Cybercrime
Crypto theft soared to all-time high in H1 2025 – Chainalysis
Spurred by the unprecedented hack of global exchange Bybit earlier in the year, crypto crime is on par to eclipse recorded volume.
Jul 22, 2025
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CBEX promised 100% returns—now Nigerians and Kenyans are counting their losses
The scam entity, rumored to be part of a larger crypto crime ring carted away millions of dollars from its victims in Nigeria and Kenya
Apr 16, 2025
Cybercrime
Crypto crime proceeds valued at $40.1 billion in 2024—Chainalysis
The figures are expected to rise much higher and cross the $51 billion threshold as crypto crimes become more sophisticated and professional.
Jan 16, 2025
Cybercrime
Crypto crime in 2023 exceeded $24 billion: Chainalysis
The analytics firm found that illicit transactions are carried out more with stablecoins than any other cryptocurrency.
Jan 18, 2024
Cybercrime
Nigerian crypto scam entity Argo Coin has vanished with its customers’ funds
The crypto scam entity lured investors by falsely claiming to invest their money in Bitcoin mining equipment, promising exorbitant returns.
Nov 9, 2023
Cybercrime
MetaMask partners with Blockaid to launch security alerts for its self-custodial wallets
The feature takes effect on Oct. 31 and will be made available by default to MetaMask’s users by next year.
Nov 1, 2023
Cybercrime
Fraudulent CAR crypto investment company vanish with customer funds: Reports
Hundreds of Central Africans participated in the scheme, with some depositing their life savings worth millions of CFA francs.
Oct 19, 2023
Cybercrime
Sophisticated crypto scam run by Chinese nationals busted in Namibia: Reports
The scammers employed young Namibians and trained them to target victims to invest in a non-existent crypto investment platform.
Oct 10, 2023
Cybercrime
NITDA issues warning to Nigerians about cryptocurrency giveaway scam
Scammers actively target victims by sharing videos of fake cryptocurrency giveaways featuring notable names and organizations.
Sep 26, 2023
Cybercrime
Crypto scam alert: Argo Blockchain does not have Nigerian and Kenyan entities
Argo-Coin and Argo Kenya have been taking money from Nigerians and Kenyans to invest in Bitcoin mining equipment and earn outrageous ROIs
Sep 20, 2023
Cybercrime
Remitano crypto exchange hacked for $2.7 million, narrowly avoids a further $1.4 million tether loss
The crypto exchange mainly based in emerging markets lost $2.7million in what is believed to be a well-coordinated attack and a potential loss of $1.4million was averted by Tether.
Sep 20, 2023
Cybercrime
Crypto crime falls 65% in 2023, ransomware revenue still high
Based on the report, revenue is down across all aspects of crypto crime except, ransomware, which is on an upward trajectory like 2021, the year it rose to prominence.
Jul 18, 2023
Cybercrime
Mastercard launches tool to fight cryptocurrency fraud
The software would identify the riskiness of crypto exchanges, an information that card issuers can then use to approve or decline transactions.
Oct 5, 2022
Cybercrime
A malicious Chrome extension could swap your crypto address with an attacker’s address
The suspicious Google Chrome web extension was found by the security team at cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin.
Aug 24, 2022
Cybercrime
Overall cryptocurrency crime fell with the market, report finds
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalyis has published a study that provides insights into crypto crime activities.
Aug 17, 2022