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Prosecutors Ease Off: Crypto Crimes Lose Spotlight in Manhattan
16.11.2024
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan will scale back its focus on cryptocurrency crimes after securing high-profile convictions, including FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), according to Scott Hartman, co-chief of the securities and commodities task force at the Southern District of...
Missing Crypto Influencer, Under Investigation by Canadian Regulator, Found Dead in Montreal: Report
14.11.2024
His body was found months after he was kidnapped from a Montreal condo. A 32-year-old woman has been charged with his murder
Money Launderer Who Moved Scam Victims' Funds Faces Up to Two Decades in U.S. Prison
13.11.2024
Daren Li oversaw the transfer of more than $73 million away from crypto scam victims to wallets he and his co-conspirators controlled
South Korean Police Arrest 215 in Suspected $232M Crypto Investment Scam Investigation: Yonhap
13.11.2024
The scheme promised 20x returns through investing in tokens that in reality had little value
Humpy the Whale Cost FTX, Alameda $1 Billion in Losses, Lawsuit Alleges
11.11.2024
The suit also links him to organized crime in Eastern Europe and terrorist groups
CEO of Canadian Crypto Holding Returns Safely After Paying $720K Ransom: Report
8.11.2024
WonderFi CEO was forced into a vehicle but released after a ransom was paid
Dune Launches Dashboard Tracking $2.5B Lost to Crypto Hacks and Phishing Scams
7.11.2024
The new dashboard by Dune reveals funds lost in over 5,500 blockchain-based scams, exploits, and attacks
Man Vanishes With Woman’s Crypto, Prompting Police Investigation in Hong Kong
27.10.2024
A Hong Kong woman lost $12K in a crypto exchange scam after waiting hours for a promised cash handoff that never arrived. Hong Kong Woman Scammed in Crypto Exchange Scheme Hong Kong authorities are investigating a cryptocurrency scam reported by a woman at an exchange shop in Mong Kok on Saturday...
Fake Coinbase website leads to $20M fraud, 5-year sentence
18.10.2024
A phishing scam netted a fraudster luxury cars and foreign vacations, and then a prison sentence
Fake Coinbase website leads to $20M fraud, 5-year sentence
18.10.2024
A phishing scam netted a fraudster luxury cars and foreign vacations, and then a prison sentence
Bitfinex hacker should get 5 years jail for 120K BTC heist: Feds
17.10.2024
Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole 120,000 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack on the Bitfinex, should receive a reduced sentence of five-years in prison, prosecutors say.
Congress lacking crypto education will lead to ‘bad laws’ — Coinbase CSO
16.10.2024
Phillip Martin told Cointelegraph that Coinbase has focused on educating lawmakers on crypto as they “make much better decisions” on regulation
TD Bank Makes History as First US Bank to Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy
14.10.2024
TD Bank, one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S., has agreed to pay a record $3 billion penalty, the largest ever under the Bank Secrecy Act, after pleading guilty to felony charges. The bank is the largest in U.S. history to plead guilty to Bank Secrecy Act program failures and...
ZachXBT claims there is an uptick in thieves targetting crypto traders offline
13.10.2024
Online software development platform GitHub has a list of at least 15 recorded incidents of in person crypto theft in the last year, around 17 in 2023, and 32 in 2021.
Ohio’s New Crypto Fraud Unit Claims First Victory, Recovers $130K From Scam
10.10.2024
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s new Electronic Fraud Investigations unit has recovered $130,000 from a cryptocurrency scam in its first victory. The unit was established to address the growing complexity of cyber financial crimes, particularly those involving cryptocurrency....
UN Agency Recommends Criminalization of Unlicensed VASPs in Southeast Asia to Counter Cyber Fraud
8.10.2024
Some service providers are facilitating transactions for fraud outfits and high-risk gambling sites, the report said
UN report highlights cybercrime surge in Southeast Asia, Telegram's role
7.10.2024
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime continues its series on organized crime in Southeast Asia and focuses on Telegram this time.
Australian Police Seize $9.3M in Crypto, Bust Mastermind Behind Ghost Platform
7.10.2024
The Australian Federal Police have taken a major step against organized crime by seizing $9.3 million in cryptocurrency. The operation uncovered a secret encrypted communication platform, Ghost, leading to the arrest of its alleged mastermind. Through digital forensics, authorities cracked...
Australian feds ‘deciphered’ seed phrase to access suspect’s crypto
2.10.2024
The Australian Federal Police said an analyst cracked the seed phrase to a crypto account belonging to the accused owner of an organized crime messaging app.
Hacker pleads guilty to stealing $37M in crypto via ‘cyber intrusion’
2.10.2024
Evan Frederick Light faces up to 20 years behind bars for each charge, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and launder monetary instruments