Cryptocurrency Crime Drops in 2020 but ‘Decentralized Finance’ Losses Rise: Study January 29, 2021 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss Losses from cryptocurrency theft, hacks and fraud fell 57% last year to $1.9 billion, as market participants boosted security systems,...
Cryptocurrency Fraud Losses Surge to $4.4 Billion: CipherTrace Report December 2, 2019 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss Cryptocurrency theft has surged in 2019 compared with last year, with more money flowing through digital exchanges and criminals looking...
Losses from Cryptocurrency Thefts, Fraud Surged to $1.2 Billion in Q1: Report May 1, 2019 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss Losses from the theft of cryptocurrencies from exchanges and fraud-related activities surged in the first quarter of the year to...
Thefts, Scams of Cryptocurrencies Surge 400% to $1.7 Billion in 2018 January 30, 2019 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss Cryptocurrencies stolen from exchanges and scammed from investors surged more than 400 percent in 2018 to around $1.7 billion, according...
Cryptocurrency Theft Soars to $927 Million During 1st Nine Months of 2018: Report October 12, 2018 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss Theft of cryptocurrencies through hacking of exchanges and trading platforms soared to $927 million in the first nine months of...