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Сообщение ChainCatcher, компания по анализу блокчейна Chainalysis подала иск в Федеральный суд США, обвиняя Иммиграционную и таможенную службу США (ICE) в незаконной передаче эксклюзивного контракта на сумму 94,6 миллиона долларов своему конкуренту TRM Labs. Этот контракт предоставляет программное обеспечение и услуги поддержки для расследований, проводимых Службой по делам внутренней безопасности, срок исполнения с 1 июля 2026 года по 30 июня 2027 года. Chainalysis утверждает, что это крупнейший контракт на анализ блокчейна, когда-либо выданный правительством США.В иске Chainalysis указывает, что 28 мая ICE выпустила запрос на информацию (RFI), содержащий 18 вопросов, касающихся специализированной базы данных жертв мошенничества, AI-агентского поиска данных, автоматического уведомления поставщиков услуг виртуальных активов (VASP) о необходимости выполнения добровольной заморозки, а также сотрудничества с эмитентами стейблкоинов. Однако в окончательном заявлении о потребностях (Statement of Need), опубликованном менее чем через две недели, многие требования из RFI не были учтены, а исследование рынка ICE, тем не менее, пришло к выводу, что Chainalysis не может удовлетворить требования, основываясь на стандартах RFI. Chainalysis также отметила, что "сексуальный шантаж", который не упоминался в RFI, стал одной из трех основных областей задач в заявлении о потребностях, и некоторые требования сильно совпадают с архитектурой продуктов TRM.Chainalysis утверждает, что является единственной компанией, подавшей заявление о возможностях, но на следующий день ICE завершила исследование рынка, определив TRM как единственного поставщика, способного удовлетворить все требования, и не задала ей никаких дополнительных вопросов.

Сообщение ChainCatcher, согласно отчету The Block, в последнем отчете TRM Labs говорится, что за последний год применение искусственного интеллекта в криптопреступности увеличилось на 40% по сравнению с прошлым годом, в основном из-за мошеннической деятельности. В отчете говорится, что криптохакеры все чаще используют искусственный интеллект для анализа уязвимостей, социальных инженерных атак и проникновения.В первой половине 2026 года количество атак на цифровые активы достигло 201 случая, что является историческим максимумом, при этом около 75% убытков пришлись на 4% случаев, связанные с деятельностью Северной Кореи, что привело к убыткам примерно в 600 миллионов долларов, что составляет 61% от убытков за первую половину года. TRM Labs сообщает, что искусственный интеллект не создал новых типов преступлений, но значительно снизил преступный порог и расширил масштаб атак.

Сообщение ChainCatcher, согласно отчету Decrypt, компания по блокчейн-судебной экспертизе Chainalysis Government Solutions 27 июля подала протест на закупку в Федеральный суд США по искам, против решения Иммиграционной и таможенной службы США (ICE) о единственном источнике, который присудил контракт на сумму около 94,6 миллиона долларов своему конкуренту TRM Labs.Срок действия контракта с 1 июля 2026 года по 30 июня 2027 года включает программное обеспечение для блокчейн-судебной экспертизы и сопутствующие услуги для расследования мошенничества, киберпреступлений и случаев сексуального вымогательства в рамках специальной группы по безопасности внутренней безопасности. Chainalysis считает, что решение ICE является произвольным и неразумным. TRM Labs 28 июля присоединилась к делу в качестве ответчика, совместно с правительством США защищая этот контракт.Суд разрешил Chainalysis временно приостановить иск, устные слушания назначены на 2 сентября; ICE заявила, что после примерно 6 дней рыночного исследования пришла к выводу, что 8 ответивших компаний не смогли удовлетворить требования.

Сообщение от ChainCatcher, Chainalysis Government Solutions подала иск против правительства США в Федеральный суд по искам к США по эксклюзивному контракту. Chainalysis утверждает, что Министерство внутренней безопасности/Иммиграционная и таможенная служба (DHS/ICE) пропустило обычные процедуры конкуренции и напрямую передало работу TRM Labs. Они просят суд остановить это действие.TRM Labs присоединилась к иску в качестве третьей стороны, защищая присуждение контракта, устные дебаты назначены на 2 сентября. Федеральный суд по искам к США отвечает за рассмотрение национальных исков против правительства США, которые обычно касаются контрактных споров и протестов против тендеров. Chainalysis и TRM Labs обе продают инструменты анализа блокчейна для правительственных учреждений, чтобы отслеживать криптовалютные транзакции, и теперь борются за государственные контракты в суде.

