CBI searches 11 locations in Delhi, Haryana in crypto fraud caseThe CBI conducted searches in Delhi and Haryana, targeting alleged cyber criminals impersonating government officers. They seized Rs 1.08 c...
15 Feb, 2025, 11.08 AM IST
Illicit crypto addresses received at least $24.2 billion in 2023: ReportAt least $24.2 billion worth of crypto was sent to illicit crypto wallet addresses in 2023, including addresses identified as sanctioned or...
18 Jan, 2024, 08.50 PM IST
Illicit crypto addresses received at least $24.2 billion in 2023: reportAt least $24.2 billion worth of crypto was sent to illicit crypto wallet addresses in 2023, including addresses identified as sanctioned or...
18 Jan, 2024, 07.45 PM IST
How crypto helps Latin America's drug cartels do businessDrug cartels and crime gangs in Latin America have taken up virtual currencies to launder money, receive payments and sell drugs on the dar...
04 Sep, 2023, 01.07 PM IST
New York couple plead guilty to bitcoin launderingIn total, the couple admitted to laundering conspiracies arising from the theft of approximately 120,000 bitcoin from Bitfinex, a global cr...
04 Aug, 2023, 11.11 AM IST
Crypto detectives are cleaning up by cracking downWhen cryptocurrencies hit the mainstream in the 2010s, the technology was widely viewed as a perfect vehicle for crime. A drug dealer or sc...
22 Apr, 2023, 05.00 PM IST
Crypto scam revenue slips 65% amid economic downturnAccording to Blockchain analysis, crypto scam revenue has fallen more or less in line with Bitcoin pricing.
18 Aug, 2022, 01.06 PM IST
How crypto giant Binance became a hub for hackers, fraudsters and drug traffickersIn as little as nine minutes, using only encrypted email addresses as identification, the Lazarus hackers created Binance accounts and trad...
07 Jun, 2022, 08.18 PM IST
WhatsApp, Grammarly, and other Ukrainian startup gemsWhatsapp was cofounded in 2009 by Jan Koum, a Ukrainian emigrant to the US. Koum was born in 1976 in Fastiv, the city where Russia began it...
26 Mar, 2022, 10.09 AM IST
Is India's most-wanted man hiding behind cryptocurrencies?Cryptocurrencies made criminals richer and in 2021, criminals held $11 billion worth of funds with known illicit sources, compared to just ...
19 Feb, 2022, 12.23 PM IST
Enforcement Directorate probes use of crypto by D-Company, raids associatesIbrahim has been found to be actively involved in various illicit businesses, including betting, drug trafficking and extortion, said peopl...
17 Feb, 2022, 11.45 PM IST
NCB gets Binance to freeze account of Mumbai 'Crypto King' AdivirkarNCB arrested Adivirkar, known as the ‘crypto king’ in Mumbai, in June while busting a drug syndicate. Adivirkar allegedly used to take cash...
18 Nov, 2021, 09.41 AM IST