Scams News

Crypto fraud is evolving fast. Crystal Intelligence is on the frontlines, using blockchain analytics and cross-border coordination to detect and disrupt increasingly sophisticated scam networks.

DeFi platforms bake risk scoring into swaps, using real‑time contract scans to stop honeypots, rug pulls and spoofed tokens before funds vanish.

Over 10 million have been potentially targeted by a malware campaign designed to steal crypto and credentials, say cybersecurity researchers at Check Point.

Vincent Anthony Mazzotta Jr has pleaded guilty to money laundering and conspiracy to obstruct justice, which together carry a maximum of 15 years in prison.

Blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps flagged Rugproof for suspicious token activity, alleging a deceptive launch structure mimicking a rug pull setup.

An Arizona woman was sentenced to 8.5 years for aiding DPRK hackers in infiltrating over 300 US crypto and tech firms, generating $17 million of illicit gains.

Ripple warns that bad actors are stealing YouTube accounts and using them to impersonate the firm to shill their scams, including fake “XRP giveaways.”

The pastor claimed that “God told” him to shill INDXcoin, which caused financial losses to at least 300 investors.

Veer Chetal, a 19-year-old hacker, used social engineering to steal $243 million in Bitcoin, then exposed his identity during a livestream and reoffended while out on bail.

A fake hardware wallet bought via TikTok led to a $6.9-million crypto theft; hackers are now targeting devices meant to keep funds safe.

Former rugby player Shane Donovan Moore was sentenced to 2.5 years in US federal prison for running a $900,000 crypto mining Ponzi scheme.

Iurii Gugnin allegedly used fake documents to bypass sanctions and launder $530 million for Russian clients. In the process, he deceived US banks.

BigONE crypto exchange has confirmed a $27 million loss after a third-party attack on its hot wallet infrastructure.

The town of Grosse Pointe Farms has no crypto ATMs, but has regulated them anyway, requiring registration, warnings and limits on kiosks.

Arcadia Finance’s Rebalancer contract was exploited for $3.5 million in USDC and USDS on the Base blockchain, with stolen assets swapped to WETH.