Crypto Crime
Myanmar Parliament Proposes Death Penalty for Cybercrime Offences
On May 14, 2026, Myanmar published a parliamentary bill proposing the death penalty for those who detain or violently coerce victims into online scam centres. The “Anti-Online Scam Bill” targets...
Polish Lawmakers Adopt MiCA Amid Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Probe
Polish lawmakers on Friday adopted a crypto regulation bill and implemented the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), which the nation has a July deadline to approve. The Zondacrypto...
THORChain Hit by Over $10M Exploit Across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Base
Cross‑chain liquidity protocol THORChain appears to have been hit by a big hack affecting multiple blockchains, according to on‑chain sleuth ZachXBT and other crypto intelligence accounts tracking suspicious fund movements....
Nigel Farage Faces Standards Probe Over Undeclared £5M Gift
Nigel Farage is facing a parliamentary standards commissioner inquiry over a £5 million gift from billionaire Reform UK backer Christopher Harborne. The investigation will examine whether the Reform UK leader...
ZachXBT Exposes Threat Actor Tied to $19 Million Social Engineering Thefts
On-chain investigator ZachXBT has exposed a threat actor, Dritan Kapllani Jr., linked to the theft of $19 million through social-engineering attacks targeting crypto holders. In his latest thread on X,...
Florida Crypto CEO Charged in $328M Fraud Case
Goliath Ventures founder Christopher Alexander Delgado has publicly acknowledged responsibility for investor losses tied to the cryptocurrency investment operation after federal prosecutors previously charged him with wire fraud and money...
ZachXBT Accuses Bitget Stakeholder of Enabling Scams on the Platform
Renowned blockchain investigator, ZachXBT, has launched an attack on Bitget over a recent exploit on the centralized exchange. ZachXBT accused the exchange of inflating LAB’s value to bait retail. He...
Marlon Ferro Sentenced to 78 Months in $250M Crypto Theft Network Case
Marlon Ferro, a 20-year-old from Santa Ana, California, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for his role in a criminal network that stole more than $250 million...
Coinbase Faces Lawsuit Over Frozen DAI Linked to $55M Theft
Crypto exchange Coinbase is facing a lawsuit from an anonymous crypto investor who claims the company improperly withheld access to frozen digital assets connected to a major 2024 theft involving...
Tether, Binance, and Others Freeze $41.5M of Stolen Funds
Stablecoin issuer Tether, alongside Binance, OKX, US law enforcement, and independent security agents, has frozen over $41.5 million tied to the collapse of the DSJ Exchange and BG Wealth Sharing...
Prompt Injection Attack Drains $202K from Grok Wallet, Funds Partially Recovered
A bizarre exploit involving an AI-powered crypto agent has exposed a new category of risk in decentralized finance, after attackers manipulated Grok-linked infrastructure to drain roughly $202,000 in digital assets. ...
Kyber Exploiter Launders $24.88M via Tornado Cash After Pardon Bid
Blockchain platform Arkham data shows fund movements tied to KyberSwap exploiter Andean Medjedovic. Wallets linked to the case have now sent a total of $24.88 million through Tornado Cash. The...
Wasabi Protocol Suffers Over $5M Loss in Multi-Chain Exploit
On April 30, 2026, Wasabi Protocol suffered a major exploit that drained more than $5 million across Ethereum (ETH), Base, Berachain, and Blast. Security firms Blockaid, CertiK, and PeckShield confirmed...
India Warns of Trust Wallet Scam Using Fake Verification Links
India’s cybercrime agency has warned of rising scams targeting Trust Wallet users. The alert follows a surge in fraud complaints reported nationwide. Attackers use fake verification steps to gain access...
ZetaChain Halts Cross-Chain Transactions amid GatewayEVM Contract Attack
ZetaChain paused cross-chain transactions on mainnet after an attack hit its GatewayEVM contract. The team said the incident affected only internal ZetaChain team wallets. No user funds were impacted. The...
Litecoin Network Hit by Zero-Day Attack in Coordinated Double-Spend Operation
Litecoin suffered an attack this weekend. A zero-day vulnerability was exploited in a coordinated operation that knocked major mining pools offline, triggered a 13-block reorganization of the chain, and enabled...
22-Year-Old Gets 70 Months Prison for Role in $263M Crypto Laundering Scheme
A 22-year-old California man has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for laundering millions from a $263 million crypto fraud scheme. Launderer Behind Multi-Million Crypto Operation Evan Tangeman,...
Telegram Founder Durov Ties 41 French Crypto Kidnappings to Tax Leaks
Telegram founder Pavel Durov said France recorded 41 kidnappings of crypto holders in the first 3.5 months of 2026. He linked the surge to leaked personal data and claimed criminals...
Wisconsin Targets Crypto Firms in Sports Betting Clash
Wisconsin has escalated a high-stakes legal fight against major crypto and trading platforms over sports event contracts. The state filed complaints in Dane County targeting Kalshi, Coinbase, Polymarket, Robinhood, and...
Wisconsin Sues Kalshi, Coinbase, Polymarket, Robinhood, and Crypto.com
Wisconsin, a state in the upper Midwest region of the United States, has initiated a lawsuit against prediction market platforms. In the latest development, the state filed a fresh legal...
JPMorgan Says DeFi Exploits Still Block Institutional Adoption
JPMorgan said repeated DeFi exploits and stagnant growth continue to curb institutional interest in the sector, with the latest KelpDAO breach reinforcing concerns about security, contagion, and capital efficiency. According...
DeFi Security: Flying Tulip Adds Withdrawal Circuit Breakers
Decentralized finance platform Flying Tulip has introduced a withdrawal circuit breaker mechanism in response to a surge in exploits that has pushed DeFi losses above $600 million in April alone....
Lazarus Group Deploys New macOS Malware Toolkit in Crypto Exec Hunt
Security experts warned Wednesday that North Korea’s state-backed Lazarus Group has launched a new “Mach-O Man” campaign aimed at crypto, fintech, and other high-value executives. According to reports, the operation...
FCA Cracks Down on Illegal Cryptocurrency Trading in London
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a cease and desist order to eight London addresses suspected of being involved in illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading. In a Wednesday announcement,...
KelpDAO Hacker Moves Stolen ETH, Funds Routed to Tron via LayerZer
The hacker behind the nearly $300 million KelpDAO breach is now moving and laundering the money through a complicated cross-chain route. Blockchain security firm PeckShield says the cybercriminal moved the...
