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In early October, customers in Southeast Asia discovered that their crypto had disappeared from Ledger hardware wallets that still seemed to be working normally.

Three Canadian Armed Forces members are among seven men facing 82 criminal charges following the alleged armed kidnapping of a crypto exchange owner in Toronto, police said in an Oct. 14 update.

North Korean hackers stole around $1.5 billion from Bybit in February 2025. While the hack itself has been widely covered and analyzed, few have focused on what happened afterward and what became of the stolen funds.

News By Alex Dovbnya Sun, 20/09/2026 – 18:23 A French family was tied up and held captive in their home after masked attackers allegedly targeted the father over his cryptocurrency involvement, forcing him to transfer roughly €40,000 in crypto. Advertisement

The man behind one of the biggest bitcoin thefts in history this week pleaded guilty.

“If you build a cybercrime empire, we will find you, dismantle your operation, and hold you accountable,” said US Attorney Pirro. ByChayanika Deka