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Hacks, Bugs and Scams

Hacks, bugs, scams and other things in Moneytech and Web3 that did not go as it was expected

Hacks, Bugs and Scams

Hacks, bugs, scams and other things in Moneytech and Web3 that did not go as it was expected

Crypto Funds and Institutional Trading   -   Jan 14, 2025 Wolf Capital CEO of Pleads Guilty to Ponzi Scheme
Wolf Capital founder Travis Ford

Wolf Capital Crypto co-founder Travis Ford has pled guilty for his role in a massive $9.4 million Ponzi scheme, pleading guilty to wire fraud conspiracy. Between January and August 2023, Ford successfully defrauded 2,800 investors by promising daily returns of 1-2%, which, in theory, would amount to a

Hacks, Bugs and Scams   -   Dec 15, 2024 Trust An Influencer And Get Scammed
Trust An Influencer And Get Scammed

Every day now, hundreds of crypto users are falling victim to scams and rug pulls that either derive from cyber attacks on unsuspecting influencers or from influencers themselves.

Hacks, Bugs and Scams   -   Jan 17, 2025 U.S. Government Wants Return of $9.3 Billion in Bitcoin to Bitfinex

The plan to return 94,000 Bitcoin to the crypto exchange is restitution for a 2016 hack.

Rebecca Denton
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Hacks, Bugs and Scams   -   Jan 17, 2025 U.S. Government Wants Return of $9.3 Billion in Bitcoin to Bitfinex

The plan to return 94,000 Bitcoin to the crypto exchange is restitution for a 2016 hack.

Rebecca Denton
Crypto Funds and Institutional Trading   -   Jan 14, 2025 Wolf Capital CEO of Pleads Guilty to Ponzi Scheme
Wolf Capital founder Travis Ford

Wolf Capital Crypto co-founder Travis Ford has pled guilty for his role in a massive $9.4 million Ponzi scheme, pleading guilty to wire fraud conspiracy. Between January and August 2023, Ford successfully defrauded 2,800 investors by promising daily returns of 1-2%, which, in theory, would amount to a

Rebecca Denton
Hacks, Bugs and Scams   -   Dec 15, 2024 Trust An Influencer And Get Scammed
Trust An Influencer And Get Scammed

Every day now, hundreds of crypto users are falling victim to scams and rug pulls that either derive from cyber attacks on unsuspecting influencers or from influencers themselves.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Hacks, Bugs and Scams   -   Dec 08, 2024 Girls Just Wanna Have Funds: Female Crypto Criminals Make News
Girls Just Wanna Have Funds: Female Crypto Criminals Make News

From a viral meme sensation to a sophisticated money launderer helping Russia's elite, it isn't just men in the upper echelons of alleged crypto crimes.

Observers
Hacks, Bugs and Scams   -   Nov 25, 2024 AI Poisoning: Degen Scammed While Creating Trading Bot On ChatGTP
AI Poisoning: Degen Scammed While Creating Trading Bot On ChatGTP

Riding the memecoin wave to scam inexperienced and busy users, hackers have built “poisoned” repositories of trading bots, from which ChatGTP eventually trained.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Hacks, Bugs and Scams   -   Nov 06, 2024 Over $12 Million in 'Lost' Crypto Could Be Recovered, New Research Shows
Over $12 Million in 'Lost' Crypto Could Be Recovered, New Research Shows

A common blockchain mistake could now be reversed, with Binance users accounting for more than half of the recoverable funds.

Mathilde Adam
Coins and tokens   -   Oct 11, 2024 Market Makers Gone Rogue Are Caught Red-Handed In An FBI And SEC Joint Investigation
Market Makers Gone Rogue Are Caught Red-Handed In An FBI And SEC Joint Investigation

“These are cases where an innovative technology – cryptocurrency – met a century-old scheme – the pump and dump."

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Blockchain Identity   -   Oct 02, 2024 Privacy Is No Longer Worldcoin’s Major Concern, Now People Are
Privacy Is No Longer Worldcoin’s Major Concern, Now People Are

Even if Worldcoin identification manages to distinguish people from bots, they might not be able to distinguish people from people.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
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