More than 400 Colombians denounced the Karatbars company for suffering a scam in an investment in cryptocurrencies. The company arrived in the country in 2019 and from that moment began the delivery of "credit cards with the Mastercard logo" by its CEO Harald Seiz.
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NFT scam leaves losses of $ 450,000
The collection of NFT, a recent format in which digital works of art have been sold to the original code of the World Wide Web, began to suffer the first scams, with a case in which cybercriminals have stolen close to 450,000 dollars,…
SEC launches new alert against cryptocurrency scams
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alerted investors to scams involving digital assets and cryptocurrencies. The news was also shared by the SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy and the Enforcement…
More than 1,000 people arrested in China for cryptocurrency fraud
China's Ministry of Public Security detained more than 1,000 people in an operation against a network accused of "fraudulent activities" related to cryptocurrencies. The arrests were made in Beijing, the neighboring Hebei region, the Shanxi…
COVID-19 vaccine scams reported by Internet users
Internet users have recently reported that cybercriminals are offering alleged coronavirus vaccines traded in cryptocurrencies.
The threat detection company ESET is analyzing this type of phenomenon with respect to the sale of this input…
Sunacrip warns of irregularities in the acquisition of petros
The National Superintendency of Crypto Assets and Related Activities (Sunacrip) has alerted about some illicit acts registered in the new technological platforms developed by the Plataforma Patria, the Bank of Venezuela and the new exchange…
Coinbase announces a platform aimed at launching new tokens
This Tuesday, Coinbase, one of the most recognized cryptocurrency trading platforms in the crypto world, announced the launch of its platform aimed at promoting new tokens from startup companies, as reported by Brian Armstrong, CEO of…
Messenger will alert users of possible scams
Facebook's messaging app Messenger will notify users when they receive suspicious messages to alert them of possible scam attempts or other potentially harmful actions.
The new security feature of Messenger will point out the messages…
Crimes with cryptocurrencies provoked large expenses in 2019
In the year 2019, the mark left for cryptocurrency crimes was quite large, to the point of representing an expense of $ 11.5 billion as indicated by the Chainanalysis firm.
In the report "Cryptographic Crimes 2020", the group said that…
Crypto-crimes affect South Korea’s financial system
A recent report published in The Korea Herald, crimes with cryptocurrencies have increased to the point that they are causing severe damage to the South Korea financial system.
The publication includes the statements of the Minister of…
Trading with bitcoin is considered illegal in Iran
Transactions with bitcoin in Iran are illegal, according to the statements of Nasser Hakimi, vice governor of the Central Bank of the country, through an interview with a local media.
Hakimi stressed that trading with BTC is illegal in…
Panama alerts on false banks scams to citizens
Panamanian citizens could be victims of robberies and financial frauds through a new type of attack focused on sending false bank messages to customers through email or WhatsApp messages.
This was announced on Wednesday by the…