Crypto crime this week: Sep 7–13, 2026

39 stories this week · most active: Hacks & Exploits (15), Money Laundering (9), Law Enforcement Actions (5) · 1 official releases

Official actions

Informed Investor Advisory: Be in the Know: Five Quick Facts about Bitcoin ATMsNASAA Investor Education & Alerts · Sep 10Official release

Hacks & Exploits 15 stories

Explained: The Liquid Network Hack (September 2026)Halborn Blog · Sep 9
ONE trading remains available following Harmony security incidentBitvavo Status · Sep 11
RVN deposits and withdrawals suspended due to security incident.Bitvavo Status · Sep 8
From Hacks to Bioweapons, Claude Misuse Is Now EverywhereWired · Sep 12

Money Laundering 9 stories

Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaireThe Guardian · Sep 12
DOJ Credits Tether’s Assistance in $52 Million Enforcement Action Against Global Scam NetworkTether News · Sep 11
Trust companies turn away crypto-rich on money-laundering fearsFT Crypto · Sep 10
US sanctions Xinbi scam marketplace, restrains $52M in cryptoCointelegraph · Sep 10

Revoke, document, report, freeze, trace: the emergency playbook for the hours right after a drain.

What to do nextCan a Scammer’s Crypto Be Frozen? How Freezes Really Work

Who can freeze stolen crypto (exchanges, Tether, Circle), what they need, and how to give a freeze the best chance.

Understand the processCan Stolen Crypto Be Traced? What Victims Need to Know

What blockchain tracing can do, what it can't, and how to give it its best chance.

Law Enforcement Actions 5 stories

Singapore man in U.S. pleads guilty to orchestrating $240 million bitcoin theftNBC News · Sep 9
22-year-old pleads guilty in $240 million bitcoin heist, one of the largest in US historyCNN · Sep 9
Singaporean 22-year old pleads guilty to being the ringleader in $245 million crypto fraud caseCoinDesk · Sep 9
Polish prosecutors charge suspect in Zondacrypto probe, seek pretrial detentionCointelegraph · Sep 7

Scams & Consumer Fraud 4 stories

Cryptocurrency scam ringleader pleads guilty to defrauding victims of $250 millionCourthouse News · Sep 8
Meta Sued Over Crypto Scams 09/09/2026MediaPost · Sep 9
Pump and Dump: Loudoun residents lose millions in crypto scamsLoudoun Times-Mirror · Sep 8

Sanctions & Illicit Finance 3 stories

The Evolution of Terrorist Financing, 25 Years After 9/11 | TRM LabsTRM Insights · Sep 11
As Much as 30% of a Blockchain's Transfers Are Spam. Here's What It Means for Sanctions Screening. | TRM LabsTRM Insights · Sep 11
Blockchain-based regulatory assurance for sanctions-exposed electricity procurement in post-conflict marketsFrontiers in Blockchain · Sep 9

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