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Party's over for crypto scammers who went on a spending spree after a $240 million bitcoin theftIn a bold social engineering heist, young con artists pilfered over $240 million in bitcoin, leading to an extravagant month of luxury splu...
Layoffs at Uber; Astrobase eyes fresh fundraiseUber will cut thousands of jobs in a restructuring move. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Cash no king, but don't stash it: India wants a digital economy, but cash still holds the power of choiceDespite government promotion of digital transactions like UPI and e-Rupee, cash remains prevalent, especially in rural areas and for large-...
Assam man with China links held for Rs 1,071 crore cyber fraud across 1,090 casesGujarat CID arrested a man from Assam for orchestrating 1,090 cybercrimes. These frauds amounted to over Rs 1,071 crore and involved China-...
Malaysia built a $100 billion city just 2 km from Singapore for 700,000 people; only 9,000 came, now scammers are moving into the ghost townGhost town: Malaysia's grand Forest City venture is struggling, left eerily vacant and dubbed a ghost town due to a lack of residents. In t...
CrimeGPT comes knocking: Illegal AI services make cybercrimes cheaper and fasterIllegal AI services are making cybercrimes cheaper and faster. The threat is escalating as state actors and rogue networks weaponise fronti...
Sri Lanka probes Chinese cyber fraud links after Colombo clashA violent clash in Colombo Port City has triggered a criminal investigation into Chinese nationals. Investigators suspect links to internat...
Nasdaq tops profit estimates on high-profile listings, robust data revenueIn a remarkable second-quarter performance, Nasdaq outshined analyst profits, driven by robust revenue growth in its capital access platfor...
Indian Consulate in Boston warns of scam calls impersonating embassy, law enforcement officialsThe Indian Consulate in Boston has alerted residents about a series of fraudulent calls aimed at the Indian community. Scammers pretend to ...
ED sends letters rogatory abroad, seeks info on foreign operativesThe Enforcement Directorate is investigating a sophisticated transnational cyber fraud network. This syndicate used mule bank accounts and ...
Evolving nature of digital payment system in IndiaIndia's digital payment landscape is rapidly evolving, prompting policy discussions. Experts convened to address emerging challenges and ne...
UK's Farage referred to standards watchdog after new report of undeclared benefitsFarage is already under investigation by the standards watchdog over whether he should have declared a £5 million ($6.7 million) donation f...
Binance intercepts $10.5 billion in frauds using AI, invests $300 million per year in complianceBinance said its AI-powered compliance systems intercepted $10.53 billion in potential fraud between 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, wh...
Who is Guo Wengui? 10 things to know about the exiled Chinese billionaire sentenced to 30 years in US prisonGuo Wengui, the Self-exiled Chinese businessman, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme. Prosecu...
Sam Bankman-Fried loses bid to overturn crypto fraud convictionSam Bankman-Fried's bid to overturn his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence has failed. The appeals court found prosecutors' evide...
"Ready to answer Sudhanshu Trivedi's 5 questions": Supriya Sule on alleged cryptocurrency fraud caseNCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule has expressed readiness to address the five questions posed by BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi concerning her alleged invo...
Cryptocurrency fraud cases: HP Police SIT searches at 35 locations recover 'crucial' evidenceThe Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Himachal Pradesh Police has conducted searches at 35 locations in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and...
Crypto kingpin behind Rs 200-crore fraud in Himachal Pradesh still at largeThe frauds used a combination of misinformation, deception, and threats to maintain control over their scheme and continued to extract mone...
No way to police all cryptocurrency fraud, CFTC commissioner saysThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is unable to police all cryptocurrency fraud due to the sheer volume of cases, according to...
US charges two siblings in $124 million cryptocurrency fraudSEC Chair Gary Gensler has called the cryptocurrency industry the "Wild West" of finance and wants cryptocurrency exchanges to register wit...