several of its services on July 23.…
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Ransomware hackers initially demanded $10 million to restore access to travel firm CWT’s computers and delete any stolen data. U.S.-based corporate travel firm CWT paid $4.5 million in a Bitcoin ransom to hackers who stole sensitive files from the company. According to a July 31 report from Reuters, representatives from CWT (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel)…
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FIX Network is partnering with NEM to provide a solution that prevents SIM swapping. In the US alone, over $55m has been stolen through SIM swapping attacks since 2018. NEM, a blockchain-based ecosystem, believes that decentralized apps could provide a meaningful solution to this problem. According to NEM, they’re working with a solution called “FIX…
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The purported investment fund is exhibiting some shady behavior. Last week Cointelegraph published a story about investors having difficulty getting their money back from a crypto fund called AMFEIX, which promised high-yield profits for investors who sent them Bitcoin (BTC). Our story described more than 500 pending withdrawals from users trying to get their money…
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A new indictment came down in the case involving three Canadians behind the alleged PlexCoin ICO scam which raised $8M in 2017. Three Canadian citizens involved with an alleged initial coin offering scam from crypto project PlexCorps have been charged with fraud over conning investors out of $8 million. According to a July 24 statement…
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A popular Indian YouTuber’s gaming channel got hacked and scammers attempted to use the old Bitcoin giveaway trick to lure people. Ajey Nagar, a Popular Indian YouTuber with 6.7 million subscribers, is the latest victim of the ongoing BitCoin giveaway scam on Youtube. The hack happened on Nagar’s second Youtube channel- CarryisLive where he streams…
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has joined the legal fray in suing YouTube over fake crypto giveaways using his image. Lawyers for Steve Wozniak and 17 other people adversely affected by fake Bitcoin giveaway scams on YouTube have sued the platform and parent company Google for not acting quickly to ban such content. According to a…
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