Man Drugs Father’s Tea to Steal Bitcoin Worth $400,000 

A Maryland-based man was recently charged for drugging his father’s tea with illicit substances, in a bid to access bitcoin worth $400,000. Citing court records, the Washington Post reported today that the accused, named Liam Ghershony, 24, added benzodiazepine, a depressant, into his father’s tea, while lying to the victim that the substance was an […]

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Fraudsters Leverage New Business Model to Expand Cryptocurrency Fraud

Emma Okonji Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, has revealed how sha zhu pan scammers that are conducting elaborate, romance-based cryptocurrency fraud, are leveraging a business model similar to cybercrime called as-a-service by selling sha zhu pan kits on the dark web, thereby globally expanding to new markets. Sophos details...

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Crypto Exchange Thodex Founder Denies Fraud Charges in Turkey

The founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange Thodex has denied all fraud-related allegations in a Turkish court. The crypto entrepreneur was handed over to Turkey by Albanian authorities earlier this year to face charges for his leading role in running the now defunct platform. Alleged Crypto Fraudster Faruk Ozer Claims He Was Framed in Thodex Case [...]

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Gary Gensler: Crypto market is like 1920s stock market, full of 'fraudsters'

Gensler argued that securities laws helped prevent stock market scams once they were passed in the 1930s and can benefit the crypto market of today.

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