US Crypto Scam Crackdown Brings 241 Website Shutdowns by FBI, Brooklyn DA

Gadgets360 - Oct 15, 2026

The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and the FBI have dismantled infrastructure allegedly used by an Eastern European cryptocurrency investment scam network. The operation involved shutting down 241 websites and 112 servers across multiple jurisdictions. Prosecutors said the scheme targeted Russian-speaking Americans through fraudulent investment offers and later...

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