California regulator launches complaint-based crypto scam tracker

    The regulator receives thousands of consumer and investor complaints about possible crypto scams each year, and it appears it’s done something with the information. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation has launched a new crypto scam tracker to help traders and investors spot possible industry threats. zDFPI launched the tracker on Feb. 16. It’s based…

    Crypto scammers abuse ‘lax’ UK company laws to fool victims: Report

    A report suggests companies are able to register in the U.K. very easily, making them appear more credible to potential scam victims. The United Kingdom is host to at least 168 companies accused of running fraudulent crypto or foreign exchange (forex) scams, according to an independent analysis. A joint investigation by media firms the Bureau of Investigative…

    Navigating the World of Crypto: Tips for Avoiding Scams

    From “pig butchering” to phishing, there are myriad ways that scammers try to take advantage of crypto users. Despite the belief of many crypto enthusiasts that centralized exchanges (CEXs) are safer, history has often shown them to be rather vulnerable to attacks. Because these exchanges centralize the storage of users’ assets, they can be attractive targets…

    DeFi was the most attacked ecosystem in 2022: Finance Redefined

    2023 started on a bullish note for nearly all the top 100 DeFi tokens, as most of them rose to new multi-week highs. Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. The DeFi ecosystem started 2023 on a bullish…

    5 sneaky tricks crypto phishing scammers used last year: SlowMist

    SlowMist found that across 303 recorded blockchain security incidents in 2022, nearly a third were made up of phishing attacks, rug pulls and scams. Blockchain security firm SlowMist has highlighted five common phishing techniques crypto scammers used on victims in 2022, including malicious browser bookmarks, phony sales orders and trojan malware spread on messaging app…

    $3.9 billion lost in the cryptocurrency market in 2022: Report

    The report from Immunefi revealed hacks to have been the main cause of related losses. Immunefi, a bug bounty and security services platform for the Web3 ecosystem, published a report on Jan. 6 revealing that the crypto industry lost a total of 3.9 billion dollars in 2022. According to the report, hacks were found to be the main…