Brazilian police seize $1.7M in crypto from phishing ring’s wallets
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Santa Catarina's civil police pulled Bitcoin, Ethereum, TRON and Tether out of self-custody wallets tied to a group dismantled in Operação ClickFix Brazilian police have pulled US$1,708,534 in crypto out of self-custody wallets linked to a phishing ring. The Civil Police of Santa Catarina (PCSC) seized the funds during Operação ClickFix, which it carried out on September 10, 2026. It is the largest self-custody digital asset recovery Brazilian civil police have made to date. The haul was worth approximately R$8.78 million at the time of the seizure.
Source: Crypto Briefing
