Crypto crooks are getting bolder — and now, they sound just like your mom. TRM Labs’ Ari Redbord, who testified before Congress last week, says scammers are now using AI-generated voices and deepfake ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A cruel scam known as pig butchering has struck yet another Bay Area resident. This time, an elderly widow in San Jose thought she found new love online. Instead, she was targeted ...

A TON blockchain whale sent $220K to a scammer by mistake. The scammer kept $17K and returned the rest with an apology note.

MENTOR, Ohio (WOIO) - A Mentor woman is one of thirty victims across more than a dozen states who was fooled by a sophisticated crypto scam. She thought she was making big money on an investment, but ...

On Aug. 13, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert regarding fictitious law firms that target crypto scam victims through ...

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 ...

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