Crime

Kaspersky researchers have identified a cross-platform malware campaign, “SparkCat,” that targets cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases by embedding a malicious software development kit (SDK) within modified mobile apps.

Federal prosecutors in the United States are formally charging Andean Medjedovic, the accusing him of multiple offenses, including wire fraud, computer hacking, and attempted extortion. According to reports, Medjedovic used “deceptive trades” to exploit vulnerabilities in these protocols to steal a total of $65 million from the two platforms.

Authorities in Argentina have arrested five individuals for conducting illegal Iris scans on victims, promising cryptocurrency and cash in return. According to local news outlets, what the criminals were doing greatly resembles the practices of the widely known Worldcoin(WLD) project.

French prosecutors are starting a new investigation into Binance, over claims of money laundering and drug trafficking. According to reports by Reuters, Binance is accused of breaking these regulations in not just France, but at least 10 European Union countries between 2021 and 2025, with allegations ranging from Anti-Money Laundering violations to failing to register as a securities operations.

More than 60 tenants and shop owners found themselves faced with millions of dollars of debt after their homes were used by tenants as illegal Bitcoin mining grounds. In a press conference yesterday, the Gopeng MP Tan Kar Hing revealed that their service centres had received more than 60 of such reports. Each of these claims received ranges from RM30,000 to RM1.2 million.

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy was found guilty of using his authority as a law enforcer to intimidate, extort, and ultimately scam victims.

Another Chinese celebrity has gone missing in Myanmar. Chinese model, Yang Zeqi was reported missing in Thailand last December, shortly after the recent rescue of another actor Wang Xing from a similar situation.

A takeaway worker was accused of money laundering after she was found in possession of a cryptocurrency wallet that contained 150 Bitcoins, which is worth nearly $15 million at today's prices. Prosecutors told the court that there is no way she could possess so much Bitcoin.

Rapper Heather Morgan, also goes by the moniker "Razzlekhan", has released a bizarre new rap video just days before starting her 18-month prison sentence for her role in laundering billions of dollars in stolen crypto. In her song, she called herself a misfit, seemingly trying to allude that she to her innocence.

Thailand authorities broke into a Bitcoin mining farm in the wee hours of the night and confiscated nearly 1,000 Bitcoin mining machines during a raid on the site located in the Phanat Nikhom district of Chonburi.