# Brooklyn Prosecutors Take 112 Servers and 241 Fake Sites Offline as UAE and Toronto Police Pursue Crypto Theft Rings

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) report 33 arrests and more than $54 million seized from four social-engineering networks. Toronto police filed 82 charges after an armed abduction aimed at cryptocurrency.

- Published: 2026-10-16T05:52:42.472Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-10-16/brooklyn-prosecutors-take-112-servers-and-241-fake-sites-off
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/15/how-brooklyn-prosecutors-and-the-fbi-took-down-a-massive-crypto-fraud-network-targeting-russian-speakers), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/brooklyn-da-pulls-plug-on-crypto-scam), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/82-criminal-charges-follow-armed-crypto-abduction-in-toronto/)

The Brooklyn District Attorney's office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) dismantled a fraud network that targeted Russian speakers, CoinDesk reported. The scheme allegedly stole tens of millions of dollars through Russian-langu…

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