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‘Your computer is hacked’: India-based scam targeting US seniors via Bitcoin ATMs

October 07, 2026 1:56 pm

The CBI said a syndicate operating from Punjab and Delhi posed as tech-support staff and sent US seniors to Bitcoin ATMs, routing crores through crypto wallets into India.

Malone Lam pleaded guilty in a $245-million Bitcoin theft case

How 22-year-old scammed $245 million in crypto and blew $569,000 in a single night

September 11, 2026 1:53 pm

A 22-year-old Singaporean ringleader has pleaded guilty after a social-engineering scam stole more than $245 million in cryptocurrency.

Karnataka bitcoin scam: SIT closes cases against cops after prosecution nod denied

July 10, 2026 3:40 pm

Karnataka CID SIT has filed closure reports against police officers in the Bitcoin case after the government denied prosecution sanction, while charges against a cyber expert remain.

Famous hacker helped Bengaluru man make Rs 2 crore in cash, crypto: Probe

June 18, 2026 6:15 pm

The Enforcement Directorate opposed businessman Sunish Hegde's bail plea, stating that he pressured Sriki into using his hacking skills for cyber extortion of online poker sites.

Unocoin Bitcoin theft case: Karnataka Police SIT names Congress MLA N A Haris’s son in chargesheet

June 05, 2026 8:48 pm

A Karnataka SIT has named Youth Congress leader Mohammed Nalapad in a chargesheet linked to the 2017 Unocoin Bitcoin theft case involving hacker Sriki.

After raids linked to Congress leader Mohammed Haris Nalapad, ED arrests Sriki in Bitcoin scam case

May 09, 2026 8:27 pm

The ED arrested hacker Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki and 2 others in Bengaluru in connection with a cryptocurrency-linked money laundering investigation.

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‘Their target was my father’: Karnataka Congress leader Haris Nalapad links ED raids to Cabinet expansion buzz

April 21, 2026 8:03 pm

Four-time Congress MLA N A Haris’s sons, Mohammed Haris Nalapad and Omar Farook Nalapad, and hacker Srikrishna were raided on Monday.

ED raids Congress MLA NA Haris's sons in bitcoin-linked money laundering case

April 21, 2026 8:47 am

The ED raids also covered Aqeeb Khan, the grandson of former Union minister K Rahman Khan and nephew of Congress leader Mansoor Ali Khan.

Adam Back, a British cryptographer and leading figure in the Bitcoin movement, in Miami on Feb. 24, 2026.

My quest to solve Bitcoin’s great mystery

April 10, 2026 7:33 am

Hearing that someone else might have finally identified the shadowy figure who had revolutionized finance, spawned a $2.4 trillion industry and amassed one of the world’s biggest fortunes in one stroke of staggering genius aroused in me a mixture of admiration and envy.

Raj Kundra granted bail by special court in Rs 150 crore Bitcoin 'Ponzi' scheme case

February 20, 2026 4:01 pm

Last month, the court issued a notice to Raj Kundra for offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, noting that there is a prima facie case against him.