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Crypto Regulation News
South Korea Probes Theft of Seized Bitcoin Worth $48M in Suspected Phishing Heist

South Korea’s Gwangju prosecutors are probing missing seized Bitcoin after an audit, with phishing suspected after a wallet password was exposed. Local reports say funds were tied to illegal gambling and stored on a USB, prompting scrutiny of state custody, as regulators have expanded seizure rules.

, by Hassan Shittu
Blockchain News
SlowMist Warns of Sophisticated 2FA Scam Targeting MetaMask Wallets

SlowMist's security team warns of a new MetaMask phishing operation using fake two-factor authentication pages to harvest wallet recovery phrases, highlighting evolving attack methods as industry leaders launch coordinated defense networks.

, by Anas Hassan
Blockchain News
CZ Wants to ‘Eradicate’ Address Poisoning After Massive $50M Loss
CZ proposes a fix to address poisoning after an investor loses $50M, as Changpeng Zhao has urged wallet warnings, blacklist checks, and spam filters to reduce phishing losses across the crypto sector.
, by Hassan Shittu
Bitcoin Adviser Reveals How Client Lost Retirement Funds to Romance Scam
A Bitcoin investor lost his retirement savings after ignoring warnings and sending funds to a romance scammer.
, by Amin Ayan
AI vs AI: How New Technologies Are Combating Sophisticated Crypto Scams
Scams make up the majority of illicit activity in the cryptocurrency sector. Findings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) show that U.S. citizens lost $9.3 billion to crypto scams last year. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has only made this worse. According to blockchain...
, by Rachel Wolfson
FTC: Imposter Scam Losses Among Seniors Surge 362% Since 2020
Older Americans are losing money to imposter scams at an alarming rate, with losses and case numbers surging to record highs.
, by Amin Ayan
Hackers Exploit Old YouTube Accounts to Promote Crypto Drain Scams: Report
Hackers are hijacking older YouTube accounts to promote a crypto scam disguised as a trading bot, according to a report from SentinelLABS.
, by Amin Ayan
Investor Loses $3M in Crypto Phishing Scam After Signing Malicious Transaction
A crypto investor has fallen victim to a phishing scam, losing $3.05 million in USDT after signing a malicious blockchain transaction.
, by Amin Ayan
$2.5M Gone in Hours — Victim Hit Twice in Sophisticated Stablecoin Phishing Scam
A crypto investor lost a staggering $2.6 million USDT on May 26, 2025, after falling victim twice within three hours to a sophisticated phishing scam that manipulated Ethereum's transaction history through zero-value transfers. Could this devastating double-hit expose a critical blind spot in how...
, by Hassan Shittu
British Man Apprehended At Airport, Jailed for More Than 8 Years Over Phishing Scam
According to a press release on April 14 from England and Wales top prosecution agency, the Crown Prosecution Service, British citizen Zak Coyne has been sentenced to almost a decade prison for operating a phishing service intended to generate scams for fraudsters. Labhost's Zak Coyne...
, by Julia Smith
New Phishing Scheme Targets Crypto Futures On MEXC Exchange
The JFrog Security Research team has warned about a malicious package targeting crypto futures trading on the MEXC exchange, seeking to steal funds and leak trading credentials. The team has published a report on April 15 detailing the “ccxt-mexc-futures” package, which uses the legitimate...
, by Sead Fadilpašić
New Phishing Scam Targets Coinbase, Gemini Users, Urging Transition to Self-Custody Wallets
Several crypto users have flagged new sophisticated phishing scam mails, targeting Coinbase and Gemini users. These legit-looking fraudulent emails claim to be from the crypto exchange, asking users to transition crypto holdings into self-hosted wallets. “As of March 14, Coinbase is...
, by Sujha Sundararajan
November Phishing Scams Cost 9.2K Victims Over $9M: Report
According to a report by blockchain security firm ScamSniffer, the crypto landscape witnessed another wave of phishing scams in November, resulting in a total loss of $9.38 million and impacting over 9,200 victims. Although the total amount stolen marked a 53% decline from October’s staggering...
, by Hassan Shittu
Scam Emails Target Ledger Users with Fake ‘Ledger Clear Signing’ Feature
A new wave of phishing emails is targeting Ledger hardware wallet users in an attempt to steal their cryptocurrency.
, by Ruholamin Haqshanas
Chainalysis Launches Operation Spincaster to Combat $2.7 Billion in Crypto Scams
Blockchain data firm Chainalysis revealed the results of Operation Spincaster, a global initiative to combat "approval phishing" scams in the cryptocurrency space. These scams have resulted in losses of $2.7 billion in crypto assets since May 2021, highlighting the urgent need for coordinated...
, by Jimmy Aki
Phishing Scammer Returns $9.3M to Victim 10 Months After $24M Heist
A victim of a phishing scam has received a significant portion of their stolen funds back months after falling victim to a $24 million heist.
, by Ruholamin Haqshanas
CoinGecko Users Targeted by 23,000 Phishing Emails After Email Provider Breach
Cryptocurrency data aggregator CoinGecko has confirmed a data breach of its third-party email platform GetResponse, exposing over 23,000 users to phishing emails. This came following yesterday’s reports of a new wave of crypto airdrop scams, suspected to affect CoinGecko. On June 7th,...
, by Harvey Hunter
Ripple CTO David Schwartz Warns XRP Army Against New Phishing Scam
David Schwartz, Ripple’s chief technology officer (CTO) who has been advocating caution against crypto scams, has highlighted a new phishing scam, warning the XRP army to stay away from any legit-looking messages. He posted in his X (formerly Twitter) account that any messages regarding...
, by Sujha Sundararajan
Tether Takes Action: $5.2M in USDT Frozen Due to Phishing Links
Tether froze $5.2M USDT linked to phishing scams, strengthening its efforts to curb illicit activities using frozen USDT stablecoin.
, by Jimmy Aki
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