Cryptocurrency Scams

North Korea has been accused of orchestrating more than 75% of the global crypto crime in 2026, with blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs estimating that the stolen funds could reach a whopping $577 million in just the past four months.

A Barcelona court is investigating Shirtum and six former Sevilla FC players over claims of fake NFTs and a token scheme that caused over €24 million in investor losses. Investors say the NFTs never existed on a blockchain and the $SHI token collapsed after being heavily promoted and sold.

A scam network called FEMITBOT is using Telegram Mini Apps to run fake crypto platforms and trick users into sending money. It also impersonates big brands and spreads Android malware through fake app downloads.

X's head of Product Nikita Bier has just revealed that crypto is the topic most likely to be muted by X users, as fewer and fewer users want to see crypto-related news on their "For You" page.

The XRP community has been hit by a new kind of threat—and this time, it unfolded in real time during a live event.

An investigation by The Wall Street Journal has found evidence that Trump's WLFI has been exchanging favour with the infamous Prince Group, a criminal organisation that ran a vast and inhumane "pig butchering" scam network in Cambodia.

A sweeping international law enforcement operation has dismantled a network of industrial-scale crypto scam centers, with 276 individuals arrested and at least nine operations shut down in a coordinated crackdown consisting of the Dubai authorities alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation and China’s Ministry of Public Security.

A new phishing campaign targeting users of Robinhood is blurring the line between real and fake to a dangerous degree—leveraging a little-known quirk in Gmail to deliver attack emails that appear completely authentic, down to passing all standard security checks.

Chaos erupted outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner as 31-year-old California teacher Cole Tomas Allen allegedly stormed a security checkpoint armed with a shotgun, handgun, and knives, triggering a gunfire exchange with law enforcement just moments from a ballroom filled with senior US officials, journalists, and political figures.

Evan Tangeman was jailed for 70 months for helping launder money from a $263 million crypto theft ring. He worked with a group linked to Singapore figure Malone Lam, turning stolen crypto into cash and luxury goods.