You may think you can spot a crypto scam from a mile away. But what if the pitch comes from what looks like an official ...

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Two Hong Kong victims lost a total of HK$37.6 million or USD $4.8 million after falling for crypto investment scams.

A UN report found 300,000 people trafficked into scam compounds across Southeast Asia. Forensic investigators say prevention, ...

A fake Gemini-style chatbot is pushing a bogus Google Coin presale, using Google branding and scripted AI replies to lure victims into crypto payments.

U.S. digital investment advisor Betterment confirmed that hackers breached its systems and sent fake crypto-related messages to some customers. The threat actor last week delivered fraudulent emails ...

Leave it to cybercriminals to come up with yet another way to abuse artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, by creating Google Gemini chatbots slick as used car salesmen who pressure people into ...

A 66-year-old Hong Kong retiree lost $840,000 after three self-proclaimed “crypto experts” contacted them via WhatsApp.

In new research published today, crypto-tracing firm Chainalysis found that crypto-funded transactions for human trafficking—largely forced laborers trapped in compounds across Southeast Asia and ...

The victims were led to the Arizona convenience store by an increasingly familiar scam: Crooks had tricked them into believing they were in legal trouble, their bank accounts were hacked or that they ...