Tagged: fbi

April 12, 2026 @ 9:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) highlighted just this past week the significant growth of online scams fueled by cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence, revealing that these sophisticated schemes drained nearly $21 billion from US victims last year alone. The FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Complaint Center… Read More

February 22, 2026 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has issued a stark warning about a dramatic rise in ATM jackpotting attacks, a sophisticated form of cyber-enabled theft that allows criminals to force automated teller machines to dispense large sums of cash without any legitimate transaction. In a… Read More

February 4, 2026 @ 7:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In yet another blow to the prestige of Forbes’ annual list of promising young talents, a 26-year-old fintech innovator has been charged with orchestrating a sophisticated fraud that bilked investors out of millions. Gokce Guven, the CEO of Klader Inc., faces federal indictment for allegedly… Read More

January 2, 2026 @ 8:30 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Former FBI Special Agent Stephanie Talamantez has more than a decade’s worth of experience leading cryptocurrency fraud investigations and recovering stolen digital assets. Now the senior managing director at Guidepost Solutions, she said as more institutions and individuals invest in digital assets, they need a… Read More

September 29, 2024 @ 11:15 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have seized more than $6 million in cryptocurrency from international perpetrators involved in fraudulent investment schemes, according to an official announcement. Matthew M. Graves, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, along with U.S. Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 10:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has published the 2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report. The FBI released its Cryptocurrency Fraud Report for the past year. In 2023, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center “received more than 69,000 complaints from the public regarding cyber-enabled crime and financial fraud… Read More

August 2, 2024 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IRS-Criminal Investigation, the US Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in coordination with the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the Attorney General’s Office in Frankfurt, reportedly seized the domain for online crypto wallet Cryptonator for allegedly failing to have “appropriate”… Read More

March 12, 2024 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer in the world (USDT), says it helped Uncle Sam battle an alleged tech scam. Tether says that it assisted the Feds in seizing $1.4 million in stolen funds from a fraud. The company said this highlights its commitment to fighting… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The FBI is issuing this update to caution the general public regarding the theft of approximately $41 million in virtual currency from Stake.com, an online casino and betting platform. The FBI has confirmed that this theft took place “on or about September 4, 2023, and… Read More

July 25, 2023 @ 5:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that in 2022, investment scams were the costliest type of fraud in the US. The FBI states in its Internet Crime Report 2022 (IC3) that fraud complaints jumped from $1.45 billion in 2021 to $3.31 billion in 2022…. Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On April 25th, 2023, the FBI’s Detroit Field Office, with assistance from the Virtual Currency Response Team (VCRT), the Cyber Police Department and Main Investigation Departments of the National Police of Ukraine, and the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine, reportedly “conducted coordinated, court-authorized activity involving… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 2:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Operation Cookie Monster Genesis Market, a dark web operation that catered to criminals looking for stolen identities to pilfer bank accounts or pursue ransomware operations, has been taken down in a coordinated operation that involved many different enforcement agencies around the world. The Federal Bureau… Read More

April 4, 2023 @ 8:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Crypto Con: “Sha Zhu Pan” or pig butchering in Chinese Fraudsters and crooks tend to rehash their scams over time; the only thing that changes is the technology and tools utilized to separate money from the unsuspecting. Yesterday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ)… Read More

December 24, 2022 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The FBI is warning the public that cybercriminals are using search engine advertisement services “to impersonate brands and direct users to malicious sites that host ransomware and steal login credentials and other financial information.” Cybercriminals purchase advertisements that “appear within internet search results using a… Read More

October 21, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance.US, the U.S. partner to the largest crypto exchange and “America’s home” to buy, sell, trade, convert and stake digital assets, announced the appointment of former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, BJ Kang, “as the company’s first Head of Investigations.” In this role, BJ will… Read More

August 31, 2022 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation] is warning investors that cybercriminals are “increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities in decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms to steal cryptocurrency, causing investors to lose money.” The FBI has “observed cybercriminals exploiting vulnerabilities in the smart contracts governing DeFi platforms to steal investors’… Read More

July 25, 2022 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The FBI recently issued a Public Service Announcement to “warn American citizens about a cryptocurrency scam using an investment strategy called Liquidity Mining in which scammers exploit owners of cryptocurrency, typically Tether (USDT) and/or Ethereum (ETH).” The scammer “builds a professional or personal relationship with… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 8:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges in regards to a former Coinbase manager and allegations of insider trading that involved two other perpetrators. The SEC noted that criminal charges have been simultaneously filed in the Southern District… Read More

July 2, 2022 @ 7:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ruja Ignatova, founder of OneCoin and sometimes referenced as the Cryptoqueen, is in the news again – this time for joining a very exclusive club – the FBI’s Most Wanted List. Ignatova is accused of having defrauded investors out of $4 billion via her company… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

A former employee of OpenSea (Ozone Networks, Inc.) has been arrested and charged with the first-ever digital asset insider trading scheme, according to the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Nathanial Chastain a former Product Manager at OpenSea has been charged with wire fraud, and money… Read More