# Brooklyn prosecutor leads disruption of over 240 crypto fraud websites

_Published Monday, October 19, 2026 at 4:06 AM EDT · Security · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Alona Katz, chief of the Brooklyn district attorney's Virtual Currency Unit, recently led an operation that seized and disrupted over 240 crypto fraud websites, Bloomberg reports in a profile. Crypto scams cost Americans more than $11 billion last year.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261019/p6#a261019p6)

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Published: 2026-10-19T08:06:54.714Z
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