Five arrested in crypto fraud investigation as Met appeals to thousands of potential victims

This is a major update! IOC submitted information to The Met many months ago and has been in contact with them since! A huge thank you to the Met, this provides a potential path to justice for 70+ victims that IOC is aware of!

Fraudulent projects:

- DTX Exchange: dtxexchange.com
- Intel Markets: intelmarkets.io
- Cryptids: cryptidsgame.io
- Algo Tech Trades: algotech.trade
- Unilabs Finance: unilabs.finance

As part of the investigation, officers will be seeking to contact people who may have been impacted by this scheme. However, if you believe you have been a victim of this fraud, please report it urgently to Action Fraud here or call 0300 123 2040.

Full article Link -> https://news.met.police.uk/news/five-arrested-in-crypto-fraud-investigation-as-met-appeals-to-thousands-of-potential-victims-502221

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Community alert: Ledger had another data breach via payment processor Global-e leaking the personal data of customers (name & contact information).

Earlier today customers received the email below.

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