Crypto Scam

Highlights: The ONUS crypto fraud probe has led to seven arrests after a sweeping investigation. Investigators linked VNDC, ONUS, and HNG token activity to centralized price manipulation. ONUS went offline on March 20, leaving investors locked out and losses mounting. […]

Highlights: The court cleared Uniswap Labs and its founder in a major scam case and issued the final verdict. The presiding judge argued that Uniswap should not take responsibility for other people’s actions. Hayden Adams welcomed the court’s verdict, describing […]

Highlights: Tether has confiscated $4.2 billion worth of USDT connected to scam activities. The stablecoin issuer has been confiscating assets since 2023. Tether noted that its actions were in line with directives from law enforcement agencies. Stablecoin issuer Tether has […]

Highlights: Federal agents confiscate $61 million in cryptocurrency linked to fraud. Victims were lured to fake investment platforms in the pig butchering scheme. Homeland Security aided in tracing funds across several crypto wallets. Federal prosecutors have announced the seizure of […]

Highlights: X acted against a bribery network trying to restore crypto scam accounts. The scheme extended across multiple platforms, including social media and gaming communities. Experts warn that cybercrime is evolving fast, using AI and traditional check fraud. X, the […]

Highlights: GreedyBear crypto scam used 150 weaponized Firefox extensions to steal wallet credentials. The group deployed nearly 500 crypto-targeting malware programs. All attacks operated through a single coordinated command server. A cybercrime organization called GreedyBear has executed a significant crypto […]

Highlights: Crypto hackers stole $142 million in July through 17 separate attacks and scams. Five major attacks caused most losses, with CoinDCX and GMX hit the hardest. Hackers now use social engineering and offchain tricks instead of smart contract flaws. […]

Highlights: U.S. government moves to seize $7.1 million in cryptocurrency linked to international oil tank scam. Victims were lured with false promises of storage rental profits, losing over $17.9 million. Scammers laundered funds through 81 bank accounts and 19 crypto […]

Highlights: Ripple CTO warns of AI deepfake scam faking CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Fake XRP airdrop video emerges after Ripple’s legal success. Scammers exploit XRP’s price rally and social media hype. An AI deepfake scam has hit the XRP community on […]

Highlights: The FBI recovered USDT after a scammer tricked a donor using a fake Trump campaign email address. The crypto scam used a small typo in the domain name to make the fake email appear real to the victim. Tether […]

Highlights: A man lost 20M of funds in a crypto romance scam, which was connected to fake investments in NFTs. Citibank is said to have disregarded fraud indications and processed questionable wire transfers. The lawsuit alleges that the bank has […]

Highlights: Telegram crypto scam used fake OTC token deals to lure top crypto investors. Victims lost $50M after promised token distributions abruptly stopped. Ravindra Kumar denied accusations linking him to the scam network. The $50 million Telegram crypto scam began […]