Last mentioned: Mar 26, 2026
Official Denial
CoinDCX issues a statement alleging an impersonation conspiracy and false charges.
FIR and Arrests
Mumbai police file an FIR and arrest co-founders Gupta and Khandelwal.
Monitoring Period Ends
CoinDCX concludes its tracking of the 1,212 specific clone domains.
$44M Cyberattack
CoinDCX suffers a major breach of an internal operational account.
Impersonation Campaign Begins
Start of the identified period where over 1,200 fake websites began appearing.
CoinDCX co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal have been arrested in Mumbai following an FIR alleging cryptocurrency fraud of Rs 71 lakh. The exchange has vehemently denied the charges, claiming the arrests are the result of a sophisticated impersonation conspiracy involving over 1,200 fraudulent websites mimicking their platform to scam investors.
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