Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Also: Zcash Patches Flaw, $32M Humanity Protocol HackThis week, a key player in a $97M laundering scheme got prison time, Humanity Protocol suffered $32M in losses, Zcash patched a flaw, the EU targeted crypto platforms tied to Russia, authorities froze $3.8M in illicit funds and researchers exposed a Trezor chip weakness.

U.S. prosecutors have charged a Maryland man with stealing more than $53 million after hacking the Uranium Finance crypto exchange twice and laundering the proceeds through a cryptocurrency mixer. [...]

Also: Coinbase's Agentic AI Wallets, $1M Fraud IndictmentThis week, Paxful's $4M AML penalty, Coinbase's agentic AI wallets, a $1M fraud indictment, a 20-year $200M Ponzi sentence, laundering from the $200M Mixin hack, a Binance France home invasion attempt, insider betting charges in Israel and lost seized bitcoin in South Korea.

Ilya Lichtenstein, who was sentenced to prison last year for money laundering charges in connection with his role in the massive hack of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016, said he has been released early

Also: UK Fraud Investigators Make Arrests in $28M Basis Markets Rug-Pull ProbeThis week, World Liberty Financial scrambles to secure user funds, the U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office arrests two people over a $28M Basis Markets rug-pull probe, a Gana Payment hack drains $3.1M and Crypto Dispensers weighs a $100M sale following money-laundering charges against its CEO.

Also: CoinDCX's $44 Million Exploit, Crypto Theft Hit $2.17B in First Half of 2025This week, Russia crypto laundering in Krygyzstan, CoinDCX lost $44M in a hack, the U.S. sought $7.1M in crypto linked to oil tank investment scam, Ex-NCA officer was jailed for stealing seized bitcoin, crypto thefts hit $2.17B in the first half of 2025 and Trump Media revealed $2B bitcoin holdings.

Also: 5 Guilty Pleas in Cambodia-linked $36.9 Million ScamEvery week, ISMG rounds up cybersecurity incidents in digital assets. This week, charges against a crypto firm founder in a $530M sanctions evasion and money laundering case, guilty pleas in a $36.9M scam, an $8.3M exploit of Alex Lab, and Cetus Protocol relaunched after a $223M hack.

Co-conspirator and Wife Heather Morgan Set to be Sentenced on MondayA U.S. federal judge sentenced crypto hacker Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein to five years in prison for his involvement in the $3.6 billion Bitfinex hack and subsequent money laundering. 35-year-old and his wife Heather Morgan pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty to the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex, has been sentenced to five years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Thursday

Also: Nebraska Man Steals $3.5 Million of Cloud Services to Mine $1M of CryptoEvery week, ISMG rounds up cybersecurity incidents in digital assets. This week, sentencing in the first-ever conviction for hacking a smart contract, indictment in a million-dollar illicit mining, FTX executive's sentencing, Railgun's money-laundering defense and Uniswap's Wells Notice.

Also: Judge Accepts Changpeng Zhao Guilty Plea; November's 'Damaging' Hack NumbersThis week, a Bitzlato co-founder pleaded guilty to money laundering charges, a federal judge accepted ex-Binance chief's guilty plea, thieves stole $363M in crypto this November, KyberSwap looks to compensate hack victims, Platypus hackers walked free, and Velodrome and Aerodrome were hacked again.

Report Says State Backing Makes Pyongyang's Hackers Like Cybercriminals on SteroidsTo service the perpetually cash-starved regime of North Korea, hackers will continue their relentless onslaught on cryptocurrency - and all users of it - with state backing to industrialize their hacking and money laundering capabilities, experts warn.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned the Sinbad cryptocurrency mixing service for its use as a money-laundering tool by the North Korean Lazarus hacking group. [...]

A married couple from New York City has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in connection with the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex, resulting in the theft of about 120,000 bitcoin

Elliptic points to several indicators that suggest the North Korea-linked gang was behind the hack Investigators at a blockchain analysis outfit have linked the theft of $100 million in crypto assets last week to the notorious North Korean-based cybercrime group Lazarus. The company said it had tracked the movement of some of the stolen cryptocurrency to a so-called mixer used to launder such ill-gotten funds.…

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday moved to sanction virtual currency mixer Blender.io, marking the first time a mixing service has been subjected to economic blockades

The US Department of Treasury today sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Blender.io used last month by the North Korean-backed Lazarus hacking group to launder funds stolen from Axie Infinity's Ronin bridge. [...]

The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) on Tuesday announced the arrest of a married couple in connection with conspiring to launder cryptocurrency worth $4.5 billion that was siphoned during the hack of the virtual currency exchange Bitfinex in 2016