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How an onchain investigator linked a Coinbase impersonation scam to $2 million in losses and why social engineering remains the real risk.
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FBI News
The FBI, or the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is a department of the United States Department of Justice. FBI is the domestic organ of the US’s national intelligence apparatus and, at the same time, the top law enforcement agency. It was founded in 1908 and the FBI headquarters is currently in Washington D.C. Though many activities of the FBI are unique, the functions of the agency are frequently compared with British and Russian organizations concerned with national security. In addition, the main difference between the FBI and the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) is that the CIA specializes on operations abroad while the FBI works predominantly within the country. The president of the United States appoints the FBI director to the position.
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A US appeals court says the FBI isn’t at fault for wiping a drive containing over 3,400 Bitcoin, as its convicted owner never informed the government that he owned the tokens.
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The bureau warned that anyone offering recommendations on a “crypto recovery law firm” or claiming to be a lawyer could be targeting the victims of crypto scams.
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The US is seeking the forfeiture of 20.2 BTC seized by the Dallas FBI from the Chaos ransomware group, adding to the country’s proposed Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
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The pastor claimed that “God told” him to shill INDXcoin, which caused financial losses to at least 300 investors.
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The investigation was reportedly not connected to Jesse Powell’s activities within the crypto industry.
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Microsoft says a US court gave it the green light to disrupt 2,300 websites critical to Lumma Stealer's operations.
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Viral internet personality Haliey Welch says the FBI and SEC went through her phone after the disastrous launch of her memecoin, before ultimately clearing her of wrongdoing.
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Hackers are using deepfake voice messages to steal data from individuals, many of whom are current and former US federal and state officials.
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The bureau reported that individuals over 60 had been the most affected by crypto-related fraud in 2024, with roughly $2.8 billion in losses.
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The LastPass hack had been linked to at least $45 million in crypto thefts as of December 2024.
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The FBI says it “encourages” private sector entities to prevent Bybit hackers from laundering more funds from the $1.4 billion hack on Oct. 21.
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The founder of Gotbit, whose firm was allegedly caught by FBI’s trap token to catch crypto fraudsters, has been extradited from Portugal to the US to face charges.
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San Francisco-based Kraken exchange provided information for 57% of the total 6,826 data requests from global regulators and enforcement agencies last year.
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The US department said it had intervened after identifying victims of romance and “pig butchering” scams involving crypto.
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