Structural failure
Social Engineering
Crypto records sharing the "Social Engineering" structural failure pattern.
Records exhibiting this pattern
Arrest in Steam Malware Crypto Theft Investigation
Federal agents arrested Zyaire Wilkins in connection with a malware scheme allegedly embedded in video games, which investigators said infected about 8,000 devices, accessed about 80 wallets, and stole at least $220,000.
$220000 affectedHumanity Protocol June 2026 Key-Compromise Hack
Humanity Protocol said a June 2026 exploit led to the theft of $36 million in H tokens after an employee laptop was compromised and production keys had been backed up onto that device.
$36.0M affectedCFTC Action Over Alleged $14M Crypto Pool Fraud
A reported CFTC case alleged that a North Carolina man and his company used a commodity pool tied to crypto and futures trading to obtain about $14 million from about 60 people.
$14.0M affectedKartik Saini Sentenced in Tech-Support Fraud Case
A federal court sentenced Kartik Saini to more than six years in prison after prosecutors said he participated in a tech-support fraud scheme that targeted senior citizens in the United States.
Ukraine Put Seized $8.3M USDT Under ARMA Control
Ukrainian prosecutors said more than $8.3 million in USDT tied to an alleged hacking group was transferred to ARMA, described as the country’s first placement of seized crypto under state management.
$8.3M affectedPolymarket Wallet Theft After Frontend Script Injection
About $3.1 million in PUSD was taken from 11 user wallets after Polymarket said a compromised third-party vendor injected malicious code into parts of its frontend; full refunds were promised.
$3.1M affectedjaredfromsubway.eth Drain via Fake Route Approvals
A reported exploit of the Ethereum MEV bot jaredfromsubway.eth used fabricated trading routes, fake token infrastructure, and standing approvals to remove more than $7.5 million.
$7.5M affectedTexas Brothers Plead Guilty in $8M Crypto Kidnapping
Federal prosecutors said two Texas brothers traveled to Minnesota, held a family at gunpoint for more than eight hours, and coerced the transfer of over $8 million in cryptocurrency.
$8.0M affectedNancy 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.
$20000 affectedDanbury Bitcoin Robbery Scheme Guilty Plea
Federal prosecutors said a 22-year-old Missouri man pleaded guilty in Hartford in connection with an attempted Bitcoin robbery and kidnapping in Danbury in August 2024, though key case details remain undisclosed.
$— affectedShanghai Sentencing in $29 Million Crypto Forex Case
Chinese authorities traced unusual transactions to a company alleged to have enabled illegal overseas transfers via crypto, and a Shanghai court later sentenced five people in the matter.
$29.0M affectedDMM Bitcoin Hack — May 2024
The Japanese exchange lost approximately $305M of BTC to a private-key compromise attributed by the FBI to North Korea's TraderTraitor (Lazarus). DMM covered customer balances and wound down operations in 2025.
$305.0M affected