Falling crypto prices caused crypto scam revenue to plummet in 2022, though two scam types managed to persist.
British Army’s social media accounts hacked by crypto scammers
Hackers had access to multiple official social media accounts of the British Army for nearly four hours, when they posted crypto phishing links and scams.
DOJ cracks down on ‘rug pulls’, charging Frosties NFT project founders
“You can’t solicit funds for a business opportunity, abandon that business and abscond with money investors provided you,” stressed IRS-CI Special Agent-in-Charge Thomas Fattorusso.
Rare Bears Discord phishing attack nabs $800K in NFTs
The account of a moderator from the non-fungible token project was compromised in the attack, posting a phishing link that drained user wallets.