Crime
Bitcoiner Loses $91M to Sophisticated Social Engineering Scam
A Bitcoin investor has fallen victim to a massive social engineering scheme, losing 783 BTC—valued at roughly $91 million—in a...
ASIC Ramps Up Online Scam Crackdown as Crypto Frauds Persist
Australia’s corporate watchdog is intensifying its war on online scams after removing more than 14,000 fraudulent websites since mid-2023, with...
AUSTRAC Orders Independent Audit of Binance Australia Over AML Concerns
Australia’s financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC, has ordered Binance Australia to undergo an independent audit following concerns over the exchange’s anti-money...
Nigeria SEC, Chainalysis Join Forces to Tackle Crypto Fraud Amid Soaring Adoption
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria has stepped up efforts to regulate the country’s fast-growing cryptocurrency market, partnering with...
TRM Labs Unveils Beacon Network to Combat Crypto Crime in Real Time
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs has launched the Beacon Network, the first real-time crypto crime response system designed to stop...
Eminifx Founder Ordered to Repay $228M Following Ponzi Scheme Verdict
In a decisive ruling from New York, a federal judge has ordered Eddy Alexandre, founder of the defunct cryptocurrency platform...
Radiant Capital Hacker Doubles Profit Through Ethereum Trading Surge
The hacker who exploited Radiant Capital’s $53 million cross-chain DeFi protocol breach in October 2024 has nearly doubled the value...
Qubic Targets Dogecoin After Monero Network Attack
Qubic’s community has voted to make Dogecoin its next target, just days after the group claimed majority control over the...
North Korea Accused in £17m Crypto Hack That Forced UK Exchange Lykke Into Liquidation
North Korea’s Lazarus cybercrime group has been accused of carrying out a £17 million cryptocurrency theft from British-registered exchange Lykke,...
Over $300 Million in Crypto Seized in Global Cybercrime Crackdown
Global authorities, in partnership with blockchain intelligence firms, have seized more than $300 million in cryptocurrency linked to cybercrime and...
