Scammers are targeting crypto scam victims by pretending they could get their stolen funds back.
Hacker claims data breach of India’s eMigrate labor portal
A hacker claims to be selling an extensive database associated with an Indian government portal meant for blue-collar workforce emigrating from the country. Launched by India’s ministry of […]
Fake Elon Musk livestreams promoting crypto scams keep popping up on YouTube
YouTube has a big problem with scammers hijacking channels and streaming fake videos of Elon Musk in order to promote crypto scams.
50 Cent got hacked by someone shilling memecoins and it seemed to work
50 Cent was reportedly hacked by someone shilling a random cryptocurrency. That person apparently made a fair bit of money.
Sir Jack A Lot returns with a startup for retail traders
When former YouTube product manager Kevin Xu, known as “Sir Jack A Lot” on Reddit, turned $35,000 into $8 million trading stocks between 2020 and 2022, many people […]
Sample Angel pitch deck: RAW Dating App’s $3M deck
The RAW Dating App aims to shake up the dating scheme by shedding the fake, TikTok-ified, heavily filtered photos and replacing them with a more genuine, unvarnished experience. […]
$6M fine for robocaller who used AI to clone Biden’s voice
The FCC has proposed a $6 million fine for the scammer who used voice-cloning tech to impersonate President Biden in a series of illegal robocalls during a New […]
Meta, Match Group, and more announce new anti-scam coalition
Some of the biggest tech firms, including Meta, have signed onto a new anti-scam coalition that will share information and techniques to stop online scams.
Meta, Match, Coinbase and others team up to fight online fraud and crypto scams
Hosting scams on your platform is bad for business, which is why on Tuesday, a group of major tech companies including Match Group, Meta, Coinbase and others are […]
Scammers found planting online betting ads on Indian government websites
Some Indian government websites have allowed scammers to plant advertisements capable of redirecting visitors to online betting platforms. TechCrunch discovered around four dozen “gov.in” website links associated with […]