by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Sep 26, 2024
Cryptocurrency confidence investment schemes begin by criminals contacting potential victims through seemingly misdirected text messages, dating applications, or professional meetup or investment groups. Next, using various means of manipulation, the criminal gains...
by AdrianaAMLP | Sep 13, 2024
In 2023, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 69,000 complaints from the public regarding cyber-enabled crime and financial fraud involving the use of cryptocurrency, with over $5.6 billion in reported losses. Criminal actors exploit...
by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Sep 9, 2024
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reports that the rising popularity of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether, driven by surging prices and new exchange-traded funds, has also attracted more criminal activity. Although blockchain transactions are...
by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jun 14, 2024
The scammers pose as a legitimate business, such as a staffing or recruiting agency, and may contact victims via an unsolicited call or message. Scammers design the fake job to have a confusing compensation structure that requires victims to make cryptocurrency...
by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jun 6, 2024
The FBI has announced Operation Endgame, a multinational cyber operation involving the US, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK, with Europol and Eurojust’s assistance. FBI’s continued fight against cybercrime and malware-as-a-service...
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