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Scammers using AI tools to steal crypto via deepfakes and wallet drainers

Whether boosting “social engineering” scams, or writing crypto-stealing code, AI is helping scammers to relieve users of their tokens.

CoinDCX hack: $44M gone after dev opens file from side gig

CoinDCX developer Rahul Agarwal used his work laptop to carry out side gigs for private parties “without being aware of their credentials.”

John Woeltz and William Duplessie allegedly kidnapped an anonymous BTC trader in New York and threatened to set him on fire.

BTC worth over $8B stolen in March 2011 from Mt. Gox is the target of a sophisticated phishing attack using Salomon Brothers’ brand.

CoinMarketCap and Cointelegraph were compromised to serve wallet drainers via malicious pop-ups, while Trezor’s contact form was hacked.