Crime

20 Jul 2025 840

Crypto crime has already stolen $2.17 billion in the first half of 2025, setting a new all-time record

The occurrence of crimes involving digital assets is increasing rapidly, with projected losses for 2025 expected to exceed the highest years of crypto-related theft.

Crime

19 Jul 2025 710

Cambodia arrests nearly a thousand people in a week in a major cyber scam crackdown

Authorities in Cambodia have carried out several arrests this week, detaining almost 1,000 individuals as part of an ongoing crackdown on cybercrime operations throughout the country.

Crime

19 Jul 2025 709

Taliban unleash reprisals against Afghan translators following data leak from the British government

Taliban warlords have embarked on a campaign of killings against Afghans after the British Government lost a top-secret database of those who helped the UK during the war in the Middle East.

Crime

18 Jul 2025 945

Carnival fugitive jailed for life after murdering ex-girlfriend’s father in revenge attack

A fugitive has been jailed for the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s dad after being caught by police at Notting Hill Carnival.

Crime

17 Jul 2025 955

Baby trafficking network to Singapore uncovered in Indonesia

According to the police, Indonesian authorities have arrested 12 people accused of running a baby-trafficking ring between Indonesia and Singapore, according to police.

Crime

16 Jul 2025 787

Teen who killed his mother, sister and brother again avoids life sentence — court upholds minimum term of 49 years

Evil triple shotgun murderer Nicholas Prosper has been spared a whole life sentence for a second time after senior judges agreed his 49-year term was not ‘unduly lenient’.

Crime

15 Jul 2025 796

Heist on millionaires’ island: Thieves flee by speedboat with Lord Darzi’s £175,000 watch

Former health minister Lord Darzi had his £175,000 watch stolen by thieves while he was vacationing on the island of Capri.

Crime

14 Jul 2025 846

Luxury offers no protection: Father of two killed for his watch near five-star hotel in central London

According to the Met Police, three men in their 20s have been arrested in connection with the deadly stabbing of a man near a luxury hotel in central London.

Crime

14 Jul 2025 1133

Crypto blow to Lazarus Group: Greek authorities trace stolen funds using Chainalysis

Greek law enforcement cracks down on crypto crime, recovers funds from Bybit hack using cutting-edge blockchain analytics.

Crime

14 Jul 2025 907

“I killed my wife”: Man who decapitated woman and messaged her mother jailed for 23 years

A man has been sentenced to at least 23 years in prison after confessing to the murder of his 21-year-old girlfriend.

Crime

12 Jul 2025 960

Fatal crash in UK: Two young men charged after women killed in care home

Two men have been charged after a BMW that was being followed by police crashed into their care home in Sunderland, killing two elderly women.

Crime

10 Jul 2025 685

Criminal elite: Knife-wielding gang attacks Lamborghini as another man is killed over £1,650 watch in hotel

This is the shocking moment armed thieves attempted to break into a Lamborghini parked outside London’s Russian embassy on a night of serious crime in west London.

Crime

10 Jul 2025 943

Young man stabbed to death near casino in central London — police search for attacker

A man in his twenties has died following a stabbing outside a London casino.

Crime

09 Jul 2025 711

British pensioner leaked defence minister Grant Shapps’ flight route and address to ‘Russians’

Prosecutor says Howard Phillips provided information on the then defense secretary, Grant Shapps, for ‘easy money’.

Crime

08 Jul 2025 853

‘Ndrangheta and Albanian gangs: mafia trafficked cocaine from South America to the heart of Europe

Authorities in Italy, Spain, and Albania have arrested 28 suspected members of a drug trafficking network linked to the ’Ndrangheta, Europol announced on Tuesday.

Crime

08 Jul 2025 996

UK gang jailed for Wagner-ordered arson in London’s Ukraine-aid warehouse attack

Three men have been convicted of committing an arson attack on a warehouse associated with Ukraine on behalf of the terrorist Wagner Group.

Crime

07 Jul 2025 736

Teenage girls arrested after brutal knife attack on woman and 18-year-old in south London

A woman and a teenage girl were seriously injured in a double stabbing as police arrest two teenage girls on suspicion of attempted murder.

Crime

06 Jul 2025 1040

Eight bitcoin wallets suddenly activated after 14 years of dormancy, moving 80,009 BTC worth $8.69 billion

Dormant Bitcoin wallets that had been inactive for over 14 years have suddenly become active. Initially, four addresses each transferred 10,000 BTC.

Crime

05 Jul 2025 793

Man charged with murder after 85-year-old found dead in south London home

A man has been accused of murder after the death of an 85-year-old at a residence in south London.

Crime

05 Jul 2025 957

$140 million in just 3 hours: massive crypto heist from Brazil’s central bank reserves

According to sources who prefer to remain anonymous, the hackers are encountering difficulties purchasing cryptocurrency through Brazilian OTC desks.

Crime

04 Jul 2025 892

North Korean IT scammers earned $17 million by infiltrating crypto projects posing as foreign developers

North Korean IT workers breach crypto security, spotlight US exchanges and stablecoin usage.

Crime

04 Jul 2025 796

UK doctor sentenced to 7 years for sexually assaulting patients under guise of examination

A former general practitioner has been sentenced to jail for performing unnecessary genital examinations on men and teenage boys who only had symptoms such as coughs and headaches.

Crime

04 Jul 2025 816

Woman arrested after ‘generous and hardworking’ man fatally stabbed at east London flat

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a ’hardworking’ man was fatally stabbed in an apartment.

Crime

03 Jul 2025 1007

‘Hellish’ revenge: drug dealer ordered torture and murder over ex’s new partner

A drug dealer has been found guilty of torturing and murdering a ‘love rival’ in his home.

Crime

30 Jun 2025 949

NFT projects Furie and ChainSaw lose $1 million in attacks linked to North Korea

The stolen funds from the ChainSaw collections remain idle, while most Favrr proceeds have already passed through Gate.io and several nested services.