Scams

Markets

The New York man asked investors for loans for what he called a low-risk investment, but the DOJ said most of the money was sent to offshore gambling sites.

By Paddy BakerJul 16, 2020

Markets

The bitcoin amassed during Wednesday’s monumental Twitter hack is already “on the move,” according to cryptocurrency tracing firm Chainalysis.

By Danny NelsonJul 16, 2020

Finance

Twitter’s thin veil of security went into full meltdown at 19:00 UTC on Wednesday. Within hours, even Barack Obama’s account was compromised.

By Danny NelsonJul 15, 2020

Markets

Two promoters of the crypto Ponzi scheme OneCoin were found dead in Mexico last month.

By Sebastian SinclairJul 15, 2020

Markets

Cryptocurrency scams continue to appear on YouTube, misusing content from influential people in the space and stealing from the gullible.

By Sebastian SinclairJul 10, 2020

Markets

The novel Chinese scam saw perpetrators create fake crypto assets to fleece investors seeking arbitrage opportunities.

By Wolfie ZhaoJul 9, 2020

Policy

Police said the man is the first to be charged under the Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Selling (Prohibition) Act.

By Sebastian SinclairJul 3, 2020

Markets

Another scammer is impersonating the CoinDesk website and offering impossible investment returns. We did some digging.

By John BiggsJun 24, 2020

Markets

The free web service, which lets users send encrypted messages that self-destruct once read, has been copied with the reported aim of redirecting users' bitcoin to criminals.

By Sebastian SinclairJun 15, 2020

Markets

A rise in cryptocurrency and coronavirus investment scams has prompted authorities to launch an awareness campaign.

By Sebastian SinclairMay 13, 2020