Crime News

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

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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

Metaverse

Metaverse-related phishing attacks become the newest form of high-tech fraud

Although retail metaverse investors are losing their investments to scammers, institutional investors are focused on establishing a presence in the virtual world.

4 years ago

Scams

$1.5 Million worth of Moonbirds NFTs are stolen by hackers in a phishing attack

29 Moonbirds NFTs worth $1.5 million were stolen by hackers who used phishing links to trick a user into signing a malicious transaction.

4 years ago

Scams

Seth Green to be reunited with the BAYC NFT he lost in a phishing scam

Hollywood star Seth Green fell victim to a cloned website scam resulting in the loss of his BAYC NFT

4 years ago

Scams

New Zealand Police investigate allegedly fraudulent crypto platform Quwiex

Police investigation into Quwiex revealed that the platform had registered in New Zealand in September 2021, but it appears that all of the information used for its registrations were false.

4 years ago

Scams

$44M Ponzi scheme charged with stealing $18M in funds

Two men are charged with multi-million Ponzi scheme by CFTC via US District Court in Illinois

4 years ago

Crime

US Federal agencies warn businesses against mistakenly hiring North Korean hackers

North Korean entities have dispatched thousands of skilled IT workers worldwide to get employment and generate funds for its missile program.

4 years ago

People

Zachxbt alleges Logan Paul is behind multiple crypto “pump and dump” schemes

Logan Paul allegedly hyped and dumped crypto projects like DinkDoink, EthereumMax and others.

4 years ago

Legal

Customers sue Coinbase for promoting and trading the GYEN token

The complaint claims that investors placed GYEN orders believing its value was pegged to the Japanese yen, but the price soared seven-fold before plunging 80%.

4 years ago