Security New Type of Job Scam Targets Financially Vulnerable PopulationsDecember 31, 2024 A surge in online job scams targeting financially vulnerable individuals has been identified by cybersecurity experts at Proofpoint. Known as…
Security Scam ads targeting Usual Protocol emerge on GoogleDecember 30, 2024 Scam Sniffer analysts have identified fraudulent Google ads impersonating Usual Protocol that redirect users to fake websites designed to steal…
Security Austrian bust $1.3M ‘crypto’ fraud; phishing scam targets LedgerDecember 30, 2024 Austrian police have busted a crime ring alleged to have defrauded over $1.2 million worth of digital assets and other…
Security Nigeria nabs 800 Chinese, Filipinos, locals in ‘crypto’ scamDecember 29, 2024 Nigerian authorities arrested nearly 800 individuals who orchestrated an online ‘crypto’ romance scam targeting European and American victims. The country’s…
Security SEC charges three people for impersonating securities brokers in $2.9 million Bitcoin-related scamDecember 28, 2024 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged three individuals on Dec. 11 with impersonating securities brokers and investment advisers to…
Markets Crypto Scam Collapses: Icomtech Founders Sentenced for Ponzi Scheme FraudDecember 4, 2024 David Brend and Gustavo Rodriguez, key figures in the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Icomtech, have been sentenced to 10 and eight…
Security US, China, and UK lead in scam and dead crypto project launches: reportDecember 1, 2024 Between January 2022 and October 2024, most dead crypto projects were launched in the United States, while American founders were…
