Crypto Scam Steals $400K In Seven Hours. Is YouTube Complicit?
Crypto scams are on the rise and the scammers are getting more sophisticated with their tactics. Some, however, have continued to use old and known tricks which have continued to garner more victims. Most of these crypto scams are perpetrated on social media platforms that are expected to take on the burden of keeping their […]
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As the crypto sector keeps growing worldwide, hackers are also ramping up their efforts to scam and steal digital currencies. On Monday, January 24, Youtube accounts of some of India’s major crypto exchanges and influencers got compromised. The hack was identified when hackers uploaded videos on the Youtube channel to promote a fake coin named […]
After filing a Bitcoin scam-related lawsuit against YouTube last year, Steve Wozniak now has 30 days to revise his complaint. A recent court ruling said that video hosting giant YouTube is not responsible for cryptocurrency-related scams posted on its platform.Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak failed to support his lawsuit against YouTube over an advert using his image to promote a fake Bitcoin (BTC) giveaway, Bloomberg reports.Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Sunil Kulkarnia said in a tentative ruling Wednesday that YouTube and its parent firm Google are protected by Section 230 of....
An American rapper’s YouTube channel has reportedly been hacked to promote a fake ETH and BTC giveaway live stream that seems to have over 56,000 viewers. The young artist, Keyshawn Butler, confirmed on his Instagram page that his YouTube page had been hacked on 7 January, although he seemed unaware what the channel was being used for. HiiiKey’s channel has around 249,000 subscribers on YouTube.American rapper HiiiKey’s YouTube channel has reportedly been hacked and used to promote a fake Bitcoin and Ethereum giveaway that has stolen over $70,000 from unwitting users. The stream has been....
Phishing scams are increasingly becoming a pain in the arse in the crypto space. Cybercriminals are stepping up their game with one objective: to drain crypto wallets of thousands — if not millions — worth of cryptocurrencies. According to various crypto news agencies on Thursday, citing a self-proclaimed crypto investigator on social media going by […]
It's Sunday again, which means it's time for another Bitcoin News in Review, where we look back at our biggest stories here on CCN. This week, (18 May - 25 May), was quite eventful, so we've got a lot to cover on this News in Review. We exposed HKCEx as a scam, helped prevent a 51% attack on Litecoin, saw Darkcoin's price skyrocket, and more. Check out our video and keep scrolling to read our articles on this Bitcoin News in Review. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CQmfEUOC-Y] HKCEx is a Scam. As we've said before, bitcoin scams are a dime a dozen, but we're doing our best to....