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‘Trusted seller’ vends fake Trezor wallets stealing crypto: Kaspersky

Amid the rising popularity of hardware cryptocurrency wallets, the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has reminded users about the importance of using authentic crypto devices.Kaspersky’s cyber incident expert Stanislav Golovanov on May 10 reported on an issue with fake hardware wallets impersonating major wallet firm Trezor.According to the blog post, the

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Kraken builds fake crypto account to ‘bait’ fraudsters

United States crypto exchange Kraken has provided a novel method for flagging nefarious wallets — building a fake crypto account on the exchange to “scam bait” bad actors.Tweeting on May 10, popular streamer Kitboga — whose content revolves around annoying scammers— revealed that Kraken had built him a “custom environment”

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China issues first arrest over fake news created with ChatGPT: Report

A suspect identified only as “Hong” was detained by local authorities and arrested in the Gansu district of China after allegedly using ChatGPT to generate fake news stories. According to a report from the South China Morning Post, Hong was detained after an investigation into an unsubstantiated article relating to a train

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BNB Chain issues list of 191 high-risk, untrustworthy DApps and fake tokens

BNB Chain, the blockchain developed by crypto exchange Binance, updated its red alarm list to include 191 high-risk projects and decentralized applications (DApps) currently hosted on the blockchain.BNB Chain’s red alarm list — updated every Friday — includes projects and DApps deemed risky investments purely based on smart contract assessment.

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CBDC will be used for ‘control’ ECB president admits in vid chat with fake Zelensky

A widely shared video of European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde admitting that a Digital Euro will be used in a "limited" way to control the payments people can make was taken from the three week old prank video.The video was highlighted by breaking news account Watcher Guru on

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Criminal gang behind fake crypto wallets arrested in China

Shanxi police in China have arrested a criminal gang involved in manufacturing and distributing fake cryptocurrency wallets.  The gang had been distributing fake wallet Android Package kit (APK) installation packages through popular messaging apps. The gang distributed counterfeit wallet APK installation packages through well-known messaging apps like WeChat and Telegram and bought

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Worldcoin integrates Proof of Personhood to counter fake news created by AI

Worldcoin, in a recent announcement, said it is adopting Proof of Personhood to help advance its systems for better services. With the introduction of methods that may enhance fairness, social interaction, and trust, Worldcoin’s implementation of Proof of Personhood (PoP) is a significant advance with the potential to revolutionize the online

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