The latest report from blockchain intelligence agency TRM Labs shows that approximately 76% of global cryptocurrency hacking losses are related to organizations associated with North Korea, with a total stolen amount of about $577 million.North Korea's share of global crypto theft continues to rise: 22% in 2022, 37% in 2023, 39% in 2024, rising to 64% in 2025, and further increasing to 76% in 2026. Since 2017, the total illegal profits have exceeded $6 billion. The report points out that these losses mainly stem from two major incidents in April: a $292 million attack on KelpDAO and a $285 million theft from Drift Protocol, with the two attacks accounting for about 3% of all hacking incidents during the same period.

According to CoinDesk, blockchain analytics company TRM Labs has launched an AI agent tool for law enforcement agencies, embedded in its TRM Forensics service, which can convert natural language instructions into complex investigative operations, helping investigators track illegal cryptocurrency transactions.Users do not need to have a high technical threshold to query fund flow information, speeding up the pursuit of criminals.

TRM Labs released a report indicating that artificial intelligence is profoundly changing the landscape of digital financial transactions, with illicit cryptocurrency flows reaching $158 billion by 2025, and AI-driven fraud activities growing at an annual rate of approximately 500%.The report highlights that autonomous AI agents have significantly compressed the time required for money laundering and cross-chain asset transfers. By automating the splitting of funds, selecting optimal bridging paths, and executing exchanges on decentralized platforms, these agents can obscure the trail of funds in just seconds.Overall, the 150 hacking incidents that occurred in 2025 resulted in losses of $2.87 billion, with the speed of fund dispersal playing a crucial role in the outcome of a $1.46 billion theft from a major exchange.

According to Fortune magazine, cryptocurrency compliance and investigation startup TRM Labs has announced the completion of a $70 million Series C funding round, achieving a valuation of $1 billion and becoming a newly minted "crypto unicorn."This round of financing was led by early investor Blockchain Capital, with traditional institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, Brevan Howard, Thoma Bravo, and Citi Ventures participating. TRM Labs was founded in 2018 by Esteban Castaño and Rahul Raina, and its blockchain analysis software is widely adopted by global law enforcement agencies and an increasing number of private companies using cryptocurrency for fund transfers.Currently, about 40% of TRM's clients come from the private sector, and this proportion is growing as financial institutions explore tokenized deposits, equity, and other assets. The company's team has rapidly expanded to 350 people and is leveraging AI technology to combat the evolving tactics of crime.

Web3 asset data platform RootData published a daily transparency alert on Twitter (X), stating that projects such as CureX, Blocktrade, BETRMINT, ABCC, TradeOgre, and Bilaxy are missing core information. It calls on project teams to submit/update their information on RootData to improve their transparency scores. Additionally, RootData stated that it will continue to monitor and expose "black box" projects that lack core information.It is reported that the RootData transparency score is used to measure the integrity and timeliness of projects, aiming to reflect the information disclosure status of the projects. The transparency score is divided into 5 levels from A to F, with lower scores indicating that the project's information disclosure is less complete and the risk of malfeasance is higher, requiring investors to exercise heightened caution.

According to a report by The Block, a recent analysis by TRM Labs shows that since 2023, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran has transferred approximately $1 billion using two UK-registered cryptocurrency exchanges, Zedcex and Zedxion, to evade international sanctions.From 2023 to 2025, transactions related to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accounted for 56% of the total trading volume on the exchanges, with the vast majority of transactions conducted in USDT on Tron.

