A British court has sentenced two men from Greater London to prison for running a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme that stole over £1.54 million (about $2.1 million) from at least 65 victims between 2017 and 2019. UK Jails Duo...
With his criminal trial fast approaching, Roman Storm, co-founder of the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash, has come forward to deny any wrongdoing, insisting that he is being prosecuted simply for writing open-source code. Speaking in a recent interview...
Security firm Koi has uncovered a widespread hacking campaign involving more than 40 fake cryptocurrency wallet extensions lurking on Firefox browser plug-in stores. These malicious extensions are designed to impersonate major wallet providers such as Coinbase, MetaMask, OKX, Bitget,...
Four North Korean nationals have been charged in Georgia with wire fraud and money laundering after allegedly infiltrating U.S. and Serbian blockchain companies as fake remote IT workers and stealing nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency, U.S. prosecutors revealed on...
In a major blow to crypto-related crime, Europol has announced the arrest of five individuals tied to a massive cryptocurrency investment fraud network operating across Spain. The arrests, carried out by Spain’s Guardia Civil with assistance from Europol, as...
Millionero, a global spot and perpetual cryptocurrency exchange, has issued a public warning amid a growing wave of sophisticated phishing scams targeting users in the digital asset space. The platform is urging its community to stay alert as cybercriminals...
Iranian cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex has begun restoring its services after a major hack earlier this month by the pro-Israel hacker group Gonjeshke Darande, which resulted in a $100 million loss from the platform. In an update shared on Tuesday...
More than $2.1 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen in the first half of 2025, driven largely by private key exploits and front-end compromises, according to a new report from blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs. The report, released Thursday,...
Michael Zidell has filed a lawsuit against Citibank in a Manhattan federal court, accusing the bank of ignoring warning signs that enabled scammers to steal $20 million through a crypto romance scam. Zidell claims Citibank “turned a blind eye”...
Authorities in South Korea have uncovered a massive illegal money exchange operation involving over $680 million in unregistered foreign currency transactions, primarily funneled through crypto-linked digital platforms such as Neteller Pay. In a statement released on June 26, the...
