An investigative committee inside Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies has beneficial President Javier Milei face additional scrutiny for his position selling the ill-fated $LIBRA crypto venture. The report discovered 114,410 wallets misplaced cash buying and selling on $LIBRA after Milei endorsed the venture from his private X account, shortly earlier thanContinue Reading
Scammers file faux complaints by means of Australia’s official ReportCyber portal, then name victims claiming to be AFP officers and use the report as “proof.” The fraudsters, generally with a second caller posing as a crypto platform consultant, use this “veneer of legitimacy” to trick victims into shifting their cryptoContinue Reading
Former NRL ahead Trent Merrin was charged by NSW Police over the alleged theft of AU$140,000 in cryptocurrency from a 29-year-old man’s account following a year-long inquiry. Investigators allege Merrin obtained a “monetary benefit” by deceptive the sufferer to switch property between digital wallets. Merrin, who retired in 2021 andContinue Reading
Thai police arrested Chinese language nationwide Liang Ai-Bing in Bangkok for his alleged function within the FINTOCH DeFi scheme. FINTOCH was a Ponzi that faked ties to Morgan Stanley and used a false CEO, in the end shifting about $31.6 million USDT from person accounts and blocking withdrawals in MightContinue Reading
Latvian streamer Raivo Plavnieks lost over US$31,000 (AU$47,286) after downloading a malware-infected Steam game. The malware compromised his Solana token, affected hundreds of devices, and prompted investigators to trace the attackers. The crypto community responded, boosting his token’s market cap and replacing stolen funds, including a donation from Alex Becker.Continue Reading
A Canadian man has been found guilty of scamming approximately 200 victims out of CAD$1 million while on bail for an earlier crypto heist which netted him CAD$48 million. In 2020 the man had performed a SIM swap attack to gain access to the crypto accounts of Josh Jones, theContinue Reading
The Russian cybercrime group GreedyBear has stolen over US$1 million in crypto in just five weeks. The group achieved this by creating over 150 malicious Firefox extensions that impersonate popular crypto wallets like MetaMask and TronLink. According to security firm Koi Security, this campaign represents a new, “industrial scale” ofContinue Reading
A crypto scam campaign is using compromised YouTube channels to promote a fake Ethereum trading bot that steals user funds. The scam tricks users into deploying a malicious smart contract that disguises a hidden wallet address and siphons funds once a deposit is made. The campaign uses unlisted, AI-generated videosContinue Reading
After a 12-year quest, James Howells has abandoned his attempt to recover a hard drive with 8,000 Bitcoin from a Newport landfill. His repeated legal bids and proposals, including an offer to buy the landfill, were blocked by the Newport City Council and ultimately rejected by the UK Court ofContinue Reading
FinCEN has alerted banks about the increasing criminal use of cryptocurrency ATMs (CVC kiosks) in scams and drug trafficking. Scammers trick victims into converting money into crypto via kiosks, exploiting transaction anonymity and speed. Regulatory non-compliance by kiosk operators leaves gaps that transnational crime networks are exploiting. The US Treasury’sContinue Reading
