ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, as the Chinese AI company DeepSeek gains popularity, malicious "DeepSeek" crypto tokens have surged in the past 24 hours.According to data from security firm BlockAid, as of January 27, at least 75 related scam tokens have been created, a threefold increase from the previous day. This mirrors the spike in counterfeit tokens following U.S. President Trump's release of a meme coin on January 18.According to BlockAid research analyst Oz Tamir, scammers have created a DApp that mimics the DeepSeek website, which includes a "connect wallet" button that, when clicked, could steal users' wallet funds.

ChainCatcher message, the official X account of the RWA lending protocol Centrifuge has been hacked, and the hacker has released a fundraising address disguised as an AI project token. Currently, the fundraising balance at the scam address is 93.57 SOL.

ChainCatcher message, UPCX official stated that recently someone has impersonated the official name to publish a plan to recruit community ambassadors in the Chinese community, and has induced users to purchase tokens and transfer them to designated wallet addresses for staking, subsequently airdropping in the form of so-called Meme coins.UPCX official solemnly reminds all users: please stay vigilant and beware of fraudulent tokens on other chains, do not trust any information that has not been verified by the official. UPCX official will not release any other tokens unrelated to UPCX in any name or form. Please be sure to verify the source of information to avoid being deceived.

ChainCatcher message, Mode Network issued a warning on social media, reminding users to be cautious of scam tokens on other chains. $MODE is only available on Mode Network and is not traded on the Ethereum mainnet or any other chain.In addition, the official also announced the correct contract address: 0xdfc7c877a950e49d2610114102175a06c2e3167a, emphasizing that user safety is their top priority and urging users to stay vigilant to ensure safety.

ChainCatcher message, Seraphim, the growth lead of Ethena Labs, posted on the X platform stating that the ENA token on the BNB Chain monitored by the shield is a scam token and is not related to Ethena Labs.

ChainCatcher message, according to CertiK monitoring, the EOA address starting with 0xdbA has deposited 200 ETH into Tornado Cash. The related wallet has deployed multiple scam tokens, including fake ProphetBots and Banana Gun tokens.

ChainCatcher message, the blockchain risk monitoring company Solidus Labs stated that from mid-July to August, developers deployed over 500 scam tokens on the Coinbase L2 network BASE, such as BASEPEPE (BPEPE) and Baby Yoda (Yoda). Among them, about 300 tokens allow their creators to mint unlimited amounts, and another 60 tokens prevent buyers from reselling on exchanges. These scam tokens generated approximately $3.7 million in trading volume on Base-based decentralized exchanges, with scammers profiting around $2 million.

ChainCatcher news, CertiK Alert tweeted that an EOA address (starting with 0xAF1) transferred 101 ETH to Tornado Cash.It is reported that the funds came from a scam token project named XPro, which has seen its token price drop by 96%. ETH address: 0xE6550144ACD9954a5dA5a3eb4b8E2e09be13C0D9. After users purchased XPro, the administrator (admin) called executed() and set the purchaser's "crossAmount" to a very large value (10^27), preventing the sale of the tokens.Additionally, the funds deposited into Tornado Cash appear to have been withdrawn by an EOA address starting with 0x2ee and distributed to multiple EOA addresses via Disperse App. These funds may be used to purchase scam tokens.

ChainCatcher news, a new report from blockchain risk monitoring company Solidus Labs shows that from January 1, 2022, to December 1, 2022, fraudsters deployed over 117,000 scam tokens on-chain, a 41% increase compared to the entire year of 2021. Of these, 8% came from Ethereum and 12% from BNB Chain.It is reported that the number of cryptocurrencies tracked by CoinMarketCap has exceeded 22,000, but many existing tokens do not meet the listing guidelines of the website. Solidus Labs Chief Operating Officer Chen Arad pointed out that not all tokens deployed on the blockchain are listed on the data site because they are unverified. (CoinDesk)