As cryptocurrency machines spread across the country, gas station employees are becoming the unlikely last line of defense ...

Financial scams take many forms: a prominent technology company purportedly warning you that your online account has been hijacked, or someone impersonating a bank executive claims there have been ...

Bitcoin, the digital currency and virtual payment system, has grown increasingly popular in recent years. The top cryptocurrency token holders have made billions of dollars off the digital asset.

Real world bitcoin ATMs are playing a bigger role in the proliferation of online Bitcoin scams than ever before. Data from the Federal Trade Commission shows consumers reporting over $110 million in ...

Grand Prairie, Texas — Joseph Buentello, 80, was cruising through retirement when he received a call erroneously claiming his son was in jail. "I was scared, I hit the panic button and I let my panic ...

As cryptocurrency continues to rise in popularity, so do scams associated with the loosely-regulated digital currency and ...

There has been a "massive" surge in the amount of money consumers have lost to scams involving Bitcoin ATM machines, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The amount of money lost has ...

The median loss to this scam, across all ages, is $10,000. In the first six months of 2024, Americans lost $65 million to Bitcoin ATM scams. The machines offer an easy way for people to get into ...

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb unveiled a lawsuit against Athena Bitcoin, Inc., on Monday, accusing the ...

When we say the word Bitcoin, some big myths and misconceptions come to mind. There are now new resources available to help ...

An Idaho gas station clerk has been hailed as a hero after she saved a group of women from getting scammed at a Bitcoin ATM ...