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Scammers posed as Australian police to steal crypto, authorities warn
13.11.2025
Scammers in Australia impersonated police using the government’s ReportCyber system to legitimize their calls and trick victims into handing over crypto
Scammers posed as Australian police to steal crypto, authorities warn
13.11.2025
Scammers in Australia impersonated police using the government’s ReportCyber system to legitimize their calls and trick victims into handing over crypto
Australian Police Cracks Crypto Wallets, Recovers Over $7 Million in Illicit Digital Assets
31.10.2025
Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett announced that an agency data scientist successfully cracked two password-protected crypto wallets, recovering millions in digital assets linked to organized crime. The Challenge of the Criminal’s Wallet Australian Federal Police (AFP)...
Australian police crack coded wallet, seize $5.9M in crypto
31.10.2025
The Australian Federal Police cracked a coded crypto wallet backup holding $5.9 million after a data scientist deciphered a complex numerical sequence on a phone
Australian police crack coded wallet, seize $5.9M in crypto
31.10.2025
The Australian Federal Police cracked a coded crypto wallet backup holding $5.9 million after a data scientist deciphered a complex numerical sequence on a phone
Australian Police Seize Hacker’s Bitcoin, Mansion and Luxury Car
19.5.2025
The Australian police recently seized 25 bitcoins, a luxury car, and a mansion in Beachmere from a man previously convicted of hacking an American gaming company. AFP Targets Illegal Profits of Hacker The Australian Federal Police (AFP) recently seized 25 bitcoins, a luxury car, and a mansion...
Australian police find ‘Aladdin’s cave’ of stolen Bitcoin ATMs, Pokemon cards
18.2.2025
Four have been arrested for allegedly stealing $50,000 worth of trading cards, along with firearms, car keys and six crypto ATMs
Australian police find ‘Aladdin’s cave’ of stolen Bitcoin ATMs, Pokemon cards
18.2.2025
Four have been arrested for allegedly stealing $50,000 worth of trading cards, along with firearms, car keys and six crypto ATMs
Australian police find ‘Aladdin’s cave’ of stolen Bitcoin ATMs, Pokemon cards
18.2.2025
Four have been arrested for allegedly stealing $50,000 worth of trading cards, along with firearms, car keys and six crypto ATMs
Australian police find ‘Aladdin’s cave’ of stolen Bitcoin ATMs, Pokemon cards
18.2.2025
Four have been arrested for allegedly stealing $50,000 worth of trading cards, along with firearms, car keys and six crypto ATMs
Australian police’s ‘new powers’ lead to $142.6K crypto seizure
31.10.2024
Victoria Police’s first crypto seizure underscores a new legal framework empowering officers to confiscate digital assets via search warrants
Australian Police Seize $9.3M in Crypto, Bust Mastermind Behind Ghost Platform
7.10.2024
The Australian Federal Police have taken a major step against organized crime by seizing $9.3 million in cryptocurrency. The operation uncovered a secret encrypted communication platform, Ghost, leading to the arrest of its alleged mastermind. Through digital forensics, authorities cracked...
Australian federal police to probe 2,000 exploited crypto wallets
5.8.2024
Chainalysis’ Operation Spincaster found over 2,000 Australian-owned crypto wallets were hit by “approval phishing” scams
Australian Police Officer in Court for Stealing Nearly 82 BTC From Seized Drug Trafficker’s Wallet
20.2.2024
An Australian police officer recently appeared in a Melbourne court where he faced charges of stealing 81.616 bitcoins from a crypto wallet seized from drug traffickers. After initially blaming the drug traffickers,’ the Australian Federal Police later reopened the case after an expert found...
Report: Australian Police Seize Crypto Worth $1.5 Million From Dark Web Drug Dealer
10.10.2023
The police in the Australian state of South Australia recently seized cryptocurrency worth $1.5 million from an alleged dark web drug dealer. Police also recovered a “large quantity” of the synthetic opioid nitazene as well as tens of thousands of dollars in cash. ‘Illicit...
South Australian Police Seizes $1.5M in Crypto From Man Charged With Drug Trafficking
5.10.2023
South Australian police have apprehended a 25-year-old man from Adelaide Hills on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering, with approximately $1.5 million worth of crypto seized during the operation.
The accused individual operated multiple vendor profiles on the dark web, selling various...
Criminal use of crypto an ‘emerging threat’ — Australian police
25.10.2022
Law enforcement will need to “continually evolve” in order to keep pace with criminals, Australia’s federal police said
Australian Police Confiscate Cryptocurrency Worth $1 Million With Help From FBI
30.10.2021
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has confirmed that the Supreme Court of New South Wales has ordered the forfeiture of cryptocurrency belonging to a convicted hacker. “The amount of cryptocurrency forfeited, more than $1.2 million, is the largest Commonwealth forfeiture...
'Surveillance state': Australian police given sweeping new hacking powers
27.8.2021
Legislation dramatically expanding the hacking capabilities of Australian authorities investigating suspected cybercriminals has been passed through the country’s Senate
Australian Police Makes Record Crypto Seizure With Dark Web Drug Bust
20.8.2021
Australia’s Victoria Police have collected close to AUD 8.5m (USD 6m) worth of cryptocurrency in its recent clampdown on dark web drug trafficking. The bust, which targeted a number of properties in the country’s south-eastern state of Victoria, is said to be Australia’s biggest crypto seizure...