Crypto Crime
India Cracks Down on Trafficking Ring Behind Crypto Scam Parks
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a Mumbai-based suspect accused of running a cross-border trafficking network that forced victims into crypto and online scam operations in Myanmar. Authorities say...
UK Sanctions Trading Platform Xinbi to Combat Southeast Asian Scam Hubs
The United Kingdom has intensified its crackdown on global online fraud, targeting a major cryptocurrency-based marketplace, Xinbi, linked to scam centers across Southeast Asia. The move aims to disrupt criminal...
US Charges Chinese Nationals in Crypto-Fentanyl Trafficking Case
A U.S. federal grand jury has charged Chinese nationals and firms in a crypto-linked fentanyl trafficking case. Authorities say cryptocurrency was used to process payments and launder funds, highlighting growing...
Resolv Offers 10% Bounty: 72 Hours to Return $25 Million Stolen Funds
Resolv has issued a 72-hour ultimatum after a $25 million exploit hit its stablecoin ecosystem. The team offered the attacker a 10% bounty to return the funds. The incident triggered...
DeFi Hacks Top $137M in Early 2026 as Security Failures Mount
The decentralized finance industry is barely three months into 2026, and it has already suffered one of its worst security starts on record. Across 15 protocols, hackers have drained over...
Spain Arrests Suspect in 2025 Ledger Co-Founder Kidnapping Case
The Spanish authorities arrested a suspect linked to the 2025 kidnapping of Ledger co-founder David Balland. The arrest followed a year-long search across Europe. The case has renewed concerns about...
ZachXBT Exposes Crypto Scam Network Using War Fear Narratives
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has uncovered a coordinated network of social media accounts that use fear-driven narratives about war and politics to funnel users into crypto scams. In a detailed thread,...
BONKfun Hit $34M In Volume After Social Engineering Attack
Solana-based meme coin platform BONKfun posted its highest launchpad activity since January. The platform processed more than $34 million in volume within 24 hours of going live again. The sharp...
Resolv Stablecoin Crashes After $25M Exploit Mints 80M Fake Tokens
Resolv Labs confirmed that its USR stablecoin minting system was exploited on March 22, 2026. An attacker gained access to private keys and minted 80 million unbacked USR tokens. The...
CoinDCX Co-Founders Arrested in ₹71.6 Lakh Crypto Fraud Case
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal were arrested by Thane Police in connection with an alleged ₹71.6 lakh ($85K) crypto investment fraud case. The complaint claims...
FBI and Thai Police Seize 8,000 Phones and Freeze $580M in Crypto From Scammers
Joint efforts by the FBI and Thai police to combat scams targeting Americans are yielding results. The joint task force comprising FBI agents and the Royal Thai Police led to...
FBI Warns Tron Users of Fake ‘FBI Token’ Airdrop Scam
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in New York warned Tron users about a new scam where fake “FBI” tokens are sent to wallets. These tokens claim users are under...
Crypto Hacks Average $25M as Risks Concentrate, Immunefi Says
Crypto hacks are becoming more costly, with average losses now reaching $24.5 million. Immunefi’s 2026 State of Onchain Security report shows that a few large breaches are causing most of...
Bitrefill Accuses North Korea-Linked Lazarus Group of Hacking Its Platform
Bitrefill, a crypto e-commerce and gift card platform, has accused the state-sponsored North Korean hacking apparatus, Lazarus Group, of being behind its cyberattack earlier this month. A Consistent Pattern With...
France on Alert: Violent Attacks Targeting Crypto Holders Rise
Owning Bitcoin in France is becoming a physical security risk. Three people have been charged following a coordinated series of violent attacks targeting suspected cryptocurrency holders near Paris, and the...
UK Court Allows $172M Bitcoin Theft Case Against Wife to Proceed
A UK High Court has allowed a lawsuit over the alleged theft of 2,323 Bitcoin to proceed to trial, with the assets now valued at around $172 million. The claim...
US, UK, and Canada Launch Operation Atlantic Against Crypto Approval Phishing
The United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada have started Operation Atlantic, a joint law enforcement effort aimed at crypto approval phishing scams tied to investment fraud. The operation began...
Crypto Hackers Use LLMs to Scan EVM Contracts for Vulnerabilities
Crypto Hackers are using large language models (LLMs) to target old EVM smart contracts for unguarded bugs. The activity is drawing attention to contracts deployed years ago that still hold...
Venus Protocol Hit by THE and CAKE Liquidation Cascade
A complex DeFi trade on BNB Chain triggered a sharp liquidation cascade across THE and CAKE markets on Venus Protocol. On-chain data shows a wallet that previously received 7,447 ETH...
Singapore Court Sentences Man in $6.9M SafeX Crypto Heist Case
A Singapore court sentenced a Chinese national to two years in jail for his role in a cryptocurrency theft that drained millions from a trading platform. The case highlights rising...
Indian CBI Arrests Ayush Varshney, Darwin Labs Co-Founder, Over GainBitcoin Scam
Ayush Varshney, co-founder and chief technical officer of Darwin Labs Private Limited, is under arrest in India by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Varshney is suspected of playing a...
Chinese-born Businessman Chen Zhi Alleged For Operating “Pig Butchering”
The U.S. government is pursuing the seizure of 127,271 Bitcoin linked to Chen Zhi, a Chinese-born businessman once based in Cambodia. Chen allegedly operated a sprawling network of global “pig...
Armed Attackers Force French Couple to Transfer $1M in Bitcoin
A violent home invasion in Le Chesnay, a suburb west of Paris, left a French couple in their late fifties forced to transfer roughly $1 million in cryptocurrency to armed...
North Korean Hackers Exploit Dev Device, Steal Millions in Crypto
A North Korean threat actor, UNC4899, launched a sophisticated attack on a cryptocurrency firm in 2025, stealing millions in digital assets. The hackers tricked a developer into downloading a seemingly...
Crypto Laundering Network Used $107M in USDT to Influence Moldova Elections
Authorities in Moldova have uncovered a complex election interference operation involving cryptocurrency transfers, anonymous wallets, and international financial networks. According to the head of the National Anticorruption Center (CNA), investigators...
