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What to know as cryptocurrency scams rise in Texas

From investment fraud to sophisticated schemes involving hard-to-trace digital currency, Texans lost more than $1 billion to crypto scams in 2025.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 8

Ten years after Ethereum's DAO disaster, it's time to try again

In 2016, a computer scientist foresaw how naive design choices in the original DAO could wreck Ethereum. Things are different now, he says.

Fortune · Apr 28

FBI Warns Older Americans As Crypto Scams Wipe Out $11.4 Billion In 2025 — Tips To Protect Your Life Savings

FBI has warned against crypto scams, to which Americans lost $11.4 billion in 2025 alone. Older victims suffered the most severe impact.

International Business Times UK · Apr 13

Scammers build fake FBI crime reporting portals to steal personal info - warns FBI

Someone is spoofing the FBI's IC3 website in an attempt to steal PII, it warns.

TechRadar · Sep 22, 2025

The FBI says cybercriminals were responsible for a record $16,600,000,000 in reported losses last year, up 33% from 2023

That's a whole lot of ill-gotten gains.

PC Gamer · Apr 25, 2025

Elderly Americans Suffered Most In $9.3 Billion Crypto Scam Losses Last Year: FBI

Elderly Americans were the most targeted age group last year by crypto scammers and fraudsters, a new FBI report revealed, highlighting how threat actors set their eyes on the most vulnerable demographic to dupe U.S. consumers.

International Business Times · Apr 24, 2025

FBI issues warning over scammers impersonating agents to steal your money

The FBI has issued a scam alert warning that scammers are impersonating agents from its Internet Crime Complaint Center.

Tom’s Guide · Apr 22, 2025

FBI warns scammers are posing as agents pretending to help recover lost funds

No, that Jaime Quin on Telegram is not the real IC3 chief - it's a scammer looking for a way into your bank account.

TechRadar · Apr 21, 2025

Online fraud cost Americans $12.5bn last year — and the FBI says things will only get worse in 2024

Healthcare may receive the most ransomware attacks, but investment fraud has hit Americans the hardest

TechRadar · Mar 7, 2024

How many cyber-attacks occur in the US?

In 2022, the US faced 869 ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure, disrupting operations in sectors like healthcare and commercial services.

USAFacts · Nov 20, 2023