Kurt "The CyberGuy" Knutsson gives warning about a new bitcoin blackmail swindle, along with what to look out for and how to avoid falling for this scam.

Bitcoin was supposed to cut out the middleman. Instead, it’s become a middleman’s dream for scammers. In 2025 alone, Americans lost more than $330 million to bitcoin ATM scams, according to FBI data, ...

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 cryptocurrency, and they're increasingly showing up in grocery ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Bitcoin ATM fraud reached new highs in 2025, with scammers reportedly stealing $333 million from ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

As governments seek to ban the machines, bitcoin ATMs remain entwined with cryptocurrency industry's most mainstream players.

An Idaho couple is suing Bitcoin Depot after scammers allegedly used its ATMs to siphon $76,000 in retirement savings. A class action filed in Idaho accuses the now-bankrupt crypto ATM operator of ...

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has filed a lawsuit against a cryptocurrency kiosk operator that the AG says facilitated cryptocurrency scams. According to the lawsuit, Bitcoin ...

Farran Powell is the managing editor of investing at Forbes Advisor. She was previously the assistant managing editor of investing at U.S. News & World Report. Her work has appeared in numerous ...

Bitcoin ATM fraud reached new highs in 2025, with scammers reportedly stealing $333 million from victims, the FBI said. In most cases of bitcoin ATM fraud, scammers impersonate either a company or a ...