Pig butchering, address poisoning and AI deepfakes are just a few of the tricks scammers have up their sleeves.

The city has banned the operation of all cryptocurrency kiosks.

The “attention economy” is really the sucker economy.

The FBI logged 181,565 crypto fraud complaints and $11B in losses in 2025 - while the DOJ disbanded its crypto unit. How ...

Crypto exchange fraud is rising as scammers use phishing, deepfakes and social engineering. Here’s why attacks are growing ...

Robert Semanko told police he thought he couldn’t be scammed.Then last October the 31-year-old father of three from central ...

Cryptocurrency is full of exciting opportunities, from groundbreaking technology to the potential for significant financial gains. But wherever there is hype and money, scammers are sure to follow.

Mayor Tim Keller signed Albuquerque’s new Virtual Currency Ordinance, O-26-49, Friday, Oct. 2, establishing new consumer ...

Multiple companies including Mandiant, Netgear and Hyundai have had their X social media accounts hijacked and used for cryptocurrency scams by threat actors. X, formerly known as Twitter, is no ...

Cryptocurrency ATMs will be prohibited within Albuquerque city limits under a newly approved ordinance aimed at preventing fraud.

ABQ Journal in your inbox Sign up to get the Leading News newsletter emailed to you daily An ordinance banning cryptocurrency ...

WASHINGTON — They pulled off one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in U.S. history, duping a stranger out of bitcoin worth over $240 million. They tried to hide their digital fingerprints, carrying ...