⚠️ JUST IN: The U.S. Government made a press release announcing threat actor 'Ronald Spektor' has been charged with stealing nearly $16 million.

The 23-year-old contacted over 100 victims while pretending to be customer support for Coinbase, and claimed that their money was at risk.

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⚠ JUST IN: A crypto whale lost $50M in USDT to an address poisoning scam by mistakenly copying the wrong address.

The victim sent a small amount to the correct address. Minutes later, $50M was sent to a look alike address copied from the transaction history. The stolen funds were quickly split between two wallets and laundered through Tornado Cash in ~$900k batches.

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⚠ JUST IN: Hello everyone, this is a public warning that @Shade is allegedly exit scamming and has a deal dispute on him for $250k.

The user was banned before for a similiar situation. He is now actively messaging people to buy their @s and ghosting them when escrow is brought up.

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⚠ UPDATE: The verified OGU member has been confirmed to scamming out, changing his status to "bored" and placed into DWC.

He’s already taken $250k from a single victim, who was both his partner and close friend. The irony is that they had previously been on a call mocking how cringe exit scams are.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Coinbase plans on buying a prediction market startup

Following its recent introduction of stock trading, Coinbase has moved to acquire The Clearing Company, a crypto prediction market similar to Polymarket and Kalshi.

Coinbase’s track record on user protection has led to concerns that its stock trading and bidding process could be vulnerable to fraudulent activity.

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Hello, short announcement. I have sold the handle @brokie and I will now be going by @disguise.

📬 For any inquiries: @disguise

⚠ JUST IN: Another address poisoning attack just cost a user $81K in USDC.

A familiar address in the history prompted a quick copy paste, resulting in an immediate loss. Though smaller than the recent $50M scam, every loss hurts.

Verify the address before sending. Never rely on transaction history to avoid costly mistakes.

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👮‍♂️ JUST IN: A Ukrainian citizen pleaded guilty for his role in multiple international ransomware attacks

This ransomware has targeted major organizations such as Whirlpool, Luxottica (Ray Ban and Oakley), Orange, SPIE Group, and Norsk Hydro, causing an estimated $81 million in losses.

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⚠ JUST IN: A private key leak led to the compromise of 2 Ethereum wallets, resulting in the loss of $2.3M worth of USDT.

The attacker gained access to the private keys of both wallets, draining roughly $1.8M from one and $500K from the other. The stolen funds were then swapped into ETH and laundered through Tornado Cash.

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🍭 Hello everyone, wishing all of you an enjoyable Christmas Eve. Make sure to congratulate your loved ones and spend the most of today with your family.

A little reminder that our $1000 giveaway ends tomorrow. You can join directly here ☃️

🤭 JUST IN: As Christmas is hours away, reports worldwide confirm Santa Claus is delivering gifts to children.

Santa is racing across the globe delivering gifts to children everywhere. Users can track his whereabouts using santatracker.google.com 🔥

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👀 JUST IN: A group of crypto whales are currently in an auction war over @psychopath with bids reaching 100K TON (~$150,128).

The Telegram handle was listed 7 days ago and now has 1 hour left. Notable users like @Cupid and @Plug showed interest early on but were quickly outbid as the price climbed.

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🎁 Merry Christmas everyone and happy holidays.