How a major convenience store chain became a hub for crypto scams

Thousands of Americans lost more than a quarter of a billion dollars this year to scams using crypto ATMs – machines that turn cash into hard-to-recover cryptocurrency.

And scores of those victims were fleeced by scammers inside stores owned by Circle K, one of the crypto ATM industry’s biggest corporate partners.

#scam #CircleK #BitcoinDepot #cryptocurrency #crypto #cryptoatm #bitcoin #fintech

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/us/crypto-atm-scams-circle-k-invs-vis

How Fraudsters Use Cryptocurrency A.T.M.s to Target Victims

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/technology/fraudsters-cryptocurrency-atms.html

Bitcoin Depot breach exposes data of nearly 27,000 crypto users

Bitcoin Depot, an operator of Bitcoin ATMs, is notifying customers of a data breach incident that has exposed their sensitive information.

In the letter sent to affected individuals, the company informs that it first detected suspicious activity on its network LAST YEAR

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitcoin-depot-breach-exposes-data-of-nearly-27-000-crypto-users/

Bitcoin Depot breach exposes data of nearly 27,000 crypto users
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitcoin-depot-breach-exposes-data-of-nearly-27-000-crypto-users/

#Infosec #Security #Cybersecurity #CeptBiro #BitcoinDepot #Breach #ExposesData #CryptoUsers

Bitcoin ATMs Are Landing At Gas Stations, Delis And Convenience Stores Near You

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/bitcoin-atms-are-landing-gas-stations-delis-and-convenience-stores-near-you

"Bitcoin Depot, from Atlanta, has also grown its number of #ATMs from 500 to more than 1,800 in the past year."

"General Bytes, a #Bitcoin #ATM manufacturer, sold 3,000 machines last year. 90% of those machines went to North America."

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Bitcoin ATMs are coming to a gas station near you:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crypto-currencies-atms/bitcoin-atms-are-coming-to-a-gas-station-near-you-idUSKBN2B714L

 #BTM #BitcoinATM #CoinFlip #CoinCloud #BitcoinDepot #GeneralBytes