Crypto Crime News

Months after a $230 million security breach, Indian crypto exchange WazirX has taken a major step forward by freezing $3 million in stolen USDT.

In South Korea, authorities have arrested a woman suspected of stealing 700 million won ($480,000) in cryptocurrency from a friend to resolve her financial troubles.

A Russian diamond mining employee has been sentenced to seven years in a maximum-security prison for allegedly providing financial support to Ukraine’s Armed Forces through cryptocurrency transactions.

Crypto investors are increasingly being targeted by malware attacks on Telegram, according to blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer.

A federal court has ordered the return of 94,643 Bitcoin, seized after the 2016 Bitfinex hack, back to the exchange.

Stablecoins, once seen as a reliable asset in the crypto market, have become the most-used currency for illicit activities, accounting for 63% of all criminal transactions in 2024, according to Chainalysis’ 2025 Crypto Crime Report.

A pastor from Washington state, Francier Obando Pinillo, has been indicted for allegedly defrauding over 1,500 people through a cryptocurrency scheme called Solano Fi.