Kraken says it is being extorted by a criminal group threatening to release internal material after two support staff members improperly accessed limited customer data. In a security update published by chief security officer Nick Percoco on X, the crypto exchange said it identified two cases of inappropriate access to client support data, revoked access, […]
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DOJ opened a compensation process for OneCoin victims, offering more than $40 million from the $4 billion fraud.
The firm said a criminal group is attempting to extort it over limited insider-related data access incidents affecting about 2,000 accounts. Kraken says it will not pay and is working with law enforcement.
Garrett Dutton, also known as G. Love, lost 5.9 BTC after entering his seed phrase in an imposter Ledger app.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting with Wall Street leaders this week, bypassing the routine briefing cadence and pulling bank CEOs into a direct conversation about AI-driven cyber risk. Reports noted that the meeting aimed to ensure banks understood the risks posed by Mythos and similar models and […]
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The U.S. government currently holds roughly 328,000 bitcoins, worth more than $22 billion at current prices, among other crypto assets.
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm and the Department of Justice faced off in court on Thursday in Manhattan.
The U.S. Treasury's sanctions agency and its financial crimes bureau released a joint rule proposal for stablecoin issuers.
Prosecutors said the Supreme Court ruling cited by attorneys representing Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm was 'inapposite' to the case.
Fraud schemes grew more sophisticated and targeted larger sums than in 2024.
The president, who has denied wrongdoing, continues to be a person of interest in the federal investigation of LIBRA.
Stablecoin issuer Circle is facing mounting scrutiny from blockchain researchers after millions of USD Coin (USDC) were stolen and flowed unimpeded through its proprietary bridge during the $285 million exploit of the Solana-based Drift Protocol. The inaction during the April 1 attack, which is now the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) hack of 2026, stands in […]
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The Law on Anti-Technology Fraud introduces five new offenses aimed at rooting out modern online scams and crimes.
US juries indicted 10 executives and employees at Gotbit, Vortex, Antier, and Contrarian for allegedly conducting wash trading.
Prosecutors say Jonathan Spalletta exploited smart contract bugs twice in April 2021, laundering funds through Tornado Cash and spending proceeds on rare collectibles.
KuCoin operator Peken Global Limited cannot cater to U.S. users on its platform unless it registers as a foreign board of trade.
A Maryland man could face up to 30 years in prison after prosecutors say he conducted two hacks of crypto exchange Uranium Finance.
A poisoned release of LiteLLM turned a routine Python install into a crypto-aware secret stealer that searched for wallets, Solana validator material, and cloud credentials every time Python started. On Mar. 24, between 10:39 UTC and 16:00 UTC, an attacker who had gained access to a maintainer account published two malicious versions of LiteLLM to […]
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Officials said the measures aim to target the financial infrastructure behind scams, including platforms used to sell stolen data.
The law lets authorities use crypto seized during investigations and expands their power to freeze, block or seize funds in a bid to crack down on criminal organizations.
Authorities said customers sent crypto to wallets controlled by the defendants, with funds later moved to overseas financial institutions.
At least 10 individuals were arrested last year in connection to the kidnapping and torture of David Balland and his wife.
A letter attributed to the jailed FTX founder was shipped via FedEx and misidentified his prison, prompting prosecutors to question its authenticity
The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned the public on Thursday not to trust tokens claiming to be affiliated with the agency.tron
Michael David Coberg, a former deputy and helicopter pilot, received a 63-month sentence and was ordered to pay $127,000 in restitution.
The U.S. Secret Service is participating in a multinational operation targeting crypto approval-phishing scams.
A French couple held at knifepoint in their home near Versailles and forced to transfer roughly €900,000 in Bitcoin would normally read like a rare, tragic story. But in France, it now fits a pattern serious enough to rattle the industry, draw the interior minister into the fray, and push executives toward bodyguards and tighter […]
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U.S Treasury sanctioned DPRK IT facilitators linked to crypto laundering networks that generated nearly $800 million for Pyongyang in 2024.
US prosecutors said that Sam Bankman-Fried's motion failed to present any legitimate newly discovered evidence.
Ayush Varshney's company developed the tech used in the alleged Ponzi scheme, which was launched in 2015.