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• 10:38, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page PolkaMetaverse Fake Audit (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/polkametaversefakeaudit.php}} thumb|PolkaMetaversePolkaMetaverse is currently claiming to be audited when no such audit has been performed, according to Peckshield. It remains to be seen what will come of this project and any investments. The whitepaper claims a multi-sig but no one has looked into the code. This is a global/international case not involving a specific...")
• 10:38, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Polkametaverse.jpg
• 10:38, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Polkametaverse.jpg
• 10:38, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Michael Saylor Giveaway Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/michaelsaylorgiveawayscam.php}} thumb|YouTubeA Coinbase customer was tricked into sending 26 BTC to a scammer who created a convincing-looking MicroStrategy website and live-stream on YouTube. There is no indication any funds were recovered. The specific website and channel were taken down within a few hours, however the scammers continue to break into more accounts. The cou...")
• 10:37, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Giveaway.jpg
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• 10:37, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page OpenSea Forced Sale By Old Listing (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/openseaforcedsalebyoldlisting.php}} thumb|OpenSeaOpenSea is one of the largest NFT marketplaces online. If an order is placed on the blockchain, it's available for future use unless cancelled or the NFT is no longer in the wallet which the offer applies to. If an NFT is moved from one wallet to another and back again, then OpenSea will fail to display the open order, which can...")
• 10:37, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page LCX Exchange Hot Wallet Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/lcxexchangehotwallethack.php}} thumb|LCX ExchangeLCX Exchange is a centralized cryptocurrency exchange based in Liechtenstein. In an incident which they have kept undisclosed, their hot wallets were breached and significant funds were taken. While EURe stablecoins were recovered, most funds were cashed out through TornadoCash. While withdrawals have been enabled again on t...")
• 10:37, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Lcxexchange.jpg
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• 10:36, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Blockchain.com Phishing Site Microsoft Edge MrPuma86 (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/blockchaincomphishingsitemicrosoftedgemrpuma86.php}} thumb|Blockchain.comBlockchain.com is a web wallet where users can log in and manage their funds. Scammers created a fake phishing version of the website which acted as a proxy to the real website. Logging in and withdrawals require a separate 2FA code, however the user is tricked into providing the 2FA multiple times...")
• 10:36, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Frosties NFT Rug Pull (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/frostiesnftrugpull.php}} thumb|FrostiesThe "Frosties" NFT project launched with the sale of 8,888 cartoon ice cream characters, and a lot of promises of future projects to build up the brand including metaverse integrations, staking, breeding functions, and exclusive giveaways. Instead of delivering, the creators decided to take the money and disappear. Unfortunately for t...")
• 10:36, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Frostiesnft.jpg
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• 10:36, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Morris Coin Fraudulent ICO (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/morriscoinfraudulentico.php}} thumb|Morris CoinMorris Coin was a fraudulent initial coin offering, which made a significant number of misleading claims about their cryptocurrency, in flashy promotions with celebrities. Authorities have started to work together to sieze the gathered assets. This exchange or platform is based in India, or the incident targeted people primari...")
• 10:36, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Morriscoin.jpg
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• 10:35, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Zodiac DAO Rug Pull (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/zodiacdaorugpull.php}} thumb|Zodiac DAOThe ZodiacDAO was a collateralized reserve currency. The liquidity, website, Twitter, Medium, and Telegram have disappeared. There is limited informatino on how much was lost and no apparent recovery plan. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Zodiac DAO == "Zodiac is a belt of the heavens with...")
• 10:35, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Zodiacdao.jpg
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• 10:35, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Arbix Finance Rug Pull (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/arbixfinancerugpull.php}} thumb|Arbix FinanceArbix Finance was a yield farming smart contract, which was audited by CertiK. However, funds were deposited instead on an unaudited smart contract which featured additional centralized mint functions for the owner. This enabled the full $10m which had been invested to be stolen. The website and other social media have been rem...")
• 10:35, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Arbixfinance.jpg
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• 10:35, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Indian Medical Association Twitter Compromised (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/indianmedicalassociationtwittercompromised.php}} thumb|TwitterThe Indian Medical Association Twitter account was breached, with the attacker rebranding it to look like Elon Musk and offering a cryptocurrency giveaway. This was a standard giveaway that offered 10 times the amount sent in. No funds were actually provided to victims. It is believed that nothing w...")
• 10:34, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Indianmedicalassociation.jpg
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• 10:34, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Exodus Malicious Torrent File ColonelGray (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/exodusmalicioustorrentfilecolonelgray.php}} thumb|ExodusReddit user ColonelGray stored a screenshot of their seed phrase on their PC when setting up their wallet. Some time later, they downloaded a malicious torrent file which ended up running a larger program. This resulted in the hacker gaining access to the seed phrase and using it to withdraw from their wallet. This is a g...")
• 10:34, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Exodus.jpg
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• 10:34, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page LiteVault Web Wallet Closes (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/litevaultwebwalletcloses.php}} thumb|LiteVaultLiteVault was a web wallet set up by someone named someguy123. It didn't manage private keys but rather gave users a secure way to generate them from the username and password (similar to blockchain.info). The service operated for several years before the domain name expired on January 1st, 2022. At this point, recovery of funds...")
• 10:34, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Litevault.jpg
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• 10:33, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page OpenSea Bored Ape Old Contract Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/openseaboredapeoldcontracthack.php}} thumb|OpenSeaOpenSea is one of the largest NFT marketplaces online. If an order is placed on the blockchain, it's available for future use unless cancelled or the NFT is no longer in the wallet which the offer applies to. If an NFT is moved from one wallet to another and back again, then OpenSea will fail to display the open order, which ca...")
• 10:33, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger/MetaMask Hack PowerOfTheGods (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgermetamaskhackpowerofthegods.php}} thumb|MultipleThe Reddit user PowerOfTheGods reported losing all their cryptocurrency, saved up over the past 5 years, on both their Ledger hardware wallet and 4 separate MetaMask wallets. This allegedly happened while they were checking their balances on the wallets, which they did regularly. One of the potential theories for how this ha...")
• 10:33, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page OpenSea Doodle Sold By Old Listing (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/openseadoodlesoldbyoldlisting.php}} thumb|OpenSeaOpenSea is one of the largest NFT marketplaces online. If an order is placed on the blockchain, it's available for future use unless cancelled or the NFT is no longer in the wallet which the offer applies to. If an NFT is moved from one wallet to another and back again, then OpenSea will fail to display the open order, which can...")
• 10:33, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Snowflake Floki Honeypot Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/snowflakeflokihoneypotscam.php}} thumb|Snowflake FlokiSnowflake Floki claimed to be launching a new metaverse casino, and investors flocked in to participate. In reality, the house always wins. Token purchasers were unable to sell due to deliberate limitations in the smart contract. Only the smart contract owner could sell. Significant funds were spent on the tokens, an...")
• 10:33, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Snowflakefloki.jpg
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• 10:32, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page MASK Token Unsellable (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/masktokenunsellable.php}} thumb|MASK TokenIn anticipation of a new MASK token which was to be released by MetaMask, a scam token was created also called MASK. The token was structured so that the ability to sell it would stop working over time, through a modification to the smart contract. It is reported that 462 ETH was spent purchasing the tokens. Much of the proceeds/prof...")
• 10:32, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Masktoken.jpg
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• 10:32, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Official KMSPico Malware TheAlmightyRedditor (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/officialkmspicomalwarethealmightyredditor.php}} thumb|NoneThe CryptBot is malware which can commonly be downloaded when pirating software, such as Windows license circumvention. Once downloaded, the software will report information from multiple programs including common cryptocurrency wallets. While multiple victims have lost funds, in this case it appears that $30k was lost...")
• 10:32, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Cell Phone Repair Shop Theft hoangs2k (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/cellphonerepairshopthefthoangs2k.php}} thumb|MultipleOn November 9th, Reddit user hoangs2k took his cell phone with a broken screen to get repaired at the UBreakIFix cell phone repair shop. He reported finding that a new device had been hooked up to his Google account on November 9th, the same day that his cell phone was being repaired. On December 26th, he found that his H...")
• 10:32, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Ubreakifix.jpg
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• 10:31, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Mirror Protocol Governance Attack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/mirrorprotocolgovernanceattack.php}} thumb|Mirror ProtocolMirror Protocol is a Terra project which allows the creation of synthetic assets that mirror other assets like stocks. The protocol uses a governance protocol. This protocol was attacked by creating a large number of malicious proposals that give funds to the attacker ($40m in total). There doesn't appear to be a...")
• 10:31, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Mirrorprotocol.jpg
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• 10:31, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page CoinRise Investor Losses (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinriseinvestorlosses.php}} thumb|CoinRiseCoinRise is apparently Canada's newest and fastest growing cryptocurrency platform, and issued a number of press releases. Their site makes them appear to have an office in Canada, which is not true. They are, of course, not registered with any regulators. More than one investor has reported losses through the platform, despite an ov...")
• 10:31, 28 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Coinrise.jpg