Theft

A dark cloud hangs over the Australian federal police as one of its own, Officer William Wheatley, stands accused of a daring crypto heist. The missing loot? A staggering 81.62 Bitcoins, valued at a then-humble $309,000 in 2019,…

In a recently reviewed unpublished report by Reuters, United Nations (UN) sanctions monitors have alleged that North Korea engaged in a massive theft of crypto assets, raking in $3 billion through cyberattacks.…

United States prosecutors arrested three people for allegedly stealing $10 million from financial institutions and laundering the stolen funds using cryptocurrency exchanges. The individuals could each get up to over 80…

The Chinese government has officially declared that the theft of digital collections, including NFTs, will be legally treated as property theft, signifying a significant shift in the nation’s approach to digital asset regulation. On Nov.…

urfinguss/iStock via Getty Images The dramatic rise in retail thefts at brick-and-mortar stores, well documented by the media, could be having a serious impact on the viability of physical stores in the future. Several chains have said…

Receive free Aurubis AG updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Aurubis AGnews every morning. Aurubis, Europe’s largest copper producer, said it had been the target of a huge theft that could lead to…

Former PEPE promoter turned crypto influencer, Jeremy "Pauly" Cahen, has leveled insider trading allegations against the Pepecoin team following the reported theft of around 16 trillion PEPE tokens. Pauly is now exposing team members'…

A major American technology company has been hacked recently by the North Korean Internet criminals gang in an attempt to target its customers who rely on encrypted currencies. In the company's blog, Jumpcloud,…

Cryptocurrency mining has taken a bold turn in Malaysia, as a group of determined miners embarks on a relentless quest for energy so remarkably inexpensive that it verges on being free. Caught in the crosshairs…

Britons are turning to crime as the cost of living crisis drags on, with shoplifting of meat, alcohol and sweets last year reaching its highest level in a decade, according to new data.More than 1.1 million theft incidents were…