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Nigerian police arrest politician linked to crypto hack

Nigerian authorities arrested Amb. Wilfred Bonse, a Nigerian politician, for alleged theft and money laundering in connection to a breach suffered by cryptocurrency trading company Patricia Technologies Ltd.  According to ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a public relations officer with the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), the arrest was made following the force’s investigation

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Nigeria’s Patricia Technologies relieved as arrest made in crypto wallet heist

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said it has arrested one politician, Ambassador Wilfred Bonse, concerning the theft of over $246,153 (200 million naira) from Patricia Technologies’ crypto wallet.The disclosure was made by ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, in a statement issued on Friday. It was reported that

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Hong Kong police arrest 11 people in ongoing JPEX crypto investigation 

Hong Kong authorities continue to investigate cryptocurrency exchange JPEX for alleged fraud and have received over 2,000 complaints from aggrieved investors. Eleven people have reportedly been taken into custody, including influencers who promoted the platform.  Hong Kong intensifies JPEX probe The police stated that investors, most of whom are inexperienced, invested in JPEX

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Hong Kong Probe Into Crypto Exchanges JPEX Results in Arrest

“Recently, due to the unfair treatment by relevant institutions in Hong Kong towards JPEX, a cryptocurrency trading platform, and a series of negative news, our partnered third-party market makers have maliciously frozen funds,” the exchange said in a blog post. “They demanded more information from the platform for negotiation, restricting

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Thai authorities arrest five in 3,200-victim, $27M crypto scam

Authorities in Thailand arrested five foreign nationals linked with a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment platform that fleeced over $27 million from local investors.According to an initial report from the Bangkok Post, Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation (CCIB) Bureau arrested four individuals from China and one from Laos for orchestrating a fraudulent investment

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