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Nonfungible token collector Pransky was duped out of 97.67 Ether, worth $341,500, after the website of popular artist Banksy was hijacked to promote a fake NFT auction.However, almost all of the money has since been refunded. On Aug. 31, Pransky spotted a page on Banksy’s official website promoting an NFT auction
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With counterfeit Australian coronavirus vaccination certificates circulating online, local experts are calling for the national rollout of a blockchain-based vaccine passport to ensure the efficacy of the country’s “Covid certificate” system.A report in The Australian cites fraudsters who claim to have sold more than 200 fake COVID-19 certificates for $120
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The owner of crypto exchange Bitmart has filed a bid for pre-arbitration injunctive relief to prevent Chinese hackers from making illicit transfers using fraudulent Bitcoin SV (BSV) on its platform. According to a July 26 report, GBM Global Holdings, Bitmart’s owner, filed its bid with a New York federal judge despite
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Journalism is facing unprecedented assaults from attempts at censorship and the proliferation of fake news around the world. To push back against these threats, blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) applications are being developed to help authenticate media content, preserve records and maintain journalism integrity. From Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s persecution
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The scammers may be trying to collect a database of crypto users for sale on the dark web, said Kaspersky. Source
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Living in the land of “authentic selves” and buzzwords, Prince Harry has to learn fast that you have to fake it to make it.Meghan Markle is excelling in that environment. It’s what she does best.How long before Harry’s nervousness gives way and he cracks?Prince Harry and Meghan Markle really are
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Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling, known for its aviation chronometers, has enlisted help from Ethereum in fighting the fakers. In
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Blockchain-enabled video network Theta has partnered with Chainlink to help push back on video advertising scams, the likes of which often pop up promoting “cryptocurrency giveaway” dupes. Announced on Friday, the solution to counter scam-ads uses video performance data from Theta’s network to assign a “reputation score” for each streamer based
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New reports state that league interest in Colin Kaepernick was fake. At the same time, the quarterback is making waves for his inclusion in Madden 21–and his curiously high rating. Colin Kaepernick is an incredibly influential activist in the outcry against police brutality, but that does not make him a good quarterback. Colin
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Over $1 billion worth of tokens on the Ethereum blockchain are missing a software standard released in 2017, setting them up to be hijacked and drained from trading exchanges, according to new research. The software vulnerability, called a fake deposit exploit, was pinpointed in 7,772 issuers of ERC-20 tokens, according to
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