Crypto Crime
DOJ-Led Operation Disrupts 1.4 Million Scam Accounts
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the results of its first-ever “Disruption Week.” The coordinated effort involved government agencies, law enforcement partners, and major technology firms. The operation...
Microsoft Flags Two Malicious npm Packages Targeting Crypto Wallets
On June 3, 2026, Microsoft Threat Intelligence reported that two compromised npm packages were deploying a remote access trojan (RAT) to steal keystrokes, screenshots, and crypto wallet credentials while abusing...
Crypto Exploits Fall to $68.3M in May 2026, CertiK Reports
On May 31, 2026, CertiK Alert reported $68.3 million in total losses from crypto exploits, including $2.6 million from phishing, making it the third month in 2026 with under $100...
Chinese Real Estate Developer Murdered in Cambodia After $2M Crypto Ransom Demand
A 53-year-old Chinese Real Estate developer, Yang Weixin, has been killed in Cambodia by kidnappers who demanded $2 million in cryptocurrency from his wife. According to reports, the businessman lived...
Thane Man Accused of ₹1.61 Crore Crypto Scam Targeting Seven Investors
A 44-year-old man from Thane city has been booked for allegedly cheating seven people of Rs 1.61 crore after promising high returns through cryptocurrency investments, police said on Friday, according...
South Korea Files First DEX Rug Pull Case Over CATFI
South Korean prosecutors have filed the country’s first criminal prosecution tied to a decentralized exchange rug pull case after charging a group accused of manipulating the Solana-based meme coin CATFI...
Scammers Steal Over $400,000 Via Fake Uniswap Google Ads
Scammers have stolen at least $400,000 through fake Uniswap Google Ads. The stolen funds reportedly came from users who were redirected to phishing sites impersonating Uniswap after clicking sponsored Google...
Fake Uniswap Google Ads Drain Over $400K From Crypto Users
Crypto users have lost at least $400,000 after clicking fake Google ads impersonating Uniswap, according to multiple security researchers tracking the campaign. The attack used sponsored Google search results that...
Hackers Drain $3 Million From 86 Gnosis Safes in SquidRouterModule Exploit
According to reports from Blockaid, hackers have exploited a vulnerable third-party SquidRouterModule linked to the Squid ecosystem. In its latest post on X, the enterprise-grade Web3 security platform stated that...
XRP Community Hit With Warning Amid Fresh Xaman User Scam Wave
XRPL developer and Xaman wallet founder Wietse Wind has renewed a scam warning to XRP holders as fresh impersonation campaigns targeted users. The warning followed a rise in fake X...
CZ Joins Crypto Users Mocking Fake Web3 Job Scams
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao joined a number of crypto users mocking fake Web3 job offers after scammers increasingly used LinkedIn, Telegram, and fake GitHub projects to target developers and traders....
Polymarket’s UMA CTF Adapter Contract on Polygon Exploited Over $520K
On May 22, 2026, prominent on-chain investigator ZachXBT warned that Polymarket’s Universal Market Access (UMA) Conditional Token Framework (CTF) Adapter contract on Polygon was likely exploited in a major security...
CZ Warns Developers to Rotate API Keys as GitHub Confirms Internal Breach
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao issued a warning to developers as news of the GitHub breach spread across social media. “If you have API keys in your code, even private repos,...
Steam Game “Beyond the Dark” Was Reported for Containing Crypto Wallet Malware
A free Steam game has been removed after researchers and players linked it to malware allegedly built to scan user data and target cryptocurrency wallets. Kyunghyang Games reported on May...
Ohio Man Sentenced to Nine Years for $10M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Rathnakishore Giri, a 31-year-old from New Albany, Ohio, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison plus three years of supervised release for running a $10 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. ...
Echo Protocol Hack Drains $816K After Fake eBTC Mint
Bitcoin DeFi protocol Echo Protocol suffered a major exploit after an attacker gained control of the protocol’s admin private key and minted 1,000 unauthorized eBTC on the Monad blockchain. The...
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...
