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...
07 Sep, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
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.
03 Sep, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
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-...
02 Sep, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
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-...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
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...
13 Aug, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
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...
04 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
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...
29 Jul, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
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...
23 Jul, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
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 ...
13 Jul, 2026, 01.14 AM IST
"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...
20 Nov, 2024, 12.05 PM IST
US indicts founder of crypto firm Gotbit for alleged wire fraudThe US Justice Department says that between 2018 and 2024, when Andriunin was the firm's CEO, Gotbit provided market manipulation services ...
01 Nov, 2024, 11.18 AM IST
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...
07 Oct, 2023, 07.48 PM IST
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...
02 Oct, 2023, 04.17 PM IST
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...
24 May, 2023, 03.58 PM IST
Santander to block UK transfers to crypto exchanges in 2023Faster Payments is the infrastructure which facilitates real-time bank transfers for most UK bank accounts. Pay UK, which owns Faster Payme...
05 Nov, 2022, 11.38 AM IST
Cryptocurrency fraud: Pune police file charge sheet against ex-IPS officer, cyber expertThe duo, however, allegedly cheated the investigators by fraudulently transferring money worth crores from digital wallets to their account...
07 Jun, 2022, 01.48 PM IST
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...
09 Mar, 2022, 06.49 AM IST