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Latest CyberCrime stories
- Turkey Arrests 12 in Crypto Fraud Probe With $63.6 Million in Account Flows
Authorities identified 3.2 billion Turkish lira in bank-account transactions in a case centered on Gaziantep and spanning seven provinces.
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- North Korea Selects Up to 200 Students a Year for Computer Science
Top performers continue to elite universities for advanced math and cryptocurrency studies. The broader program also trains cyber operatives and overseas IT workers.
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- Maya Takes Part in Philippine Justice Department’s Scam-Fighting Effort
The group is tasked with setting up channels to trace scam proceeds, coordinate verification among institutions and freeze accounts linked to fraud. AFASA is Republic Act No. 12010.
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- U.S. Secret Service Teams With U.S. Attorney’s Office on Cybercrime
The initiative aims to identify and apprehend people responsible for cyber offenses.
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- U.S. Authorities Seize Virtualine Domain in Bitcoin Cybercrime Probe
Prosecutors allege the hosting service accepted Bitcoin payments through unhosted wallets and concealed some criminal proceeds.
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- Investigators in Angola Seize More Than 2,000 Crypto Mining Devices
The operation led to nine arrests in Angola and involved 21 countries. Authorities recovered more than $105 million in illicit funds across the operation.
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- INTERPOL-Coordinated Operation Nets 1,462 Suspects, Recovers Over $105 Million
Angolan authorities seized more than 2,000 cryptocurrency mining devices. A separate Nigerian investigation found more than $2.4 million in suspected criminal proceeds, much of it laundered through cryptocurrency tran…
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- Trump Cites $20 Billion Cybercrime Toll, Calls Scam Funds “Cybercurrency”
He said federal officials froze $1 billion tied to foreign scammers. Attorney General Todd Blanche did not use “cryptocurrency” or “digital assets” when discussing the scams.
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- U.S. Freezes $833 Million in Crypto Tied to Overseas Scams
President Trump plans to highlight the crackdown at a White House cybercrime event. The effort also included 503 website seizures and warnings to nearly 9,000 Americans.
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- FBI Logs One Million Complaints as Losses Tied to Crypto Complaints Reach $11.4 Billion
The FBI recorded 1,008,597 internet crime complaints, up 17% from 2024; about 453,000 involved cyber-enabled fraud with losses exceeding $17.7 billion.
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- Trump to Outline US Action Against Overseas Crypto Scams at White House
The event is expected to cover seizures of fake investment websites and efforts to stop online impersonation scams.
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- Brooklyn Prosecutors, FBI Take Down 241 Crypto Scam Domains
The October operation involved 112 servers and ended a three-year investigation. Investigators estimate losses in the tens of millions of dollars; prosecutors have recovered about $300,000 for victims.
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- Sharjah Police Dismantle Cross-Border Cybercrime Operation
The case involved 33 suspects in a cross-border cybercrime operation.
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- Brooklyn Prosecutors Shut 241 Sites in Crypto Fraud Network Case
Authorities also seized 112 servers controlled by the group. The network took tens of millions of dollars from U.S. victims over several years.
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- FBI Tally Puts Scam-Center Losses at $17 Billion as 28 Arrested
West African raids produced 28 arrests as a broader enforcement effort removed more than 3.7 million online accounts, pages and groups.
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- DOJ Announces Two Arrests in North Korean Laptop-Worker Scheme
Prosecutors allege the scheme affected more than 70 U.S. employers and generated about $3 million through cryptocurrency transfers.
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- Singapore Crypto Scam Losses Fall 43% in 2026 Midyear Data
Losses declined to about $51.1 million, while four Coinbase-ASC operations helped identify more than 720 potential victims.
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- Brazilian Police Seize Record $1.7 Million From Crypto Wallets
Operation ClickFix involved 17 search warrants and two arrest warrants targeting a phishing group accused of compromising public agencies and financial-sector companies.
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- Spanish Authorities Arrest Teen Suspected of Running KillSec Ransomware Group
The operation secured at least 110 terabytes of data and brought five central servers under police control. Investigators linked the group to about 1,000 suspected attacks.
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- Uranium Finance Trial Opens Over Alleged $53.3 Million Theft
Federal prosecutors accuse Maryland cybersecurity consultant Jonathan Spalletta of exploiting a smart-contract vulnerability across 26 liquidity pools in 2021.
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- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Up to 12 Years for Stealing $15.9 Million From Coinbase Users
Ronald Spektor pleaded guilty to 31 counts after prosecutors said he used phishing and social engineering to target about 100 U.S.-based users.
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- WaterPlum Hackers Target 7,000 Crypto Wallets in $10.7M Theft
The campaign infected at least 30,000 devices across more than 100 countries between December 2025 and July 2026.
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- North Korean Fake-Job Scheme Sent $10.71 Million in Crypto to DPRK
The WaterPlum campaign compromised at least 30,000 devices and exfiltrated funds or credentials from more than 7,000 crypto wallets across over 100 countries.
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- Bybit Files U.S. Lawsuit Against Lazarus Group Over $1.5 Billion Crypto Hack
Bybit filed a U.S. lawsuit against North Korea-linked Lazarus Group to recover funds from a $1.5 billion crypto theft and secured an injunction to freeze stolen assets.
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- North Korea Arrests Military Hackers Over Crypto Laundering Scheme Targeting State Banks
North Korean authorities arrested former military hackers accused of stealing state funds and laundering them عبر cryptocurrency through cross-border networks, highlighting internal enforcement amid ongoing sanctions …
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- US Authorities Seize $25 Million in Crypto Tied to Cross-Border Fraud Schemes
U.S. authorities and the Secret Service seized over $25 million in cryptocurrency linked to international fraud networks targeting victims in the U.S. and Canada.
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- DOJ Moves to Seize $25 Million in Crypto Tied to Global Investment Scam Networks
The U.S. Department of Justice initiated forfeiture proceedings targeting over $25 million in cryptocurrency linked to international investment scams as part of a broader crackdown on global fraud and laundering netwo…
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