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Tyler Winklevoss chimes in on historic gold fraud uncovered in China

5 Aug 2020 1 minute read 16 comments CryptoWordsmith $0.10

On June 29, 2020, Caixin Global reported a shocking trail of fraud that resulted in one of China's largest loan scams in history. Nasdaq-listed Kingold Jewelry, one of China’s largest jewelry makers, is alleged to have used 83 tonnes of fake gold bar...

Twitter revealed preliminary results of large-scale hack investigation

16 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Kluma $0.08

On July 15, unknown persons hacked many Twitter accounts and posted messages about fake bitcoin distribution in them. The accounts of Elon Musk, Barack Obama and other celebrities were affected. At the moment, the Twitter team, which responded to the...

Data from 142 million hotel customers put up for sale on darknet for bitcoins

15 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Kluma $0.11

The customer base of the American hotel and entertainment company MGM Resorts is sold on the darknet for bitcoins. According to the announcement, it contains data of 142 million customers. It is reported by ZDNet . The previous data leak occurred a y...

Two OneCoin Pyramid Promoters Found Dead in Mexico

14 Jul 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Kluma $0.01

Two men involved in the promotion of the OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid in the Latin American region were found murdered in Mexico. This was reported by the local publication Latercera . At the end of 2017, Oscar Brito Ibarra joined OneCoin and began...

WARNING: Tether (USDT)

13 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments lioha369 $0.09

As expected, the situation with Tether has evolved. At the request of the New York judiciary, Tether froze millions of USDT dollars in 40 wallets amid regulatory pressure. And this is not the first time. One address was frozen in 2017, eight in 2018,...

Whale Alert: in the first six months of 2020, scammers stole $ 24 million in bitcoins

11 Jul 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Kluma $0.07

Over the past four years, scammers of various stripes have emptied the pockets of their victims by $ 38 million in bitcoins. At the same time, $ 24 million of this amount fell in the first half of 2020, according to a new report by Whale Alert . In p...

$1,900,000,000 missing from payment processor Wirecard, Crypto Cards and Prepaid Visa and MasterCard at risk?

18 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Tomatosoup $0.05

EY, the auditors for German payment processor Wirecard have refused to sign off the company's accounts as it has not been possible to confirm the whereabouts of $1.9bn in cash. Wirecard issues crypto debit cards and pre-paid Visa and MasterCards for...

Bank employee unsuccessfully invested stolen 2 million yuan in bitcoin

11 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Kluma $0.18

A bank employee from China invested the money of the company's customers in the first cryptocurrency, when its price dropped from $ 14,000 to $ 3,800A former bank clerk from China stole money from the accounts of company customers and invested it in...

Ripple Requests Rejection Of Fraud Requests For Sale Of XRP

11 Jun 2020 2 minute read 0 comments PassionCryptodotcom $0.03

Ripple has filed a motion to dismiss three of the seven claims in the Bradley Sostack class action for the sale of XRP as an unregistered security. The claims are those alleging that Ripple committed fraud during the sale of XRP . The class action...

Misunderstanding the Economic Factors of Cybercrime

30 May 2020 2 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist $1.58

A new study by Cambridge Cybercrime Centre titled Cybercrime is (often) boring: maintaining the infrastructure of cybercrime economies concludes that cybercrime is boring and recommends authorities change their strategy to highlight the tedium in or...