Scams
Mining Pools Are the New Mixers For Cybercriminals: Chainalysis
Hackers have a new way to recycle their ill-gotten crypto gains.
The Memecoin Grift and How It Threatens Ethereum Culture
If Ethereum is to grow it’ll have to mature beyond the antics of those shilling the token-of-the-moment, says CoinDesk columnist Paul Dylan-Ennis.
Sotheby’s Golden ‘Goose’ Sale and Mercedes Benz Puts NFTs in Motion
Sotheby’s will sell Dmitri Cherniak's landmark NFT at a live auction this month, while Mercedes Benz released the 'Maschine' and Nike teamed up with EA Sports.
Serial Phishing Scammer Uses a Mix of Laundering Techniques, Including Coin Swaps and a Mysterious OTC
Attacker behind a fake HitBTC website might have stolen $15M worth of crypto from multiple scams and phishing attacks.
GREED Token Is Not a Crypto Scam, but a Lesson on How to Get Scammed Amid Meme Coin Mania
Despite multiple warnings from Voshy, the meme coin's creator, speculators turned over Twitter permissions to get access to the token. They got a valuable lesson in account security.
Web3 Security Startup Shield Raises $2.1M in Pre-Seed Funding
The company, a member of a16z’s Crypto Startup School, aims to create a security standard across Web3 projects through its API, Discord Bot and certification program.
Etherscan Reconfigures Blockchain Explorer Settings to Filter Out Potential Scams
Zero-token value transfers will no longer be visible by default as a way of preventing “address poisoning” hacks.
Sybil Millionaires: How Airdrop Hunters Trick Projects and Snatch Fortunes
They maintain multiple accounts for the same project, stay undetectable and maximize profits from airdrops like those of Arbitrum, Aptos, Sui and others.
$119M in Stolen Crypto So Far in 2023, NFT Rug Pulls on the Rise: Crystal Blockchain
DeFi protocols have been hackers’ favorite targets since 2021. Now hackers are preying on NFT projects, a blockchain intelligence firm says.
This Ukrainian Startup Is Looking to Automate Crypto Crime Reporting Using Smart Contracts, AI
The project allows users to report cryptocurrency wallets related to scams, sanctions violations, terrorism financing and other crimes.
