Crypto Crime News

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has managed to recover $18 million in cryptocurrency connected to a fraudulent commodity pool scheme.

Penpie, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, suffered a major security breach on Wednesday, resulting in the theft of approximately $27 million in cryptocurrency.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reached a settlement with Galois Capital Management, a cryptocurrency-focused investment advisory firm based in Florida.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed a dramatic increase in scams involving Bitcoin ATMs, with reported cases rising tenfold since 2020.

Cryptocurrency phishing incidents saw a dramatic increase of over 215% in August, largely due to one major attack that resulted in losses of more than $55 million.

Scottish law enforcement has successfully converted 23.5 Bitcoin into cash, following a robbery in March 2020.

A wallet connected to the hacker who stole over $235 million from the Indian crypto exchange WazirX recently moved $6.5 million through the sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash.