International Crypto Crackdown Freezes $12,000,000, Uncovers More Than 20,000 Victims: TRM Labs

International Crypto Crackdown Freezes $12,000,000, Uncovers More Than 20,000 Victims: TRM Labs

An international law enforcement initiative involving the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), US Secret Service, Ontario Provincial Police and Ontario Securities Commission is disrupting crypto schemes worldwide. In a statement, the blockchain intelligence platform TRM Labs says it served as a private sector partner in the phishing crackdown, with “Operation Atlantic” freezing more than $12 million in suspected illicit proceeds. The initiative also identified over $45 million in fraud schemes globally and more than 20,000 victims across the UK, Canada and the US. Operation Atlantic used blockchain analytics, intelligence sharing and victim outreach to identify and act on approval phishing scams, a form of cryptocurrency fraud that manipulates victims into signing blockchain transactions that give scammers control over their wallet. Traditional phishing involves stealing login credentials.

Source: https://dailyhodl.com/2026/04/15/international-crypto-crackdown-freezes-12000000-uncovers-more-than-20000-victims-trm-labs/