0x098b716b8aaf21512996dc57eb0615e2383e2f96

Reported crypto scam address

Stablecoin freeze: Frozen by Circle (USDC) on 2022-04-14; Frozen by Tether (USDT) on 2023-12-09 (dates in UTC, read from the token contract).

This EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains) address was named in 11 public crypto scam reports: Hack, Money laundering, Fraud, Sanctions violation, Issuer freeze, OFAC designation. First reported 2026-04-22. Last updated 2026-10-16.

Ronin Network exploit — attacker addresses (rekt.news)

  • Scam type: Hack
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-10-14
  • Last updated: 2026-10-16

Ronin Network incident as documented by rekt.news (https://rekt.news/ronin-rekt). Incident date per rekt.news: 03/23/2022. Amount lost per rekt.news leaderboard: $624,000,000 (USD at time of incident). Addresses below are those the rekt.news article itself labels as attacker/exploiter/hacker addresses or attacker contracts (linked to block explorers), copied verbatim from the article: - 0x098b716b8aaf21512996dc57eb0615e2383e2f96 (Ethereum; explorer link in article: https://etherscan.io/address/0x098b716b8aaf21512996dc57eb0615e2383e2f96) — article context: "The attacker" Additional sources…

Ronin Network exploit — attacker addresses (rekt.news)

  • Scam type: Hack
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-10-14
  • Last updated: 2026-10-16

Ronin Network incident as documented by rekt.news (https://rekt.news/ronin-rekt). Incident date per rekt.news: 03/23/2022. Amount lost per rekt.news leaderboard: $624,000,000 (USD at time of incident). Addresses below are those the rekt.news article itself labels as attacker/exploiter/hacker addresses or attacker contracts (linked to block explorers), copied verbatim from the article: - 0x098b716b8aaf21512996dc57eb0615e2383e2f96 (Ethereum; explorer link in article: https://etherscan.io/address/0x098b716b8aaf21512996dc57eb0615e2383e2f96) — article context: "The attacker" Additional sources…

OFAC SDN — Sanctioned Ethereum / EVM Addresses

  • Scam type: Money laundering
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Project or site name: OFAC SDN List
  • Reported: 2026-06-02
  • Last updated: 2026-06-02

These addresses appear on the OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List — a legally authoritative sanctions list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Transacting with sanctioned addresses is prohibited under U.S. law (31 CFR Parts 500–598). Source: https://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/sdnlist.txt Chain: Ethereum / EVM-compatible (0x addresses). 97 addresses listed.

Other addresses in this report: 0x0330070fd38ec3bb94f58fa55d40368271e9e54a, 0x038989cbb1710c72b9920dc4fa529158f463e72c, 0x04dba1194ee10112fe6c3207c0687def0e78bacf, 0x08723392ed15743cc38513c4925f5e6be5c17243, 0x08b2efdcdb8822efe5ad0eae55517cf5dc544251, 0x0931ca4d13bb4ba75d9b7132ab690265d749a5e7, 0x0ee5067b06776a89ccc7dc8ee369984ad7db5e06, 0x12de548f79a50d2bd05481c8515c1ef5183666a9, 0x14779cec0b117d5194c750c55ea1f42086631964, 0x175d44451403edf28469df03a9280c1197adb92c, 0x1967d8af5bd86a497fb3dd7899a020e47560daaf, 0x1999ef52700c34de7ec2b68a28aafb37db0c5ade, 0x19f8f2b0915daa12a3f5c9cf01df9e24d53794f7, 0x19aa5fe80d33a56d56c78e82ea5e50e5d80b4dff, 0x1da5821544e25c636c1417ba96ade4cf6d2f9b5a, 0x21b8d56bda776bbe68655a16895afd96f5534fed, 0x2f389ce8bd8ff92de3402ffce4691d17fc4f6535, 0x308ed4b7b49797e1a98d3818bff6fe5385410370, 0x32da24ca413f3e7b53145d4737e172c3bdf81e3e, 0x35fb6f6db4fb05e6a4ce86f2c93691425626d4b1 and 76 more

DeFi Exploit: Ronin NetworkUnaudited

  • Scam type: Hack
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-04-27
  • Last updated: 2026-04-27

DeFi Exploit: Ronin NetworkUnaudited Loss: $624,000,000 USD Source: https://rekt.news/ronin-rekt Summary: **[Poly Network](https://rekt.news/polynetwork-rekt/) has been toppled from [the top spot.](https://rekt.news/leaderboard/)** ~$624M stolen from Ronin Network. _And nobody noticed for six days._ When they did eventually realise, the Ronin team [announced](https://twitter.com/Ronin_Network/status/1508828719711879168) that: > “We discovered the attack this morning after a report from a user being unable to withdraw 5k ETH from the bridge.” Exploit addresses identified from on-chain…

Other addresses in this report: 0x1a2a1c938ce3ec39b6d47113c7955baa9dd454f2, 0xc28fad5e8d5e0ce6a2eaf67b6687be5d58113e16, 0xe708f17240732bbfa1baa8513f66b665fbc7ce10, 0xed2c72ef1a552ddaec6dd1f5cddf0b59a8f37f82

Attributed Threat Actor Addresses

  • Scam type: Fraud
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-04-26
  • Last updated: 2026-04-26

Cryptocurrency addresses with threat actor attribution from entity attribution data. Cross-platform correlation of Telegram, forum, and blockchain data.

