{"id":130933,"date":"2021-11-03T09:54:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/?p=130933"},"modified":"2025-06-11T04:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T11:19:48","slug":"squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Squid Game Cryptocurrency Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s little surprise that a\u00a0digital currency scam\u00a0based on the popular\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Squid Games<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0series on Netflix is making the news.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you haven\u2019t caught wind of it yet, the story goes along the following lines:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It appears that scammers\u00a0created\u00a0a\u00a0bogus\u00a0cryptocurrency called Squid Game\u00a0to capitalize on buzz around the show. They then\u00a0used the attention-getting name to lure\u00a0paying\u00a0investors, which\u00a0rapidly\u00a0drove up its value.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the value of the bogus\u00a0Squid Game\u00a0coin peaked, the scammers\u00a0quickly cashed\u00a0in\u00a0their coins to the tune of an estimated $3.3\u00a0million,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/squid-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">which\u00a0then saw the\u00a0cryptocurrency\u2019s plummet\u00a0down\u00a0to\u00a0less than a\u00a0penny\u00a0per\u00a0coin<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, leaving investors in the lurch.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scammers-make-off-with-2-1-m-1847972824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gizmodo initially broke the news<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that the Squid Game cryptocurrency\u00a0had\u00a0tanked,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/new-squid-game-cryptocurrency-launches-as-obvious-scam-1847961584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">just days after the outlet warned its readership that it was a likely \u201crug pull\u201d scam<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0where investors quickly exchange their cryptocurrency for real money and effectively drain the exchange of value.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Note that this Squid Game cryptocurrency had no relationship to the show or to Netflix, aside from\u00a0hijacking\u00a0the Squid Game name\u00a0without permission\u00a0so that the scammers could use it\u00a0as bait.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Squid Game scam: one of many cryptocurrency scams<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scams such as this are nothing new.\u00a0Earlier this year, an \u201cinitial coin offering\u201d (ICO) called Mando turned out to be a scam as well. Based on Disney\u2019s popular Star Wars series,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Mandalorian<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0the\u00a0scammers used the\u00a0name and the\u00a0Star Wars-themed\u00a0imagery\u00a0around\u00a0it\u00a0without permission. Then, just as suddenly they\u00a0used the popular name to drum up investments in the ICO,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tiktok-influencer-apologizes-after-promoting-scam-mando-1846596562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the scammers disappeared with the money they garnered from the \u201cpre-sale\u201d of the bogus Mando cryptocurrency<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With all the fervor around cryptocurrencies, scams\u00a0associated with them\u00a0are on the rise and have been for some time.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/news\/80-icos-are-scams-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A study published by Investopedia found that 80% of cryptocurrencies are scams<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and that only 8% of cryptocurrencies\u00a0make their way onto legitimate trading exchanges.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the case of the Squid Game cryptocurrency, there were several apparent signs that it was\u00a0bogus to begin with. Reports call out the fact that the currency was not available for purchase on mainstream platforms. Instead, investors could only purchase the cryptocurrency on a platform that doesn\u2019t guarantee the transactions\u00a0made upon it. Further, investors could only buy the currency, not sell it, effectively locking them in.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Other indications\u00a0were found in\u00a0the accompanying website and technical white paper, which were laden with spelling and grammatical errors, along with apparently unsubstantiated claims. In all, red flags\u00a0such as those are very similar to the ones\u00a0associated with phishing attacks\u2014where scammers co-opt the identities of well-known brands and organizations in bogus emails and websites, albeit\u00a0in an\u00a0often-clumsy\u00a0fashion.\u00a0Errors like those are often a telltale sign that something sketchy is afoot.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Protecting yourself from cryptocurrency scams<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1. Working with an accredited financial adviser is always a sound step with any investment you choose to make, as is only investing funds you can afford to lose if the investment falls through. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2. Steer clear of cryptocurrency investments that ask you to contribute money directly from one of your own accounts rather than via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/advisor\/investing\/best-crypto-exchanges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">a reliable platform that is verified<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3. Consider dependable cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin\u2014of course recognizing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/investing\/052014\/why-bitcoins-value-so-volatile.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">that even legitimate cryptocurrencies can be\u00a0highly\u00a0volatile investments<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4. Regard any cryptocurrency based on a pop culture reference like movies, memes, and shows with a highly critical eye. It may very well be a scam built around buzz rather than an earnest attempt at launching a legitimate cryptocurrency, such as it was with the Squid Game scam.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The game where only the scammer are the winners<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Just as Netflix\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Squid Game<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is one in a long string of hit shows that\u2019ll capture our attention, we can count on a similarly long string of cryptocurrency scams to continue. In this case, the Squid Game cryptocurrency scam was rigged from the start, despite the warning signs. After all, an investment people can only buy into but never sell is scam, plain and simple.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s little surprise that a\u00a0digital currency scam\u00a0based on the popular\u00a0Squid Games\u00a0series on Netflix is making the news.\u00a0\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":674,"featured_media":130939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10667],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3973],"class_list":["post-130933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Squid Game Cryptocurrency Scam | McAfee Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s little surprise that a\u00a0digital currency scam\u00a0based on the popular\u00a0Squid Games\u00a0series on Netflix is making the news.\u00a0\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t caught wind of\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Squid Game Cryptocurrency Scam | McAfee Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It\u2019s little surprise that a\u00a0digital currency scam\u00a0based on the popular\u00a0Squid Games\u00a0series on Netflix is making the news.