Maine Reaches $1.9M Settlement With Bitcoin ATM Operator Over Scam Losses
The agreement with Bitcoin Depot comes amid growing national scrutiny of crypto kiosks tied to fraud targeting older Americans....
The agreement with Bitcoin Depot comes amid growing national scrutiny of crypto kiosks tied to fraud targeting older Americans....
A divorced investor’s tragic loss reveals how emotional manipulation, combined with AI technology, has weaponized crypto scams into a billion-dollar crime....
The South Korean Supreme Court confirmed that Bitcoin stored on crypto exchanges can be seized under criminal law, rejecting an appeal....
Attacks against Bitcoin and crypto holders became increasingly physical in 2025. Here's a look back at some of the horrific assaults....
Bitcoin and crypto ATMs faced heightened scrutiny in 2025, as authorities and lawmakers tried to confront a growing number of scams....
The FBI says fraudsters in 2025 bilked Americans out of more than $333 million with ruses perpetrated using bitcoin ATM machines....
The alleged mastermind of a major crypto scam ring that stole billions was arrested in Cambodia this week and extradited to China....
Just over a year after being sentenced to five years in prison for the theft of billions of dollars in Bitcoin , hacker Ilya Lichtenstein is free. Lichtenstein announced his release in a post on X, sp...
The White House defended the release of Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole over 119,000 Bitcoin in 2016, from prison to home confinement—but didn’t take credit for the action....
Two former employees at cybersecurity firms - one of whom was a ransomware negotiator - have pleaded guilty to carrying out a series of ransomware attacks in 2023. The Department of Justice announced ...
The scene at MDC on Saturday evening as Maduro was transported to the prison Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images Nicolás Maduro and his wife have reportedly been transferred to a federal prison in Br...