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• Lagos Police Command Dismantles Lekki Cybercrime Syndicate And Arrests Three Suspects For Fraud Cultism And Impersonation

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Detectives from Zone 2 Police Headquarters have arrested Tega Emmanuel, Jacob Olatunde, and Gift Okubakpere in a targeted raid across the Lekki-Ajah axis. The suspects confessed to...

• Nigeria Police Zone 2 Command Apprehends Specialized Cybercrime Syndicate Linked to Forgery and International Cryptocurrency Fraud

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Police in Lagos arrested three men aged 24, 33, and 36 for operating a sophisticated fraud network involving romance scams and counterfeit currency. The operation led to the recove...

• Cambodia Extradites Former Huione Group Chairman Li Xiong to China in Major Cyberscam Crackdown

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Asia

  Cambodian authorities have extradited Li Xiong, the former chairman of Huione Group, to China to face charges related to a multi billion dollar cross border gambling and fraud synd...

• Gemini Space Station and Winklevoss Twins Sued Over Alleged IPO Fraud

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Gemini Space Station and its billionaire co-founders, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, have been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit in Manhattan federal court. Shareholders alle...

• Indiana Implements Emergency Ban on Cryptocurrency Kiosks to Combat Surging Financial Fraud and Elder Scams

  Published: Mar 17, 2026

  Section: Politics

  Governor Mike Braun has signed House Enrolled Act 1116 into law, establishing an immediate statewide ban on cryptocurrency ATMs. The emergency measure, which sidelined nearly 900 m...

• Memphis Shopper Demands Accountability After Home Depot Employee Allegedly Steals Five Hundred Dollars In Bitcoin

  Published: Mar 9, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A retired Midtown resident is seeking reimbursement after a Home Depot staff member reportedly transferred $500 in cryptocurrency from the customer's phone to a private account. Al...

• Russian national Evgenii Ptitsyn pleads guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for role in Phobos ransomware empire

  Published: Mar 5, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Evgenii Ptitsyn, a 43-year-old administrator of the Phobos ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, has formally pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court. Ptitsyn was responsible fo...