Stake.com Recovers from $41M Crypto Exploit, Resumes Services
Stake.com, a popular crypto casino and sportsbook, has resumed all services with instant deposits and withdrawals after losing $41 million worth of cryptocurrencies due to an exploit. The attacker(s) converted the stolen funds to ether and transferred them to multiple wallets. Stake.com assured its users that their funds are safe and that the exploit had […]
Crypto users lose over $4M through Phishing URLs on Google Ads
Blockchain analytics and data from Google Ads show that customers who visited fraudulent phishing websites advertised by Google have lost over $4 million. According to ScamSniffer, a Web3 anti-scam service provider, malicious advertisements for fraud websites have recently dominated Google ads searches. The URLs lead to fraudulent websites that provoke wallet login signature requests that […]
Former OneCoin executive faces 40-year sentence
Federal prosecutors in the United States have indicted Irina Dilkinska a former exco of the fake crypto scheme OneCoin for her role in the scheme. She now faces up to 40 years in prison. On March 21, the Department of Justice charged Dilkinska, the former head of legal and compliance at OneCoin, with one count […]
Israel crypto fraud syndicate targets Australians
According to evidence, Australians were one of the top countries targeted in a sophisticated cryptocurrency investment fraud network with alleged Israeli kingpins. Australians have been identified as one of the critical targets of a sophisticated network of crypto call-centre scammers allegedly managed by Israeli crime lords. Information discovered following a full-scale operation on four Serbian […]
HashFlare founders convicted for $575M crypto scam
The creators of HashFlare have been accused of taking part in a scheme to launder money and commit crypto fraud of up to $575 million. The two creators of the now-defunct cloud Bitcoin mining service HashFlare were detained in Estonia on suspicion of participating in a $575 million crypto fraud scheme. This includes getting victims […]