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FBI editorial collage of an embossed lock casting a long shadow across investigation files toward an open doorway and wallet.

FBI agent drains crypto wallets tied to 35 investigations, steals $2.47 million and plans Portugal escape

Oluwapelumi Adejumo Nov 6 2 min read

Editorial collage of an Arkéa-branded transfer gate and a USDC-marked pipe separated by a wide black torn-paper gap.

French bank resumes transfers after $133 million attack but leaves crypto loss unconfirmed

Gino Matos Nov 5 2 min read

Editorial collage of a hooded hacker feeding Bitcoin into an industrial funnel as stolen crypto moves through interconnected wallets.

Binance hackers deploy never-seen-before laundering tactics to conceal $6.3 billion theft

Oluwapelumi Adejumo Oct 30 2 min read

North Korea’s $600 million fake-worker empire has a hidden crypto connection

North Korea’s $600 million fake-worker empire has a hidden crypto connection

Oluwapelumi Adejumo Oct 29 3 min read

Editorial collage showing a backlit man, aircraft, federal courthouse, law enforcement, USDT symbol, and Cambodian architecture.

How $37 million stolen from Americans moved through a Bahamas bank into Tether’s USDT

Oluwapelumi Adejumo Oct 25 2 min read

An editorial collage of New York's attorney general with legal documents, a NovaTech sign, and a crowd of affected investors.

New York demands $1.3B from NovaTech and 11,000 victims face delay

Liam 'Akiba' Wright Oct 24 2 min read

A Bitcoin wallet marked 500 BTC and January 2016 sends coins toward a Coinbase Prime building, with smaller Bitcoin amounts shown below.

Irish drug lord’s lost Bitcoin fortune comes back to life as $41 million moves to Coinbase

Oluwapelumi Adejumo Oct 22 2 min read

Hooded figure works at an Ethereum-marked laptop as Ethereum tokens travel along an industrial conveyor toward a green vortex.

Drift hacker washes $63M through Tornado Cash, leaving recovery claims in limbo

Liam 'Akiba' Wright Oct 20 2 min read

Opened Ledger hardware wallet reveals hidden electronics beside shipping boxes, a hooded attacker, and Southeast Asian distribution labels.

Who opened your crypto wallet before it reached your hands?

Andjela Radmilac Oct 17 4 min read

Microsoft disrupts phishing services linked to YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man, which accepted USDT and Ether payments.

Microsoft exposes how USDT-funded phishing network targeted 75,000 organizations

Oluwapelumi Adejumo Oct 16 2 min read