Ledger confirmed that for the last week some customers have been the target of a phishing attack.
Man Charged with Defrauding $4.5M in Crypto to Fund Gambling Habit
The New York man asked investors for loans for what he called a low-risk investment, but the DOJ said most of the money was sent to offshore gambling sites.
SEC Moves to Freeze Assets of Alleged $12M Crypto Investment Scam
The SEC is trying to freeze the assets of a cryptocurrency mining and multilevel marketing scheme that it claimed bilked investors of $12 million.
Texan Court Freezes Assets Linked to Alleged $9M ICO Scam
A federal court has frozen assets raised from investors in the Meta 1 Coin token sale.
Elon Musk Impostors Score $176K (And Counting) in New Twitter Scams
A number of verified Twitter accounts were hacked to look like Elon Musk’s as part of an effort to defraud owners of bitcoin.
Twitter Promoted a Fake Elon Musk Crypto Giveaway Scam
A verified Twitter account masquerading as Elon Musk was used to publish and circulate a promoted tweet for a crypto scam Thursday.
India’s Ruling Party Accused of Involvement in ‘Mega Bitcoin Scam’
The largest political party in India is accusing the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) of being involved in a bitcoin scam to launder money.
Scam Twitter Profile Impersonates 6 Different Crypto Accounts
Filmmaker Seif Elsbei’s Twitter account has been hacked, and took on the personas of at least six different cryptocurrency developers and exchanges.
Vietnam Investigates ICO Fraud After $660 Million in Losses Reported
A team that conducted two token sales involving thousands of investors has gone dark.
Scammers Are Posing As Crypto Exchange Support Staff, Says FBI
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center warned against criminals who pretend to be tech support for crypto exchanges.
$50 Million Gone? South African Police Probe Suspected Bitcoin Ponzi
As much as $50 million may have been lost by an international group of investors after putting their money into a bitcoin investment group.