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February 14, 2020
CFTC Sues Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scammer for $500K Theft
The CFTC is charging Breonna Clark and Venture Capital Investments with defrauding investors…
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February 12, 2020
SEC Files Charges Against Ohio-Based Business For Running A $33M Cryptocurrency Fraud
Michael W. Ackerman along with two business partners defrauded about 150 investors including…
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February 12, 2020
Crypto Related Losses Skyrocket Despite Hacking Crimes Dropping Significantly
According to a Q4, 2019 survey by CipherTrace users have lost 4.5 billion…
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February 11, 2020
Outlaw Hacking Group Updates Toolkit To Mine Monero (XMR) And Kill Off The Competition
The cybersecurity firm Trend Micro says it has detected the Outlaw hacking group…
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February 11, 2020
How to Red Flag Scams: Bitcoin Doubler Club, Cryptomia247, Mining Cheap, Orelex, and Wintrust
Last week’s news.Bitcoin.com post warning about common bitcoin scams like “The Bitcoin Code”…
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February 11, 2020
US Authorities Charge Crypto ‘Trading Club’ Operators With Defrauding 150 Investors
Michael Ackerman and unnamed business partners allegedly defrauded investors of $33M in a…
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February 10, 2020
Crypto Exchange Altsbit Hacked By LulzSec, Will Be Forced To Close Exchange
Launched only a few months ago, an Italy-based crypto exchange Altsbit has been…
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February 9, 2020
Don’t Fall for It: Scammers Are Impersonating CoinDesk Staff on Social Media
Scammers are posing as CoinDesk reporters, offering articles in turn for payment. CoinDesk…
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February 6, 2020
Maastricht University Paid TA505 Hacker Group 30 BTC ($220k) To Unlock Ransomware
Maastricht University, located in the Netherlands has reported they became the victim of…
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February 3, 2020
Hackers Stole and Encrypted Data of 5 U.S. Law Firms, Demand 2 Crypto Ransoms
Hackers compromised five United States law firms this week, demanding two $933,000 ransoms…
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