Bubblemaps flags ‘Rugproof’ launchpad over alleged rug pull risk

Bubblemaps flags ‘Rugproof’ launchpad over alleged rug pull risk

Blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps flagged Solana’s Rugproof for suspicious token activity, alleging a deceptive launch structure that mimics a rug pull setup. Blockchain analytics platform Bubblemaps has raised concerns about Rugproof, a self-described Solana-based launchpad that claims to protect investors from rug pulls. Ironically, Bubblemaps alleged that the project may be orchestrating the same type…

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Threat actors using 'elaborate social engineering scheme' to target crypto users — Report

Threat actors using 'elaborate social engineering scheme' to target crypto users — Report

Social engineering scams, from the Meeten campaign to fake crypto support scams, have become a troubling occurrence in crypto. Threat actors are using an elaborate social engineering scheme to target crypto users and drain their wallets, according to a Thursday report from cybersecurity company Darktrace. The company wrote that the techniques are similar to those…

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Swissquote ordered to curb impersonation, fraud attempts

Swissquote ordered to curb impersonation, fraud attempts

The company offers crypto trading on the platforms that it manages, including the mixed-asset trading platforms Swissquote and Yuh. Swissquote, the online trading platform behind the crypto-friendly Yuh app, has been ordered by Swiss regulators to reduce the number of phishing and impersonation attempts targeting its platforms. More than 600 websites impersonating Swissquote platforms or…

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Politicians’ memecoins, dropped court cases fuel crypto ‘crime supercycle’

Politicians’ memecoins, dropped court cases fuel crypto ‘crime supercycle’

Blockchain sleuths ZachXBT and Taylor Monahan say crypto scammers have been emboldened with US regulators dropping crypto-related court cases and politicians endorsing memecoins. Memecoins promoted by political figures like Donald Trump, lax regulations, and crypto court cases abandoned by US regulators have kicked off a crypto “crime supercycle,” say a pair of blockchain crime investigators. …

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New York authorities freeze 0K linked to crypto scammers

New York authorities freeze $300K linked to crypto scammers

Officials reported that scammers had used crypto to pay for fake digital asset investment ads on social media platforms, leading to more than $1 million in losses for victims. New York officials reported an investigation resulting in the recovery of ​​$140,000 and freezing $300,000 in stolen funds as part of a cryptocurrency investment scam using…

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