Crypto Crime

A cryptocurrency investment offer in Canacona has widened into a cyber-fraud investigation after two bank accounts were frozen over suspected diverted funds. The restrictions followed the detection of suspicious transactions...

A coffee-themed platform allegedly turned a consumer brand into a cryptocurrency operation, leaving investors reporting losses. According to local media reports, Hong Kong police had received 255 complaints by August...

On August 4, 2026, a former Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer Eric Halem was sentenced to life plus 15 years, for stealing $350,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) during a teen’s...

A security warning from hardware wallet maker Coinkite coincided with the discovery of a large-scale Bitcoin theft that emptied hundreds of wallets within minutes, prompting renewed scrutiny of wallet seed...

The police in Seoul, South Korea, have arrested three individuals for allegedly engaging in fraudulent XRP staking using a fake platform. The alleged criminals stole about 3.4 million XRP from...

Stablecoin payments firm Triple-A has confirmed that attackers gained unauthorized access to its treasury wallets. On-chain investigators estimate the company lost about $11.8 million in company-owned digital assets. The disclosure...

A crypto robbery story went viral on X after a user “wrss29” claimed he was robbed in Bali. In a detailed post, he describes getting robbed of 189 SOL (approximately...

India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has launched an investigation in connection with a suspected money laundering case linked to an ongoing online cyber fraud involving “fake investment” and “Work From...

A 70-year-old chartered accountant from Gwalior has reportedly fallen victim to cyber fraud. Over seven months, cybercriminals allegedly lured him into investing in a fake cryptocurrency trading platform, leading to...

There have been 207 successful crypto attacks in the first half of 2026, according to new figures from blockchain security platform Immunefi. This is also the highest number ever recorded...

More than a thousand Texas residents have collectively lost $56.8 million to cryptocurrency ATM scams over the past twelve months, according to new data highlighting a fast-growing fraud problem that...

According to blockchain security firm PeckShield, the crypto industry lost approximately $75.87 million across 40 major security incidents during June 2026.  While that’s down about 7% from May’s $81.7 million,...

An Ontario woman has shared how an AI-generated video featuring Canada’s Prime Minister led her into a cryptocurrency investment scam that resulted in the loss of more than $900,000. The...

Unlike traditional bank transfers, cryptocurrency transactions are generally irreversible. However, if you report a scam quickly, it gives law enforcement a much better shot at tracking blockchain transactions. This means...

Taiko has warned users to pull funds from all bridges after a breach hit its chain-state verification system, breaking the trust model used by bridges across the network. The project...

The FBI has identified a growing tactic in cryptocurrency investment fraud where scammers dispatch couriers to collect cash directly from victims after convincing them they are investing in legitimate digital...

A hacker drained approximately $1.34 million from Raydium’s Legacy AMM V3 program, targeting five liquidity pools that were deprecated years ago but never fully disabled on-chain. The exploit was discovered...

India’s Bitcoin scam investigation has taken on a political dimension after Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge suggested that leaders from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could also be named...

A fraud case in Beijing has drawn attention after stolen funds were lost in leveraged cryptocurrency trading. The case centers on a 60-year-old woman who used a false identity to...

Humanity Protocol has suffered a major security breach after private keys belonging to a member of the Humanity Foundation were compromised. More than 19 wallets have been drained for over...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...