Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Call it a diabolical new twist on an old scam: ATM fraudsters are turning to bitcoin. Data the Federal Trade Commission provided ...

A FAVORITE TOOL FOR SCAMMERS. SCAMMERS MORE AND MORE OFTEN ARE USING ATMS TO STEAL YOUR MONEY. MANY OF THESE SCAMS START WITH A CALL OR A MESSAGE ABOUT SOMETHING SUPPOSEDLY WRONG. THE SCAMMER MIGHT ...

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 ...

Bitcoin ATMs are a rapidly growing presence in the United States and, some experts say, a rapidly growing cybercrime menace. ATMs dealing in bitcoin are similar to their cash cousins: there are PINs ...

Bitcoin ATMs were supposed to make digital money as easy as grabbing cash from a corner machine. Instead, they have become one of the fastest growing tools for fraud, with the FBI now tying them to a ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reported a massive increase in losses to Bitcoin ATM scams, nearly ten times the amount from 2020 and reaching over $110 million in 2023. Bitcoin ATMs are ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WBNG) -- Attorney General Dave Sunday said scammers now use Bitcoin ATMs, or “BTMs,” to scam people. Officials said scammers target consumers with urgent messaging, such as “protect your ...

BENTONVILLE -- Benton County sheriff's deputies seized more than $14,000 from a Bitcoin ATM in an investigation related to a scam and now the company is suing for the money's return. Bitcoin Depot is ...

Automated teller machine (ATM) provider NCR Atleos has debuted its LibertyX Bitcoin Cashout feature that will allow customers in the United States to receive cash from Bitcoin sales from their ATMs.