Scams, schemes and hackscategory information, news, graphs & strategies - 2025

Paolo Ardoino Dismisses Rumors That Bitfinex Suffered Database Breach Last Month

New ‘Brokewell’ Smartphone Attack Drains Bank Accounts and Leaks Location, Posing ‘Significant Threat to Banking Industry’: Report

Employee at Billion-Dollar Bank Arrested, Accused of Stealing $44,000 From Account of Deceased Customer

US Banking Giant Owes Millions of Dollars to Customers After Failing to Protect and Reimburse Victims of Fraud for Years: New York Attorney General

Binance Exchange Slapped With a Lawsuit in New York by Victims of October 7 Hamas Attack on Israel: Report

Ripple Executive Chairman Chris Larsen Says Hacker Accessed His Personal XRP Accounts

$2,170,000,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) Seized by German Authorities From Alleged Illegal Movie Streamers: Report

DOJ Charges Founder and Top Promoters of Alleged $1,890,000,000 Crypto Ponzi Scheme That Promised High Returns

Phishing Comments Under X Posts Leading to Many Crypto Thefts, Says Blockchain Security Firm SlowMist

Woman Who Allegedly Tried To Launder $6,500,000,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) on Trial in London: Report

Founders of Alleged $575,000,000 Crypto Fraud To Be Extradited to US From Estonia: Report

Apple Security Alert Issued As New Scam Drains Bank Accounts, Steals Personal Info

Algorand Foundation CEO’s X Account Compromised As Spree of Crypto Social Media Hacks Continue

US Commodities Regulator Issues Warning About AI Scams Promoting Crypto Asset Trading Schemes

Fraudulent ‘Jet Frog’ Withdrawals Hit Bank Accounts As Millions Warned To Watch for Unusual Activity

Total Value of Crypto Stolen From DeFi Platforms in 2023 Plummets by 63.7% Year-on-Year: Chainalysis

$17,000 Stolen From Bank of America Account in ‘Stunning’ Phone Hack – Why Two-Factor Authentication ‘Hijacked Everything’

SEC Says Hacker Used SIM Swap To Compromise Regulator’s X Account and Post False BTC ETF Approval Announcement

Regulators Investigating Collapsed Crypto Firm That Owes Creditors $58,000,000 After Going Bust in 2021: Report

US Government Charges German National for Allegedly Running $150,000,000 Crypto Scam

Former CEO Sentenced to Two Years Behind Bars for ‘Cherry-Picking’ Scheme Involving Crypto Futures Contracts

Hardware Wallet Trezor Says 66,000 of Its Users Affected in Data Breach Last Week

JPMorgan Chase Pays $18,000,000 Fine for Forcing Customers To Stay Silent About Bank’s Bad Behavior

CFTC Charges Crypto Exchange Debiex With Fraud and Misappropriation for Running ‘Online Romance’ Scam

Crypto Exchange Giant HTX Hit With DDOS Attack, Justin Sun Says User Funds Are Safe

Binance’s Legal Defense Against US Securities Regulator Pushed Back to Next Week Due to Snow: Report

Illicit Crypto Transaction Volume Falls for the First Time Since 2020, According to Chainalysis

UN Says Tether (USDT) Method of Choice for Money Launderers and Fraudsters Operating in South-East Asia

Nearly $15,000,000,000 in XRP Appears To Move in Attempted Attack on Bitfinex

Gary Gensler Says FBI and Homeland Security Investigating Hack of SEC’s X Account

New Phishing Scams on Solana (SOL) Have Stolen Over $4,000,000 in Crypto Assets: Security Firm

Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon Asks US Judge To Postpone SEC Trial Amid Extradition Delays: Report

Billion-Dollar Bank Clears Fake Check As Grieving Widow’s Bank Account Drained To -$5,034: Report

Frantic Customer Calls JPMorgan Chase As $10,700 Exits Bank Account – Now the Banking Giant Says It’s Not To Blame: Report

Orbit Chain Offers Multi-Million Dollar Bounty to the Public After Suffering $81,000,000 Hack Last Month

SEC Says Apparent Hack of Its X Account Won’t Derail Its Decision on Bitcoin ETF Approval: Report

Over $1,840,000,000 Lost in Hundreds of Crypto Security Incidents Last Year: Blockchain Security Firm

North Korean Hackers Stole Over $600,000,000 Worth of Crypto in 2023, According to Blockchain Analytics Firm

Phishing Link Posted to Certik’s X Account After Hacker Compromises Blockchain Security Firm’s Social Media

Nearly $300,000,000 in Losses Recorded in 2023 Due to Crypto Phishing Scams, According to Cybersecurity Firm

Orbit Bridge in Talks With International Law Enforcement After Suffering Over $81,000,000 Exploit

Founder of Crypto Wallet Says He Lost $125,000 Worth of Coins After Falling for Fake Airdrop Scam

Here Are Five ‘Contrarian’ Predictions for 2024, Including One on AI Altcoins: Crypto Analyst

U.S. Prosecutors Won’t Pursue Second Trial Against FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried: Report

US Lender Exposes 14,000,000 Social Security Numbers, Bank Account Numbers and Other Sensitive Information in Massive Data Breach

Web3 Projects Lose $2,020,000,000 in 2023 to Hacks, Rug Pulls and Phishing Attacks: Crypto Security Firm

Decentralized Exchange Built on Osmosis Hit With Oracle Attack, Hacked for $1,140,000 Worth of Crypto

Tether Initiates New ‘Voluntary Wallet-Freezing Policy’ To Combat Sanctioned Actors

Judge Bars Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao From Leaving the US Until His Sentencing Slated for February

Montenegro Primed To Ship Disgraced Terra (LUNA) Founder Do Kwon to US To Face Fraud Charges: Report