According to Crowdfund Insider, TRM Labs stated that it has traced stolen crypto assets from the 2022 LastPass vulnerability incident on-chain, with on-chain indicators suggesting the involvement of Russian cybercrime groups in the laundering process.TRM noted that although hackers used mixing tools like CoinJoin, they were still able to associate the flow of funds before and after the mixing back to the same group of attackers through de-mixing and behavioral continuity analysis. The related funds ultimately flowed into high-risk Russian exchanges Cryptex and Audi6, with the total amount involved estimated to exceed $28 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs stated that a ransomware group named Embargo has transferred over $34 million in ransom-related cryptocurrency since April. Embargo currently has approximately $18.8 million in cryptocurrency stored in non-affiliated wallets, and experts believe this strategy may be aimed at delaying detection or taking advantage of better money laundering conditions in the future. Embargo operates under a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, primarily targeting industries with high downtime costs, including healthcare, business services, and manufacturing, and tends to attack victims within the United States, possibly due to their stronger payment capabilities.TRM's investigation suggests that Embargo may be a rebranded version of the notorious BlackCat (ALPHV) group, which disappeared earlier this year amid allegations of an exit scam. Although Embargo is not as overtly aggressive as LockBit or Cl0p, it employs a double extortion strategy: encrypting systems and threatening victims with the release of sensitive data if they do not pay. In some cases, the group publicly names victims or leaks data on its website to increase pressure.

According to ChainCatcher, The Block reported that the crypto analytics platform TRM Labs stated that Israel recently arrested three individuals suspected of engaging in espionage activities for Iran, two of whom were compensated with cryptocurrency, marking a rare public case involving government agents using digital assets.TRM noted that on June 18, Iran's largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, suffered a hack resulting in losses exceeding $90 million, with the attackers being the pro-Israel organization Gonjeshke Darande. TRM's analysis indicated that, although there is no direct evidence, Israel may have used internal data obtained from Nobitex during this attack (such as wallet and message records) to identify suspects, a tactic consistent with past Israeli behavior. Chainalysis further pointed out that Nobitex is a key node in Iran's crypto system under sanctions and has had on-chain connections with groups related to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs stated that in the first half of 2025, cryptocurrency losses due to attacks could reach as high as $2.1 billion, most of which are caused by the leakage of crypto private keys and front-end intrusions.TRM Labs released a report on Thursday indicating that of the 75 cryptocurrency hacking incidents that have occurred so far this year, over 80% of the stolen funds came from so-called infrastructure attacks. These types of attacks, on average, siphon off 10 times more funds than other types of attacks.Infrastructure attacks target the technical backbone of systems, aiming to gain unauthorized control, mislead users, or redirect assets. They include hijacking the private key mnemonic phrases of crypto wallets or exploiting the user interface components of crypto protocols (i.e., the front end).

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, former FBI agent Christopher Wong, who previously led investigations into the Bitfinex hack and the Axie Infinity attack, has joined blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs as a global investigator to assist in combating illegal financial activities in the crypto space.

ChainCatcher news, on-chain detective ZachXBT responded to the community on platform X, stating that he is not interested in investigating Pulsechain because the community has not prioritized building analytical tools or paying integration fees. Without the Etherscan block explorer product, blockchain analysis on EVM chains would be very difficult; without Chainalysis or TRM integration, complex investigations would require ten times the workload; and without Arkham/Nansen integration, ordinary traders have almost no way to read/interpret trading activities. Previously, Interpol had issued a "Red Notice" on behalf of Finland to its member countries, seeking the founder of Hex and PulseChain, Richard James Schueler.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, the T3 financial crime investigation unit, composed of Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs, assisted Spanish authorities in successfully dismantling a multinational European financial crime group.The Spanish Civil Guard stated that the crime group operated across multiple European jurisdictions, providing money laundering services from cash to cryptocurrency for criminal enterprises.In this operation, law enforcement arrested 23 individuals and froze approximately $26.4 million in funds, marking the largest coordinated freezing action involving T3 since its establishment. According to Europol, the crime group primarily consisted of citizens from countries such as Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Spanish law enforcement has collaborated with blockchain companies Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs to freeze $26.4 million worth of cryptocurrency related to a pan-European money laundering operation.Reportedly, Tron’s security measures have reduced the volume of illegal transactions on its blockchain by $6 billion. Additionally, TRM Labs disclosed that 49% of illegal activities on the Tron chain are related to sanctioned entities, while 32% are associated with blacklisted funds.