FBI News

The FBI has issued a warning that North Korean hackers are aggressively targeting employees in the crypto and decentralized finance sectors to steal company funds. These cybercriminals use sophisticated social engineering strategies to deceive even technically proficient individuals. According to…

U.S. attorneys are attempting to seize $2.5 million in cryptocurrency from an international “pig butchering” scam targeting American victims. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia has initiated a civil forfeiture action to recover 2,546,415.01 USDT seized by…

Almost 4,000 people were arrested worldwide in a recent sting — but we’re only scratching the surface when it comes to the problem of crypto scams. Interpol says it’s waging war on online scam networks — and has seized $257…

The FBI has issued a public warning that fraudsters posing as lawyers are contacting crypto scam victims, promising to help recover their lost funds. Bad actors may be using social media and other messaging platforms to impersonate law firms, contacting…

FBI brings charges against FIN9 members, including conspiracy to commit fraud, extortion and money laundering related to hacking attacks that resulted in over $71 million in losses.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a dark web narcotics marketplace owner after tracking illicit crypto transfers. Rui-Siang Lin, a 23-year-old Taiwan resident, was found guilty of operating a $100 million dark web narcotics marketplace.  Known online as…

The FBI has uncovered a multi-year Ponzi scheme defrauding investors of $43 million, linked to crypto trading, with an individual now facing wire fraud charges. A Manhattan resident, Idin Dalpour, is accused by the FBI of orchestrating a multi-million-dollar Ponzi…

Federal Bureau of Investigation officials warn the public about the spread of Akira ransomware.

Privacy protocol Railgun denies claims of North Korean hackers or sanctioned individuals using the platform, despite earlier claims from the FBI. 

According to a new FBI report, crypto scams accounted for 86% of all investment fraud losses in the U.S., amounting to $3.94 billion.

A global cybercrime coalition has effectively dismantled the operational network of LockBit, a leading global ransomware syndicate.

Malicious actors have started targeting crypto victims on Telegram, luring them to believe they’re dealing with venture capital investors. Crypto scammers are distributing a malicious software impersonating legitimate venture capital (VC) investors on Telegram. In an X post on Monday,…

Three individuals have been arrested for defrauding New York-area banks of over $10 million by exploiting security vulnerabilities and converting the stolen funds into crypto.

Multiple FBI offices have received data on FTX customer accounts from Alvarez & Marsal, a law firm advising the now-defunct crypto exchange under bankruptcy administrators led by litigation veteran John Ray III.

The FBI charges come after years of investigations triggered by the identification of an individual on the dark web in April 2021.

Scammers are trying to lure victims into thinking a real investigation is being conducted, officials said. The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has warned residents of El Paso, Texas, about phishing email letters from scammers pretending to be the bureau.…