Crypto crime this week: Sep 14–20, 2026

43 stories this week · most active: Policy, Regulation & Compliance (11), Hacks & Exploits (9), Nation-State Threats (5) · 2 official releases

Official actions

Scammers Impersonating Law Enforcement and Government Officials in Fraud SchemesIC3 Public Service Announcements · Sep 17Official release
NASAA Urges Senators to Vote NO on the Digital Asset Market Clarity ActNASAA Investor Education & Alerts · Sep 14Official release

Policy, Regulation & Compliance 11 stories

US regulator opens markets to tokenised stock tradingFT Crypto · Sep 17
Landmark US crypto bill fails as Senate splits over Trump ethics concernsFT Crypto · Sep 15
Citing Trump Crypto Fortune, US Democrats Try to Derail Bill to Regulate Digital AssetsOCCRP Investigations · Sep 15
CFTC submits crypto market regulation plan for White House reviewCointelegraph · Sep 18

Hacks & Exploits 9 stories

NES deposits and withdrawals suspended due to security incident.Bitvavo Status · Sep 18
UK Freezes $72-Million London Townhouse in Connection to Sanctioned Prince Group AssociateOCCRP Investigations · Sep 17
Hackers say they breached Italian state email to target Revolut ‘crypto whales’FT Crypto · Sep 15
ETH wallet exploit backfires as MEV bot captures $7.7M, Kelp freezes addressCointelegraph · Sep 15

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Nation-State Threats 5 stories

US says Chinese groups used Binance to launder $61mn from Iranian oil dealsFT Crypto · Sep 15
North Korea's fake job interviews infected 30,000 devicesThe Register · Sep 18
US sanctions Iran’s BitBank, saying it processes ‘Hormuz Safe’ Bitcoin paymentsCointelegraph · Sep 18
Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call Your APIs | TraderTraitor Backdoors Resurface on Victim With No Crypto TiesSentinelLabs · Sep 18

Scams & Consumer Fraud 4 stories

Robinhood Drops 5% After Ex-Employees Accused Of Crypto FraudForbes · Sep 16
Tajin Group: Guarantee Marketplace Vendor Involved in Phishing and Chinese Money Laundering GroupRecorded Future Research · Sep 15
Fake AI Trading Bots Are Getting Victims to Build Their Own Drainers | TRM LabsTRM Insights · Sep 14

Law Enforcement Actions 3 stories

Georgia Court Sentences Ex-Security Chief to 13 Years in Prison in Corruption CaseOCCRP Investigations · Sep 18
From Fugitive to Federal Custody: Inside the Takedown of South America’s ‘King of the South’OCCRP Investigations · Sep 16
Inside the $61.2M USDT forfeiture tied to Iranian oil salesCrystal Intelligence blog · Sep 18

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