Hacked!!!! Cryptopia Exchange falls Victim to Security Breach
While 2019 has high hopes from traders and the broader Bitcoin market, Cryptopia, a cryptocurrency exchange has recently fallen victim to a security breach. 2019’s...
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Cricket South Africa falls Prey to $70,000 Bitcoin Twitter Scam: Sells Bitcoin Lottery
The South African National Cricket Organization fell prey to scammers on Twitter offering fake Bitcoin lottery. Interestingly, Cricket South Africa (CSA) tweeted their participation in...
Alert !! Ethereum Classic and Ethereum users loosing money due to fork concerns
Scammers in Ethereum and Ethereum Classic are allegedly trying to steal money from users of both the chains. Additionally, Nowa will also fork away from...
Twiterrati in a frenzy over alleged 51% Attack on Ethereum Classic
The previous night, the official Ethereum Classic team noted that alleged chain reorganization and double spend attacks were going on. Subsequently, they have asked crypto...
Crypto Scams | Mt. Gox Mark Karpeles pleads Innocence in Embezzlement Trial
According to a Japanese public broadcaster NHK report, the Ex-CEO of defunct BTC exchange Mt Gox claims to be innocent in the closing arguments of...
Crypto Scams | Taiwan Police arrests Bitcoin Miner for mining using stolen Electricity
A Taiwanese Bitcoin miner has been arrested for using NT$100 million in stolen electricity. He has been accused of operating 17 illegal cryptocurrency mining centres...
Crypto Scams | Phishing Attack on Electrum Wallet , 250 Bitcoins Lost
An ongoing hack against cryptocurrency wallet Electrum saw a party steal almost 250 Bitcoins. The attack consists of a fake version of wallet which allegedly...
South Korean Agencies implicate nine residents for sellings drugs using Cryptocurrencies
On December 23, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office released an official statement in which it noted that via dark web the alleged criminals had...
Crypto Scams | Pune Police Cracks Crypto Ponzi Scheme, Seizes 452 Bitcoins worth Rs. 64 Lakhs
Indian Police has successfully cracked a crypto ponzi scheme which defrauded over 8000 investors. The police force managed to seize nearly $2 million worth of...
Crypto Scams | Ireland’s High Court “Breaks new legal Ground” says Local Media
According to a report by Irish Times, Ireland’s High Court has implicated Neil Mannion for holding 25,000 euro in cryptocurrency. The assets held by him...