Tag: scams
What CISOs Can Do About Brand Impersonation Scam Sites
Brand impersonation is a particularly thorny problem for CISOs. Cybercriminals piggyback off a trusted brand to push scam lures through various means to onto...
MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor Questions Charlie Munger’s Knowledge On Bitcoin
Earlier this week, Charlie Munger–the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway–argued that a lack of crypto regulation encouraged a gambling mentality, and asked the...
Web3 Builders Reveals Suite of Tools to Combat DeFi exploits
Users of decentralised finance (DeFi) have expressed a significant amount of anxiety over the system's vulnerability to exploitation. According to a research published by...
Why DeFi remains niche and what might get it out of its market rut
Today, decentralized finance (DeFi) is still something of a “Wild West.” With many different players, each with their own claims and ambitions, there is...
Crypto Wallet Addresses: What They Are and How to Create One
The Important BitsCrypto wallets are an essential tool for managing a user’s holdings on the blockchain, typically taking the form of a piece of...
Spoofed: USPTO warns of fraudulent phone calls that impersonate agency staff
USPTO warns about ‘spoofed’ phone calls posing as agency staff Internal email reveals ‘uptick’ in scams involving calls to applicants Warning comes weeks after agency submitted scam...
ComplyAdvantage sees worsening conditions in 2023 financial crime report
Rampant financial crime is becoming a common theme of news stories. High-profile scandals aside, the financial community is living under the ever-present threat...
Are online surveys legit and safe? Watch out for survey scams
“Can I tell a legitimate survey apart from a fake one?” is the single most important question you need to answer for yourself...
Is that survey real or fake? How to spot a survey scam
“Can I tell a legitimate survey apart from a fake one?” is the single most important question you need to answer for yourself...
AngelBlock’s token, THOL, is in the spotlight. Why’s that?
AngelBlock is a new project that attracted Defi investors’ attention. This company offers users an opportunity to invest in cryptocurrencies and FinTech. It aims...
UK home to hundreds of companies running crypto, forex scams
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) has identified 168 companies accused of running crypto or fraudulent foreign exchange trading scams in the U.K.Victims of...
The Four Worst Ways To Attack Bitcoin
This is an opinion editorial by Joakim Book, a research fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research and contributor to Bitcoin Magazine, HumanProgress.org...
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