Tag: Crypto Scam

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is stepping up its efforts to fight crypto fraud by forming numerous partnerships.

Authorities in the United Kingdom have charged an electronics shop owner for running an illegal crypto ATM in Chatham, Kent

Australians have continued to be the major victims of crypto scams over the past year with a reported loss of AU$122 million

US prosecutors have made notable progress in two separate cases involving the notorious "pig butchering" schemes.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) cracked down on crypto scams over the past year, dismantling over 600 schemes.

India’s Enforcement Directorate has apprehended Shailesh Bhatt for his role in the BitConnect crypto extortion scheme

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) are investigating into a series of crypto phishing scams affecting at least 2,000 crypto wallets.

Operating in tandem with the Calgary Police Service in March, Operation Spincaster is a continuation of Operation Disruption by Chainalysis.

A federal judge in Florida sentenced Michael Kane, the former CEO of Hydrogen Technology Corporation, to 45 months in jail.

Alex Lab's native ALEX token has experienced a substantial decline in value as a result of the incident and is currently trading at $0.07.

Billionaire investor and crypto enthusiast Mark Cuban has revealed he had his GMail account hacked after a fake call

Top US Rapper 50 Cent has seen a major exploit of his X account with the attackers using his profile in a $300 million crypto scam

A local bank in China has uncovered an embezzlement and money laundering scheme involving two of its former executives and other suspects.

Ripple CTO David Schwartz has recently issued a warning to the crypto community regarding a surge in digital asset scams.

Epoch Times CFO Bill Guan has been charged by the United States Department of Justice over crypto linked $67 million laundering case

The DOJ said that former Deutsche Bank exec Rashawn Russell operated the fraudulent R3 Crypto Fund from November 2020 to August 2022.

Shan Hanes, the former CEO of Heartland Tri-State Bank in Elkhart, Kansas recently pled guilty to one count of embezzlement

FBI arrested Rui-Siang Lin, who went by the alias “Pharoah,” allegedly running “Incognito Market,” a dark web platform for narcotics sales.