Other addresses in this report: 0x984801d12a0b71851916786c9d635292fb0438f4, 0x8fe8182f691ec6f322e36fdacbcca7953b538aac, 0xb4cc3355ecf8d76f7b07424e27b078f74c8b05a8, 0xcb43c046295ba9060ca2a7b4b0e720c36b2c5263, 0xeeb71549ccc610a33197bec1e0eba99fb4b31bde, 0x65bc523c6201abce5473e53074cd0c80193ab38e, 0x74554f3d65253ed1986328adc1dfdd330f288d6e, 0x49b34e58bab86b3cd23b0be0af4a152be1056902, 0xb564c6a04b77ee620a50149e35a588e372855396, 0x50dc56ae4dd8cdeded5a88a6670792d343645c28, 0x1393d065df58ddb7874c280bb2d11a5e1e9ee96f, 0x0b397d63e4f710768a0a726dbba5c693c96ffae8, 0x2978e20d23fa8a0eaeb5d019be2ba508c94dfb0e, 0x1bb81f4cc101c3d250ba739ed56b5ea71f61f992, 0x2228aeea3825b5039949fa08d3291d6ee449de37, 0x1866c087335213c5781a9c5456c430340aa71db1, 0xecb456ea5365865ebab8a2661b0c503410e9b347, 0x3c971da72e15439089730441fd75189eb1655e67, 0x1a074c43e7e243db8033597430b13b85102d16d1, 0xb0bf2da95a49d247331b713b0a2f3161f0e35de1 and 29 more

OFAC Sanctioned Addresses

  • Scam type: Sanctions violation
  • Chain: Bitcoin
  • Reported: 2026-04-25
  • Last updated: 2026-04-25

Cryptocurrency addresses and wallets designated as sanctions targets by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Other addresses in this report: bc1qwyye7frjufeth0pecvaf3hz67lakt028dezv3p, 18uKfaUjgG52rVeXEi3wxnveww7zZuECtE, TXc4kRiMEcdXRxWpSKkD5qKaARExN4uxPq, bc1q2lpgjntr348pfvxhfy33ehmdzy3gmx8w4052z6, 32pCmCWEjwhkLwh5BgLNAeBQFp5Gi1hv81, bc1qh3lw22uqwrywr8lpun20q2ma528a4yqmgf3uqp, 38LjCapRrJEW7w2zwbyS15P9D9UGPjWS44, TQ5H49Wz3K57zNHmuXVp6uLzFwitxviABs, 0x7db418b5d567a4e0e8c59ad71be1fce48f3e6107, 1Kuf2Rd8mDyAViwBozGTNYnvWL8uYFrkVo, 0x5f48c2a71b2cc96e3f0ccae4e39318ff0dc375b2, TGckaiamj5NzaYx6Qp6Zu7kahuHArzUo99, 18aqbRhHupgvC9K8qEqD78phmTQQWs7B5d, 0x0ee5067b06776a89ccc7dc8ee369984ad7db5e06, TF4J8Gp7zbS8NA3HLuxsLdx7Ebzr6weCGn, 1B64QRxfaa35MVkf7sDjuGUYAP5izQt7Qi, TLRMHPjLGXsVpD9RVzSfat6zDiVDrd4b4w, 3JhPsVV3KnL9dBYGSZALS9EbrLr97R865a, 1MkCnCa9agS5t6V1B15bzusBgYECB4LfWp, TGpNzk9noyvCCdnFPuSg5cqptPs16LjXZq and 29 more

Tether Frozen USDT-ERC20 Address

  • Scam type: Issuer freeze
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-04-24
  • Last updated: 2026-10-16

Ethereum address '0x098b716b8aaf21512996dc57eb0615e2383e2f96' has been frozen by Tether Limited on the USDT ERC20 contract. Frozen by Tether compliance in response to: sanctions violations, exchange hacks, ransomware, terrorist financing, or law enforcement requests. Block: 18749959. Source: Ethereum USDT contract AddedBlackList event (publicnode RPC).

OFAC Sanctioned ETH Address

  • Scam type: OFAC designation
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-04-24
  • Last updated: 2026-10-16

Cryptocurrency address sanctioned by the US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Coin: ETH. Listed on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. Associated with sanctions violations, money laundering, ransomware, terrorist financing, or state-sponsored cybercrime. Source: US Treasury OFAC SDN Advanced XML.

Ronin Network Exploit — Attacker Address

  • Scam type: Hack
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-04-22
  • Last updated: 2026-04-22

Ethereum address belonging to the attacker who exploited Ronin Network. Total stolen: $624,000,000 USD. Source: rekt.news (https://rekt.news/ronin-rekt). This address was used to receive or launder stolen funds from the Ronin Network protocol exploit.

Ronin Network Hack - Attacker Address

  • Scam type: Hack
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Project or site name: Ronin Network
  • Reported: 2026-04-22
  • Last updated: 2026-04-22

Attacker wallet linked to the Ronin Network exploit (03/23/2022). FBI-confirmed Lazarus Group. Source: Rekt.news exploit database.

DPRK Lazarus Group - Ronin Network (Axie Infinity)

  • Scam type: Hack
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-04-22
  • Last updated: 2026-04-22

Address attributed to Lazarus Group / TraderTraitor / APT38 in connection with the Ronin Network (Axie Infinity) - $625M (Mar 2022). Attribution source: FBI/DOJ public advisory. This address received or laundered stolen cryptocurrency from the Ronin Network (Axie Infinity) exploit.

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