15+ hour, 27+ min ago   (385+ words) The digital banking giant disclosed that a spoofed email impersonating a government agency tricked its compliance team into handing over sensitive customer data. Revolut, the British fintech giant, just got caught by one of the oldest tricks in the cybercrime…...

16+ hour, 57+ min ago   (422+ words) A spoofed government email passed all standard authentication protocols, tricking the fintech giant into handing over identity documents, transaction histories, and Bitcoin activity records. Revolut, the British fintech company eyeing a $200 billion valuation and a banking license, just gave away…...

23+ hour, 45+ min ago   (395+ words) Authorities seized 300 GPUs and satellite equipment from a clandestine mining operation in Puebla, marking the fourth such bust in the region since early 2025. Tucked into the remote mountains of Tlaola, Puebla, a crypto mining operation was running on stolen electricity,…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (397+ words) A sweeping new report covering 80+ jurisdictions flags unlicensed gambling platforms, e-wallets, and virtual assets as key vulnerabilities for illicit finance The global anti-money laundering watchdog just put the online gambling industry on notice. The Financial Action Task Force released its…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (391+ words) OFAC designated the Telegram-based marketplace as a transnational criminal organization after it allegedly processed up to $24.2 billion in illicit transactions since 2022 The US Treasury just put a target on one of the largest illicit marketplaces most people have never heard…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (436+ words) The largest DeFi exploit at the time ended with a plot twist: the attacker gave the money back and claimed it was all about exposing a bug. On August 10, 2021, someone drained roughly $610 million from Poly Network, a cross-chain interoperability protocol…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (440+ words) The hedge fund giant is taking another swing at the LME after courts rejected its earlier $456 million claim over cancelled nickel trades from the 2022 crisis. Elliott Investment Management has filed a fresh lawsuit against the London Metal Exchange, this time…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (408+ words) Federal prosecutors applied racketeering charges to a cryptocurrency theft for the first time, even after the DOJ disbanded its dedicated crypto enforcement unit The lead defendant, Malone Lam, is an eighth-grade dropout from Singapore. He and his co-defendants allegedly impersonated…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (534+ words) Malone Lam, 22, faces a minimum 14-year sentence after allegedly helping steal over 4,100 Bitcoin through a social-engineering scheme targeting a wealthy Washington investor. The oldest trick in the con artist’s handbook, updated for the crypto age: call someone pretending to be…...

6+ day, 2+ min ago   (356+ words) The 22-year-old Singaporean faces the first-ever Bitcoin-related RICO prosecution after allegedly leading a crew that stole more than 4,100 BTC from a single victim. Malone Lam, the 22-year-old alleged ringleader of a criminal enterprise accused of swiping more than 4,100 Bitcoin from…...