Crypto phishing scam uses Google-style emails to target traders
Crypto users are warning about phishing emails that appear to come through real Google account systems. Summary Hackers use real Google account alerts to make...
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China, US and UAE team up in rare Dubai crypto scam raid
Police from China, the United States and the United Arab Emirates carried out their first joint international law enforcement operation against telecom and online fraud...
Myanmar proposes life imprisonment for crypto scam operators
Myanmar’s military published a draft bill on May 14 proposing life in prison for crypto scam operators. Summary Myanmar’s Anti-Online Scam Bill proposes life imprisonment...
The WSJ Just Linked Trump Crypto Venture to a Billion-Dollar Pig Butchering Scam Network: How Deep Does It Go?
A Wall Street Journal investigation has found that World Liberty Financial, the Trump crypto venture, partnered with a virtual-currency company called AB whose key figures...
US, UAE and China joint effort dismantles 9 crypto scam centers
A Dubai police-led international crackdown on scam rings last week resulted in the arrest of 276 individuals and the shutdown of at least nine crypto...
Crypto scam launderer gets 70 months as DOJ cracks down
Evan Tangeman, a 22-year-old California resident, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for his role in a crypto theft group. Summary Evan Tangeman...
US DOJ sentences man to 70 months in prison for role in $263M scam group
The group spent tens of millions of dollars on luxury items and real estate, using funds stolen from crypto users in social engineering scams. Evan...
Google flags crypto malware, retiree loses $840K in ‘expert’ scam: Hodler’s Digest, Mar. 15 – 21
Top Stories of The Week Google Threat Intel flags ‘Ghostblade’ crypto-stealing malware Google Threat Intelligence has identified a new form of crypto-stealing malware called “Ghostblade”...
US DOJ strike force 'restrains' $701M in crypto in ongoing scam crackdown
Besides freezing crypto, the strike force also seized a Telegram channel used to recruit unsuspecting job seekers and took down 503 fake crypto investment websites....
U.S. DOJ freezes $701M in crypto tied to global scam networks
U.S. authorities have frozen more than $701 million in cryptocurrency tied to investment scams targeting Americans as part of an ongoing crackdown. Summary U.S. authorities...