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Venezuela arrests 21 people in crypto-related oil corruption scheme

An investigation started in October resulted in the arrest of 10 officials, 11 businessmen, and arrest warrants for 11 other individuals.

Zeynep Geylan 2 min read Mar 26, 2023

Analysis

Crypto scams, exploits down 71% YoY as $370M lost since January

Euler Finance, BonqDAO, and CoinDeal recorded the highest losses with $196 million, $120 million, and $45 million, respectively.

3 min read Mar 25, 2023

Crime

North Korean Lazarus Group tries to phish Euler exploiter

Euler Labs warned its exploiter not to open the encrypted message under any circumstance, urging him to return the stolen funds.

2 min read Mar 22, 2023

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OneCoin associate Irina Dilkinska charged following US extradition

Dilkinska is the latest individual to face charges in a $4 billion crypto scam.

2 min read Mar 21, 2023

Scams

AI dApp Harvester Keeper gets hacked for almost $1M

Security analysis firm says that a classic rugpull saw insiders make off with nearly $1 million using an ice phishing attack.

2 min read Mar 20, 2023

Crime

Euler Finance hacker sent 100ETH to Ronin Bridge exploiter

Euler Labs CEO Michael Bentley tweeted on March 17 that the DeFi protocol's exploited lines of codes were previously audited.

2 min read Mar 17, 2023

Crime

A new class-action lawsuit targets YouTube influencers for promoting FTX

The suit was filed by Edwin Garrison against "FTX influencers" for their alleged role in the promotion of a massive crypto fraud totalling over $1 billion in damages.

3 min read Mar 17, 2023

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Crypto investment fraud in the US hits record $2.57B – up 183% YoY

Crypto investment fraud losses made up roughly 25% of all money lost to online scams and fraud during 2022 and almost 90% of the $3.31 billion lost to online investment fraud.

2 min read Mar 16, 2023