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A deputy admitted using a fake search warrant to secretly obtain a man’s cellphone location for a private client, exposing how court-approved surveillance powers can be abused and why the…
Federal prosecutors alleged a Ryuk ransomware operation extracted more than $15 million in bitcoin from U.S. organizations. An Armenian national admitted participating in attacks that disrupted hundreds of corporate systems…
Federal prosecutors charged an imprisoned man with helping transfer cryptocurrency forfeited to the U.S. government. The indictment alleges roughly $290,000 left a restrained Kraken account through exchanges, mixing services, and…
Federal prosecutors are warning that fake government agents are pressuring victims into crypto ATMs, wire transfers, and cash handoffs. Reported losses reached $917 million, with scammers using spoofed calls, fake…
A family was held at gunpoint for more than eight hours and forced to transfer more than $8 million in cryptocurrency in a violent Minnesota home invasion that has now…
Federal jurors convicted a former cryptocurrency promoter after prosecutors tied him to investment fraud schemes that cost investors nearly $1 million. The case centered on Crypto-Pal, which was marketed as…
HyperFund drew $1.8 billion from investors worldwide through a crypto platform prosecutors described as a global wire-fraud scheme. Promoter “ Bitcoin Rodney” pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge after…
Federal prosecutors detailed a guilty plea in a violent kidnapping plot tied to an attempted bitcoin robbery. Authorities said the scheme sought to steal bitcoin connected to a theft worth…
U.S. prosecutors charged two men in a $389 million cryptocurrency laundering case tied to a dark web bitcoin service. Authorities said 10,333 BTC moved through its wallets, while arrests, domain…
Armed intruders allegedly used a fake food delivery to get inside a home and demand access to cryptocurrency accounts. The case shows how crypto wealth can become a real-world target…