India's ED Files Charges Against Chirag Tomar for $20M Coinbase Phishing Fraud on June 16

According to BlockBeats, on June 16, India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed charges against Chirag Tomar and associates in New Delhi's Dwarka PMLA Special Court for orchestrating a cryptocurrency phishing scam worth approximately $20 million. The group used SEO hijacking and fake Coinbase Pro websites to trick users into revealing account credentials and two-factor authentication codes, then remotely transferred victims' crypto assets.

Tomar was previously arrested by the FBI and sentenced to 60 months imprisonment on wire fraud conspiracy charges. The ED has frozen 129 bank accounts and approximately 645.5 million rupees in related assets through international judicial cooperation, with further asset recovery and property confiscation proceedings underway.