Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images Text scams are everywhere these days — and they're constantly evolving and changing.

Everyone is asking the same question today. ‘Who is Ronald Spektor?’ Spektor, 23, of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, was sentenced on September 23, 2026, by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun to ...

Blocktower founder Ari Paul alleges Coinbase lost $25M of his firm's funds as Coinbase and Citi expand their stablecoin ...

Ronald Spektor, 23, who lived with his father, used social engineering as part of his scam to steal from Coinbase customers.

A Brooklyn man who stole nearly $16 million from about 100 Coinbase users through a yearlong phishing and social engineering ...

As a rule of thumb, if you receive an unsolicited text, especially one claiming to include a security code, it's likely part of a phishing scheme. Such is the case with a recent spate of unprompted ...

The phony email says crypto exchange users have until April 1 to transfer their crypto into self-custody wallets — but it’s a big scam. Crypto users have reported an increase in scam emails ...

A shocking incident recently shook the crypto industry when Brooklyn authorities charged a man for allegedly stealing $16 million from users of Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN), the largest crypto trading ...

Coinbase just changed the game for everyday investors. The crypto exchange is now giving U.S. retail investors access to IPO ...