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How Crypto Scams Target Underbanked Regions and How to Stay Safe

January 12, 2026 Paulo

In underbanked regions, crypto scams are rising fast — and understanding their mechanics is now a matter of financial survival.

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CertiK Flags Suspicious $26M ETH Withdrawal Linked to Truebit

January 8, 2026 Paulo

CertiK has flagged suspicious Ethereum transactions involving the Truebit protocol, with more than $26 million in ETH withdrawn by a single address.

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SlowMist Warns of New MetaMask Phishing Wave Targeting Wallet Seed Phrases

January 5, 2026 Paulo

SlowMist has detected a new phishing campaign targeting MetaMask users, where fake security alerts trick victims into entering their seed phrases.

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CoinGecko Warns of New Phishing Scam Disguised as “Crypto Travel Summit” in Dubai

October 28, 2025 Paulo

CoinGecko CEO Bobby Ong exposes a phishing scam involving fake invitations to a crypto travel summit in Dubai, posing as Booking and Coinbase.

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Virtuals Protocol Discord Server Hacked Amid Rising Crypto Security Threats

January 8, 2025 Paulo

Virtuals Protocol’s Discord was hacked, with fake links posted. Phishing scams and private key breaches top crypto threats in 2024, causing $1.8B in losses.

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Pig Butchering Crypto Scams Cost Victims $3.6B in 2024

December 27, 2024 Paulo

Pig butchering scams cost crypto users $3.6B in 2024, exploiting Ethereum vulnerabilities and fake investments, as revealed in a Cyvers Web3 security report.

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Animoca Brands Co-Founder Yat Siu’s X Account Hacked Amid Wave of Crypto Scams

December 26, 2024 Paulo

Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu’s X account was hacked to promote a bogus token. Investigator ZachXBT links it to a $500K crypto phishing scam wave.