Crime
North America Sees Record Surge in Tech-Driven Investment Fraud, Crypto Scams Lead the Charge
State securities regulators across North America are facing an unprecedented surge in technology-driven investment fraud as digital assets and social...
Australian Regulator Charges Former Crypto Exchange CEO with $1.47M Bitcoin Fraud
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has charged Grant Colthup, the former CEO of Mine Digital, with fraud after...
Tapioca Foundation Offers $1 Million Bounty Following $4.7M Protocol Hack
The Tapioca Foundation has issued a $1 million bounty to the hacker responsible for stealing $4.7 million from its DeFi...
EigenLayer’s X Account Hacked to Promote Fake Airdrop; Users Warned to Avoid Malicious Links
The X account of DeFi protocol EigenLayer was compromised earlier today, October 18, to promote a fraudulent airdrop campaign. The...
U.S. Prosecutors Seek 5-Year Sentence for Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein After Guilty Plea
Ilya Lichtenstein, the mastermind behind the largest cryptocurrency hack in history, faces a 5-year prison sentence after U.S. prosecutors urged...
Binance, Indian Police Bust Solar Crypto-Linked Power Scam; Over $100K in USDT Seized
Binance has once again played a crucial role in assisting Indian authorities in dismantling a fraudulent crypto-linked operation. According to...
Crypto VC Fund-Linked Entity Reportedly Loses $36M to Phishing Scam
An unknown on-chain entity has incurred a massive loss of wrapped Ethereum (ETH) tokens worth $36 million after mistakenly authorising...
Gotbit CEO Faces Charges for $42M Crypto Scam, But Analysts Predict Market Rebound
The recent criminal charges against Aleksei Andriunin, CEO of market-making firm Gotbit, for allegedly orchestrating a $42 million crypto market...
WazirX Cooperates with Indian Authorities Following $235M Hack; Plans User Compensation
Indian crypto exchange WazirX is working closely with government authorities, including the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), to address the aftermath...
FBI Issues Alert on ICHCoin Scam, Says Americans Have Lost Millions Through Fake Crypto Courses
The FBI has issued a warning about a cryptocurrency scam that has allegedly wiped out the life savings of some...
