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fromArs Technica
3 weeks ago

Bonkers Bitcoin heist: 5-star hotels, cash-filled envelopes, vanishing funds

As Kent Halliburton stood in a bathroom at the Rosewood Hotel in central Amsterdam, thousands of miles from home, running his fingers through an envelope filled with 10,000 euros in crisp banknotes, he started to wonder what he had gotten himself into. Halliburton is the cofounder and CEO of Sazmining, a company that operates bitcoin mining hardware on behalf of clients-a model known as "mining-as-a-service."
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fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Phony tax return leaves Saratoga residents out more than $183k

Multiple Saratoga incidents included an online cryptocurrency scam ($58,000), identity theft tax refund fraud ($183,329), petty vehicle theft ($400), and a recovered stolen vehicle.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
7 months ago

Minister's X account hacked to promote crypto scam

Becky Morton's X account was hacked to promote a fake cryptocurrency, demonstrating risks associated with cybersecurity in public figures' social media.
The scam involved phishing techniques used by cyber criminals targeting verified accounts to exploit public trust.
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