
Fraud
Musk team alleges mass fraud in US Treasury—blockchain can help
Musk's team claims to have discovered mass-scale fraud, alleging Treasury approval officers were instructed to approve payments even to frauds...
Malaysia turns to blockchain and AI to fight graft
Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency is adopting emerging tech, including AI and blockchain, to fight graft, with blockchain’s immutability and high appeal.
Binance faces French laundering probe; KuCoin pays DOJ $300M
Binance expresses disappointment at the French authorities' move to probe its activities as far back as 2019 for alleged money...
‘Crypto’ crime surged in 2024; billions stolen in phishing
A CertiK report revealed that there were 760 reported on-chain incidents in 2024, sapping $2.4 billion from victims, with phishing...
India clamps down on digital fraud as cases rise in 2024
In 2024, India's digital asset and fintech ecosystem was shaken by digital frauds, with over $44 million lost in scams,...
Austrian bust $1.3M ‘crypto’ fraud; phishing scam targets Ledger
Police in Vienna busted the serial criminal exchanging fake cash for ‘crypto’ in what they dubbed Rip Deal 2.0; meanwhile,...