Crypto crime

US Hits North Korean IT Workers With Sanctions Over Crypto Theft

The US Treasury sanctioned two individuals and four companies on July 9 for operating a North Korea-backed remote work infiltration scheme. The Treasury’s Office...

Crypto Kidnapping in Belgium: Court Jails Three for Abducting Investor’s Wife

On July 4, 2025, the Brussels Criminal Court sentenced three individuals to 12 years in prison each for kidnapping the wife of Belgian crypto...

Iran Slaps Crypto Curfew After $100M Nobitex Hack

The Central Bank of Iran ordered restricted working hours for local crypto platforms after the $100M Nobitex hack. New rules limit Iranian crypto exchanges...

Kidnappers Free TikTok Crypto Trader After Finding Out He’s Broke

A TikTok crypto trader was kidnapped on June 14 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, a suburb in northern France. Four attackers reportedly forced the 26-year-old trader into a...

NYC Crypto Kidnapping: Third Suspect Arrested in Torture Case

William Duplessie, 33, surrendered to New York Police on May 27. He is the third person arrested in the ongoing NYC crypto kidnapping and...

Swiss Crypto Trader to Surrender in NYC Crypto Kidnapping and Torture Case

A second suspect in the NYC crypto kidnapping case is expected to surrender to police. Multiple reports confirm that the individual is a Swiss...

Fake Uber Driver Uses Drug to Steal $123K in Bitcoin

A US tourist lost $123,000 in Bitcoin after entering a fake Uber in London. The incident involved Jacob Irwin-Cline, who had been drinking at...

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