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Every structured record CryptoMortem has published, ordered from most recent. 70 total.
Rodney Burton Guilty Plea in $1.8B Crypto Fraud Case
Federal prosecutors in Maryland said Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton pleaded guilty to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in connection with a $1.8 billion cryptocurrency fraud scheme.
Funds affected$1.80BAztec Connect Deprecated Contract Exploit on Ethereum
A deprecated Aztec Connect contract was drained on 2026-06-15 after a verification-settlement mismatch was reportedly exploited, with Aztec Labs stating the current Aztec network was unaffected.
Funds affected$2.1MNancy Fake-Police Crypto Assault Followed Waltio Breach
A Nancy indictment linked an alleged fake-police assault on a crypto-holding couple to personal data reportedly obtained after Waltio’s January breach exposed balances and contact information.
Funds affected$20000Humanity Protocol: $36M Social-Engineering Token Theft
Quantstamp attributed Humanity Protocol’s loss of $36 million in H tokens to a phishing email impersonating Bithumb, subsequent malware-based laptop compromise, and theft of MetaMask credentials and private keys.
Funds affected$36.0MMisam Abidi Indicted Over Star Credit Holdings Scheme
Federal prosecutors in Tennessee alleged that Misam M. Abidi used Star Credit Holdings to run a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme from 2020 to 2024, with investors reportedly solicited across the United States.
Funds affected$1.0MStar Credit Holdings Indictment in Alleged Ponzi Case
Federal prosecutors alleged that Misam M. Abidi used Star Credit Holdings from 2020 to 2024 to solicit crypto investments with false return and reserve claims, diverting more than $1.9 million and prompting an 11-count indictment.
Funds affected$1.9MDOJ Charges Two in $389M Crypto Laundering Case
Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said two people were charged in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency money-laundering service that processed more than $389 million in unlawful transactions.
Funds affected$389.0MDOJ Charges Two in Alleged $389M AudiA6 Laundering Case
A June 11, 2026 report stated that the U.S. Department of Justice charged two men over an alleged AudiA6 crypto laundering service tied to more than $389 million in transactions, while core case details remained undisclosed.
Funds affected$389.0MEU Proposed Ban on 11 Crypto Platforms in Russia Push
The European Commission’s proposed 21st Russia sanctions package included a transaction ban covering 11 crypto platforms, broader crypto-asset service restrictions, and additional designations tied to alleged sanctions circumvention.
Raydium Retired AMM Exploit Drained Five Inactive Pools
Raydium said a retired Solana AMM program was exploited on 2026-06-10, draining roughly $1.34 million from five inactive liquidity pools, with the treasury designated to compensate affected users.
Funds affected$1.3MWashington Sentencing in $100M Crypto Laundering Case
DOJ-attributed allegations stated that Geoffrey K. Auyeung helped overseas fraudsters move about $100 million in scam proceeds through cryptocurrency channels and bank accounts; the presently available record establishes sentencing, not the underlying fraud mechanics.
Funds affected$100.0MHumanity Protocol Wallet Drain Exceeded $32 Million
On 2026-06-09, reporting based on an on-chain analyst’s findings indicated that wallets linked to Humanity Protocol were drained for more than $32 million, with most of the value reportedly converted into ETH and the H token falling 89%.
Funds affected$32.0MSeattle Sentencing in Newcastle Crypto Laundering Case
A Newcastle, Washington resident received a five-year federal prison sentence after prosecutors said he accepted fraud proceeds and forwarded them to coconspirators through bank accounts and cryptocurrency addresses.
Funds affected$0Gnosis Pay Delay Module Exploit — June 2026
Gnosis Pay disclosed an active exploit affecting its delay module and card wallet infrastructure on June 1, 2026, then said the issue was being contained and all affected users would be reimbursed in full.
Funds affected$0Gravity Bridge Halted After Reported $5.4M Exploit
Gravity Bridge, a Cosmos-Ethereum bridge, was reported exploited on 2026-05-31 for about $5.4 million; public reporting and analyst commentary pointed to a possible signing-key or contract-key compromise, after which the bridge was halted.
Funds affected$5.4MDxSale BNB Chain Liquidity Exploit on May 29, 2026
DxSale lost about $7.3 million in a BNB Chain locker exploit that reportedly affected roughly 1,400 liquidity providers, after a prior ownership transfer and a withdrawal-loop abuse were identified by analysts.
Funds affected$7.3MStakeDAO vsdCRV Key Compromise on Arbitrum
A suspected StakeDAO deployer-key compromise let an attacker redirect vsdCRV bridge settings, mint more than 5.4 trillion tokens on Arbitrum, and extract roughly $91,000 before liquidity constraints halted further selling.
Funds affected$91000Safe Wallet Third-Party Module Exploit in May 2026
A suspected external module tied to Safe wallet integrations drained about $3.2 million from 86 accounts across Ethereum and Base, while Safe Labs and Squid said their core systems were not the source of the breach.
Funds affected$3.2MTHORChain Trading Resumed After $10.7M Vault Exploit
THORChain resumed trading after a five-week halt that followed a reported $10.7 million multichain exploit in May 2026 affecting an Asgard vault; the present record remains sparse on mechanism, attribution, and recovery.
Funds affected$10.7MMantra OM Token Crash — April 2025
The OM token, native asset of the Mantra Chain, lost approximately 90 percent of its market value over the course of a few hours on 13 April 2025. The team attributed the collapse to forced liquidations on offshore venues; on-chain analysts identified pre-event token movements from team-associated addresses.
Funds affected$5.50B