Discord Scammers Lure Users to Fake Exchange With Promise of Free Bitcoin

Scammers are using fake crypto apps to steal funds from investors. Some malicious apps find their way into official app stores. Scammers have been taking advantage of blockchain’s decentralized and immutable nature to swindle crypto investors since the advent of the technology.And, according to the latest FBI fraud report, fraudsters are using fake crypto apps to steal money from unsuspecting crypto investors. It highlights that American investors have lost approximately $42.7 million to swindlers through fake apps.The schemes reportedly take advantage of heightened interest in....

The developers have managed to delete the fake message and remove the MEE6 bot from the main server. Axie Infinity, the popular play-to-earn nonfungible token game, faced another attack on its Discord server earlier on Wednesday, leading to a compromise of its MEE6 bot.MEE6 is a popular discord bot mainly used for automating roles and messages and is used by numerous crypto projects. The attackers used the compromised bot to add permissions to a fake Jiho account, and later issued a fake announcement regarding a mint.The developers managed to remove the compromised MEE6 bot from the main....

Reddit has removed ads impersonating the Trezor shop, the most recent incident of fake bitcoin websites that scam users. Trezor advertises its bitcoin wallet as a secure home for bitcoin, but that does not prevent scammers from capitalizing on its name for malicious purposes. The Reddit administrators removed the ads more than 12 hours ago, according to a Reddit post. Reddit readers who notice malicious ads are encouraged to email Reddit at /r/r/reddit.com. Reddit Users Sent To Fake Site. Reddit users were directed to a cloned version of the Trezor site, according to The Merkle. Any order....

Users thought they were signing up for an affordable NFT drop by the famed artist, timed to coincide with his second Christie's auction. An admin account for Beeple’s official Discord group was compromised overnight resulting in a fake NFT drop that saw users lose an estimated 38 ETH. An admin from Beeple's Discord named "Multi"  confirmed to the group on Nov. 10 that their account had been compromised despite having 2FA. The perpetrator went on to impersonate Multi and the Beeple Announcements Bot to promote a fake NFT drop from Beeple on Nifty Gateway.The incident is the latest in a long....

Other users in the crypto Twitter Community believe lax security management is to blame for the latest phishing scam aimed at Beeple's fans and followers. Non fungible token (NFT) artist Mike "Beeple" Winkelmann has found himself the target of phishing scammers yet again, warning users that the URL link to his official Discord server was “hacked” — sending unaware new members to a wallet draining Discord channel if they follow the link. In an Oct. 3 post, the NFT artist warned users not to go into the "fraudulent" Discord channel and verify as it will “drain your wallet.” it appears our....