\u00a0\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t caught wind of\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"McAfee Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/McAfee\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/McAfee\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-11-03T16:54:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-11T11:19:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/300x200_SquidGameCrash.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"McAfee\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@McAfee\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@McAfee\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"McAfee\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"McAfee\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#\/schema\/person\/47851fdb92fad9456152405839c92efa\"},\"headline\":\"Squid Game Cryptocurrency Scam\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-11-03T16:54:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-11T11:19:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/\"},\"wordCount\":684,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/300x200_SquidGameCrash.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Security News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/\",\"name\":\"Squid Game Cryptocurrency Scam | McAfee Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/300x200_SquidGameCrash.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-11-03T16:54:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-11T11:19:48+00:00\",\"description\":\"It\u2019s little surprise that a\u00a0digital currency scam\u00a0based on the popular\u00a0Squid Games\u00a0series on Netflix is making the news.\u00a0\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t caught wind of\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/300x200_SquidGameCrash.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/300x200_SquidGameCrash.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":200},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Security News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Squid Game Cryptocurrency Scam\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/\",\"name\":\"McAfee Blog\",\"description\":\"Internet Security News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#organization\",\"name\":\"McAfee\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mcafee-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mcafee-logo.png\",\"width\":1286,\"height\":336,\"caption\":\"McAfee\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/McAfee\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/McAfee\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/mcafee\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/McAfee\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#\/schema\/person\/47851fdb92fad9456152405839c92efa\",\"name\":\"McAfee\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/1ffadfeeda1f4f9e7891a81f27a9ecf4\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Original-Logo-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Original-Logo-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"McAfee\"},\"description\":\"We're here to make life online safe and enjoyable for everyone.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/McAfee\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/mcafee\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/McAfee\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/author\/mcafee\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Squid Game Cryptocurrency Scam | McAfee Blog","description":"It\u2019s little surprise that a\u00a0digital currency scam\u00a0based on the popular\u00a0Squid Games\u00a0series on Netflix is making the news.\u00a0\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t caught wind of","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Squid Game Cryptocurrency Scam | McAfee Blog","og_description":"It\u2019s little surprise that a\u00a0digital currency scam\u00a0based on the popular\u00a0Squid Games\u00a0series on Netflix is making the news.\u00a0\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t caught wind of","og_url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/","og_site_name":"McAfee Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/McAfee\/","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/McAfee\/","article_published_time":"2021-11-03T16:54:36+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-06-11T11:19:48+00:00","og_image":[{"width":300,"height":200,"url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/300x200_SquidGameCrash.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"McAfee","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@McAfee","twitter_site":"@McAfee","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"McAfee","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/"},"author":{"name":"McAfee","@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#\/schema\/person\/47851fdb92fad9456152405839c92efa"},"headline":"Squid Game Cryptocurrency Scam","datePublished":"2021-11-03T16:54:36+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-11T11:19:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/"},"wordCount":684,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/300x200_SquidGameCrash.jpg","articleSection":["Security News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/","name":"Squid Game Cryptocurrency Scam | McAfee Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/300x200_SquidGameCrash.jpg","datePublished":"2021-11-03T16:54:36+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-11T11:19:48+00:00","description":"It\u2019s little surprise that a\u00a0digital currency scam\u00a0based on the popular\u00a0Squid Games\u00a0series on Netflix is making the news.\u00a0\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t caught wind of","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/300x200_SquidGameCrash.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/300x200_SquidGameCrash.jpg","width":300,"height":200},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Security News","item":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/security-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Squid Game Cryptocurrency Scam"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/","name":"McAfee Blog","description":"Internet Security News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#organization","name":"McAfee","url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mcafee-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mcafee-logo.png","width":1286,"height":336,"caption":"McAfee"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/McAfee\/","https:\/\/x.com\/McAfee","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/mcafee\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/McAfee"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#\/schema\/person\/47851fdb92fad9456152405839c92efa","name":"McAfee","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/1ffadfeeda1f4f9e7891a81f27a9ecf4","url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Original-Logo-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Original-Logo-96x96.png","caption":"McAfee"},"description":"We're here to make life online safe and enjoyable for everyone.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/McAfee\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/mcafee\/","https:\/\/x.com\/McAfee"],"url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/author\/mcafee\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/674"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130933"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215566,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130933\/revisions\/215566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130933"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=130933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}