Over the weekend, a crypto trader turned 70 SOL into $3 million with a Solana-based token. However, the investor’s success story was overshadowed by the controversial launch of the memecoin that made it possible. Related Reading Trader Makes $3 Million In Minutes A crypto trader made millions in 30 minutes after investing $9,923 in Solana-based…
Members of the ruling elite in North Korea are suspected of launching two scams aimed at exploiting gullible crypto investors still attempting to get in early on a potential moon shoot. The totalitarian state is thought to be using such schemes to stay afloat in the face of international sanctions. Technical Sophistication of North Korean…
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is warning that a “new and powerful” iOS exploit kit, dubbed Coruna by its developers has been deployed on fake finance and crypto websites designed to lure iPhone users into visiting pages that can silently deliver exploits. For crypto holders, the risk is blunt: GTIG’s analysis shows the campaigns ultimately…
A week ago, a crypto whale fell victim to a scam that resulted in the loss of over $71 million. In the following days, the scammer moved the funds to veil them. But in a shocking turn of events, they returned the funds to the victim. Related Reading Address Poisoning Scam Snatches $71 Million On…
In a chilling development on Halloween Day, the crypto community was hit with disturbing news as PeckShield, a renowned blockchain security company, revealed a series of rug pulls over the past few hours. Rug pulls, a form of cryptocurrency scam, involve sudden and deliberate value drops in specific tokens, accompanied by the perpetrators swapping the…
Celebrity memecoins have been the talk of the town for the past two weeks. A trend that resurged at the end of May quickly became one of the biggest narratives around the crypto community. Related Reading The industry has seen controversies, rug pulls, and Vitalik Buterin’s thoughts on the celebrity token frenzy. In the phenomenon’s…
Solana-based platform Pump.fun suffered an exploit that left the crypto community with many questions. The attack stole millions of dollars in users’ funds, but the reasons behind it and the exact amount of the loot were unclear. Amid the uncertainty, some claimed that a crypto Robinhood had emerged. Related Reading $80 Million Taken In Crypto…
ZachXBT, a highly respected blockchain sleuth, has sparked an outpouring of support from the cryptocurrency community after revealing a defamation lawsuit stemming from one of his previous investigations. In a remarkable show of solidarity, donations exceeding $1 million have flooded in from crypto enthusiasts across the globe, rallying to fund his legal defense. Taking to…
A new rug pull alert sounded on Tuesday after crypto detective ZachXBT unveiled on-chain details of an alleged hack suffered by an NFT project last month. The project’s CTO announced that a response was in the works but ultimately vanished as criticism grew. Nuddies NFT, A Hack Or Rug Pull? On-chain sleuth ZachXBT revealed the…
On January 23, Wallet Connect and other web3 companies informed their users about a phishing scam using official web3 companies’ email addresses to steal funds from thousands of crypto wallets. A Massive Phishing Campaign Wallet Connect took X to notify its community about an authorized email sent from a Wallet Connect-linked email address. This email…