Crime News

Tracking hacks, scams, and legal actions impacting the blockchain and crypto industry.

Stories 756 in this category

Coverage footprint 3.0% of all CryptoSlate stories

Crime

US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy

March 2026 Treasury report draws new line between crypto privacy and crypto crime.

4 weeks ago

Crime

Turkish police confiscates $40M worth of crypto

35 people were arrested from eight cities for mediating the transfer of money earned from illegal crypto-betting platforms.

3 years ago

Crime

North Korean Lazarus Group targets Japanese crypto firms

The Lazarus group sent phishing emails to employees of crypto companies and successfully infected their computers with malware.

3 years ago

Crime

French cyber-crime authority leverages ZachXBT’s research to apprehend NFT scammers

ZachXBT's investigation into a criminal group who allegedly stole $2.5M worth of NFTs helped French authorities identify and arrest its members.

3 years ago

Hacks

October becomes worst month in DeFi history as hackers steal $718M across 11 protocols

DeFi protocols have lost $718 million in the first two weeks of October alone, while $3 billion has been lost to 125 crypto hacks in total since the start of 2022.

3 years ago

Crime

Couple mistakenly paid $10.5M by Crypto.com defends spending spree as contest winnings

The pair who received $10.5 million by mistake are charged with theft. After buying houses and cars, among other things, $3 million remains unaccounted for.

3 years ago

Crime

US DOJ charges man for using BTC to launder $5.4M in drug trafficking money

Khuu received Bitcoin as payment from selling counterfeit drugs and controlled substances on the dark web market.

3 years ago

Regulation

South Korean court dismisses arrest warrant for Do Kwon’s aide

After interrogating Do Kwon's aid, Judge Jin-pyo dismissed the arrest warrant saying "it is difficult to see the necessity and significance of the arrest."

3 years ago