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Wojtek Kulisz ('Merry') — SIM Swap Crypto Theft Ring

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Summary

Wojtek Kulisz, known online as 'Merry', is a Polish national alleged by blockchain investigator ZachXBT to be among four individuals arrested in Poland on June 25, 2026, as part of a joint CBZC-FBI-HSI operation targeting an organized SIM swap crypto theft ring. The group is accused of breaching telecommunications infrastructure, hijacking victims' phone numbers, and draining cryptocurrency exchange accounts, with prosecutors estimating laundered funds in excess of tens of millions of Polish zlotys (approximately $5–$15 million USD). Polish authorities placed all four suspects in pretrial detention facing charges of participation in an organized criminal group, unauthorized computer system access, and money laundering, each carrying a maximum sentence of 25 years.

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  • Under reviewincriminating7/2/2026, 4:09:30 PM

    “Four suspects were arrested in Poland in late June 2026 in an FBI/HSI-backed operation targeting a SIM-swap ring responsible for stealing over $5M from crypto exchange accounts. ZachXBT publicly linked one detainee to Wojtek Kulisz ('Merry') based on seized luxury items matching his public social media. All four are in pretrial detention facing up to 25 years.”

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Timeline(4 events)

25 June 2026

Poland's Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC), with operational support from the FBI and HSI, arrested four members of an organized SIM swap crypto theft ring. All four were placed in pretrial detention by court order.

Help Net Security / CBZC official statement

25 June 2026

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT publicly alleged that one of the four detainees is Wojtek Kulisz, alias 'Merry', matching designer items visible in raid footage to the suspect's public Instagram account 'wojtekk'.

The Block

25 June 2026

Polish-language account BitHub on X named 'Wojtek K.' with alias 'Merry' as one of those detained, corroborating ZachXBT's identification from a separate source.

BitHub on X

26 June 2026

Multiple international security and crypto news outlets reported the arrests, with Polish prosecutors estimating laundered funds exceeding tens of millions of zlotys (approximately $5–$15 million USD). Investigation described as ongoing.

BleepingComputer / TechEchelon / Cryptopolitan
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Decision Log

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (4 events). 9 of 13 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

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generated: 7/2/2026, 12:07:53 PM

last updated: 8/26/2026, 6:06:05 PM

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