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February 17, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

Chinese Bot Traffic and Deepfake Scams Raise a New Crypto Security Alarm

A strange kind of web traffic is spreading across dashboards, and it’s showing up right as deepfake scams are getting frighteningly good. Together, these two trends are pushing crypto...

December 8, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Retired Engineer Loses $130K in WhatsApp Crypto Scam Using Fake Trading App

Authorities are sounding the alarm after a retired engineer lost more than $130,000 to a sophisticated cryptocurrency scam run through a fake WhatsApp trading group and fraudulent mobile app....

September 3, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Venus Protocol Pauses Smart Contract After $13.5M Phishing Attack

Decentralized finance continues to wrestle with phishing scams and this time, a Venus Protocol user has paid the price. On September 2, blockchain security firm PeckShield reported that one...

July 24, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Crypto Hacks and Scams Just Blew Past $3.1 Billion in Losses And It’s Only Mid-2025

It’s only July, and the crypto space has already been rocked by a staggering $3.1 billion in losses from hacks, scams, and breaches more than all of 2024 combined....

June 18, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Spokane Becomes First Washington City to Ban Crypto ATMs Amid Rising Scam Concerns

In a decisive move to combat cryptocurrency-related scams, Spokane City Council has voted unanimously to ban all crypto ATMs citywide, making it the first city in Washington to enact...

March 20, 2025
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Australian Federal Police Warn of Binance Impersonation Scam Targeting Locals

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have launched an investigation into a large-scale crypto scam in which fraudsters posed as Binance representatives to defraud Australian users. Investigation and Discovery In...

March 5, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Phishing Scams in Crypto Fall by Nearly 50% in February

Losses from crypto phishing attacks fell by 48% in February, marking the third consecutive month of decline. However, a single approval scam still cost one victim over $600,000, highlighting...

March 5, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Hacks Surge in February: Bybit, Infini, zkLend Among Biggest Contributors to $1.53B Losses

February saw an unprecedented surge in crypto losses, totaling $1.53 billion, with major exploits targeting Bybit, Infini, and zkLend. According to blockchain security firm Certik, this marks a staggering...

March 4, 2025
Blockchain, Crypto News

Bybit’s $100K Refund Request from ParaSwap DAO Raises Ethical Concerns

Bybit has requested a refund from ParaSwap DAO for swap fees paid by a hacker, igniting a governance debate over ethical and legal responsibilities in the decentralized finance (DeFi)...

March 3, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

US Authorities Push to Reimburse Crypto Scam Victims with $8.2M in Seized Funds

The United States Attorney’s Office in Ohio has filed a motion to forfeit and redistribute millions in seized cryptocurrency to victims who were defrauded in a fake investment scheme....