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Common NFT scams and how to avoid them
Here’s how open-source intelligence helps trace your digital footprint and uncover your weak points, plus a few essential tools to connect the dots
Mario Micucci • 20 Nov 2025 • 5 min. read
How wearing a ‘sock puppet’ can aid the collection of open source intelligence while insulating the ‘puppeteer’ from risks
Mario Micucci and Tomáš Foltýn • 11 Jan 2024 • 4 min. read
As NFTs exploded in popularity, scammers also jumped on the hype. Watch out for counterfeit NFTs, rug pulls, pump-and-dumps and other common scams plaguing the industry.
Mario Micucci • 23 May 2022 • 7 min. read