Abandoned DeFi websites used to host crypto wallet drainers
The DeFi website scam relies on former users of now-defunct projects coming back to remove previously deposited funds.
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Coinbase employee may have accessed user data for phishing
A screenshot of Coinbase's email to The Block co-founder reveals an employee may have broken company policy by accessing his account data.
— Mario Nawfal, Scam
Mario Nawfal can’t shake doubts over shady ROSS token promo
Mario Nawfal's crypto account promoted an Adin Ross token that wasn't legitimate and is now pursuing legal action against its own team.
Over 300 crypto scam center slaves freed after electricity shutdown
Myanmar militias that once protected these scam centers are now demanding that the Chinese gangsters running them leave their regions.
Enron abandons ‘performance art’ and just dumps a memecoin
The Enron art project took millions of dollars from victims on Tuesday with a failed memecoin that dumped 64% barely an hour after launch.
Thailand cuts power to Myanmar crypto scam center regions
Chinese abductions prompted Thailand’s government to cut off the electricity supply to crypto scam centers in Myanmar today.
US uses first-of-its-kind email seizure to disrupt $5M crypto scam
The Brooklyn Virtual Currency Unit used seized emails to warn potential victims of the scam targeting the borough's Russian community.
Mexican crypto trading bot scheme disappears with 3,000 users’ funds
AMG GPT allegedly lured more than 3,000 people into buying trading bots “for a set time period” in return for seemingly guaranteed returns.
How to stay safe on-chain: Three crypto users lose $876K within hours
The largest theft was caused by a user signing a malicious ‘permit’ transaction, allowing the scammer to steal 211 stETH worth $654K.
OpenAI tool used to create voice bot that can drain crypto wallets
Computer scientists used OpenAI's GPT-4o model, in tandem with a number of other freely available tools, to carry out phone-based scams.