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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Spanish Police Raid Suburban House Allegedly Running Illegal Crypto Operation, Seize Over 100 Miners

Spain’s National Police say they have dismantled an alleged illegal cryptocurrency mining operation that was being run from a residential…

August 25, 2021

19 People Arrested in Hong Kong for Alleged $1,400,000 Crypto Scam

Police officers in Hong Kong have arrested 19 people who are allegedly involved in a $1.4-million fake crypto investment scheme.…

August 22, 2021

$6,000,000 in Crypto Seized by Australian Police

Police in the Australian state of Victoria seized more than $8.5 million AUD ($6 million USD) worth of crypto as…

August 21, 2021

Millennial Surrenders Bitcoin Sum Worth $210,000,000 to Feds After Helping Launder 350,000 BTC

A millennial from Ohio is handing more than $200 million worth of Bitcoin over to federal law enforcement after operating…

August 21, 2021

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, XRP Worth $97,000,000 Looted in Massive Crypto Exchange Hack

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid Global just suffered a massive hack, losing control of tens of millions of dollars in top…

August 19, 2021

Maryland Man Charged With Laundering $139,000,000 in Bitcoin From Prison Cell

A man from Maryland has been charged with laundering 2,933 Bitcoin (BTC), worth around $139 million, from a US prison…

August 16, 2021

After $611,000,000 Hack, Crypto Platform Poly Network Moves to Prevent Future Attacks

After suffering a massive $611 million hack last week, decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Poly Network is attempting to shore up…

August 16, 2021

UK Detectives Seize USB Stick With $9.5 Million in Ethereum in Alleged Crypto Scam

Detectives in the United Kingdom have reportedly seized a USB stick with $9.5 million in Ethereum (ETH) that was believed…

August 16, 2021

London High Court Orders Binance To Hunt and Seize Assets of Crypto Hackers

London’s High Court is ordering major crypto exchange Binance to track down and freeze the accounts of crypto hackers behind…

August 15, 2021

Hacker Claims $600 Million in Stolen Crypto Will Be Returned, Poly Network Says Final Key Must Be Turned Over

The hacker involved in one of the biggest decentralized finance (DeFi) exploits in history is copping to the heist and…

August 13, 2021