FBI and Brooklyn Prosecutors Dismantle Crypto Scam Network Targeting Russian Speakers

Authorities seized 112 servers and shut down 241 websites linked to investment scams that stole tens of millions from Russian-speaking Americans.

5 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 14 Oct 2026 · updated 23d ago

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5 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 14 Oct 2026. Quartz published first, on 14 October at 13:40 UTC; Cointelegraph.com News followed 4h 16m later. The most recent article, from Protos, appeared on 15 October at 12:44 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: CoinDesk (major outlet), Quartz, Cointelegraph.com News, decrypt.co, Protos.

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