The hackers behind last month’s historic heist at Binance are using memecoins to launder some of the proceeds. The hackers, believed to have ties to...
Hackers stole tens of millions of dollars from Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin earlier this week. And while the company was able to contain the...
Countries sanctioned by the U.S. have reportedly increased their use of cryptocurrencies. Iran, North Korea, Russia and other sanctioned nations handled more than $100 billion...
A bill introduced Thursday (June 11) in the U.S. House would create a federal task force to combat crypto theft and support victims. The Federal...
Last year saw an explosion in cryptocurrency-related crime, though not all losses were financial. As a recent report by blockchain data firm Chainalysis points out,...
The term “crypto crime” might call up images of fraud or cyberthefts. But increasingly, that phrase is taking on a more sinister connotation, with the...
Criminals are reportedly turning to stablecoins hide wealth from their illicit activities. That’s according to a report Sunday (Dec. 7) by The New York Times...
London is reportedly seeing a wave of cryptocurrency robberies connected to mobile phone thefts. That’s according to a report Saturday (Sept. 20) by the Financial...
Federal prosecutors say scammers posed as the presidential inaugural committee to steal thousands in cryptocurrency. In a civil complaint filed last week — and reported...