Crypto scam lures ships into Strait of Hormuz, falsely promising safe passage

Ars Technica
By Jeremy HsuApr 22, 2026, 6:07 pm104 pts
Crypto scammers are targeting the thousands of ships stranded near the Strait of Hormuz—and at least one ship that faced Iranian gunfire may have been tricked into believing it had paid Iran for safe passage. The first warning of such a crypto scam came from the Greek maritime risk management company MARISKS…

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