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Testimony from the FBI, Kendall Jenner, and Revealing Twitter Messages: Recapping the Third Week of the SBF Trial
20.10.2023
The action-packed third week of Sam Bankman-Fried's historic fraud trial concluded Thursday afternoon in Manhattan federal court. Here's what you missed.
The prosecution started with a bang as Nishad Singh delivered a powerful testimony against the now-disgraced FTX founder.
Singh testified that...
FBI Charges 6 for Allegedly Running $30M Money Transmitting Business Using Crypto
20.10.2023
The FBI has charged six people for allegedly operating an illegal $30 million money-transmitting business using cryptocurrencies
Today in Crypto: Bitget Q3 Report Finds BGB Trading Volume Exceeded $1.3 Billion, US Doctor Pleaded Guilty to Hiring Hitman With BTC, Beluga Raises $4 Million
20.10.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Bitget Q3 Report Finds BGB Trading Volume Exceeded $1.3 Billion, US Doctor Pleaded Guilty to Hiring Hitman...
Bankman-Fried met with President Clinton, NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Saudi Arabia's Minister of Investment Before FTX Collapse, FBI Special Agent Testifies
18.10.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried met with a number of high-profile political leaders in the lead-up to his crypto empire's collapse, according to phone records presented by the prosecution in Manhattan federal court Thursday afternoon....
Read More: Bankman-Fried met with President Clinton, NYC Mayor...
Texas City FBI Warns Locals of Government Impersonation Crypto Scam
13.10.2023
Some residents of the city of El Paso in the US state of Texas have received a legitimate-looking letter from scammers impersonating as Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) asking to pay cryptocurrencies.
The FBI has warned locals of a crypto scam that convinces victims to send cryptos and other...
Caroline Ellison's Home was Raided by FBI while her New FTX/Alameda Boyfriend was there
12.10.2023
In another shocking day in the trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided her home while her new boyfriend, a former FTX/Alameda employee, was present. However, Ellison did not reveal the identity of her new romantic partner.
The...
FBI Indicts Wall Street Banker For Doing Crimes On Xbox 360
29.9.2023
A newly unsealed FBI indictment accuses a former analyst at Goldman Sachs of insider trading, including allegedly using an Xbox to pass tips onto his close friends. The friend group earned over $400,000 in ill-gotten gains as a result, federal prosecutors claim. “There’s no tracing [Xbox...
FBI Wanted Co-Founder of Crypto Exchange Wex Sentenced in Russia
24.9.2023
Aleksey Bilyuchenko, co-founder of Wex, the successor of the infamous Russian crypto exchange BTC-e, will spend only a couple of years in prison. The Russian, who is charged in the U.S. with money laundering, has been sentenced in his homeland as the only defendant in a case over the collapse...
FBI Traces $41 Million Cryptocurrency Theft From Stake.com to Lazarus Group
9.9.2023
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has confirmed that North Korea’s Lazarus Group was behind the crypto theft of about $41 million from online crypto casino and sports betting platform Stake.com. The FBI has provided a number of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain (BSC),...
FBI Identifies North Korean Lazarus Group as Culprit Behind $41 Million Stake Casino Hack
8.9.2023
North Korean hackers at the infamous Lazarus Group have by the FBI been identified as responsible for stealing $41 million worth of crypto from the online crypto casino Stake.
The attack, which took place around September 4, drained funds over the blockchain networks Ethereum, BNB Chain (formerly...
North Korea's 'Lazarus' Hackers Stole $41 Million From Crypto Gambling Site, FBI Says
7.9.2023
The Lazarus Group has been targeting crypto companies for years now
Stake hack of $41m was performed by North Korean group: FBI
7.9.2023
After investigating, the FBI concluded that the hack of crypto gambling site Stake was carried out by North Korean hackers Lazarus Group
‘Infamous Chisel’ Malware Targets Crypto Wallets and Exchanges: A Joint Warning by FBI and GCHQ
1.9.2023
The “Infamous Chisel,” a new sophisticated malware, has been targeting crypto wallets and exchanges, as revealed in a joint report by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.K.’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). Multi-Agency Alert Over...
FBI zlikvidovala Qakbot. V jednom z největších a nejstarších botnetů bylo zapojeno přes 700 tisíc zařízení
1.9.2023
V rámci mezinárodní operace „Duck Hunt“, která probíhala pod záštitou amerického Federálního úřadu pro vyšetřování (FBI), byl úspěšně zlikvidován jeden z největších a nejdéle fungujících botnetů Qakbot. Podrobnosti o celé akci přináší magazín Bleeping Computer.
Tento botnet (známý také jako Qbot
FBI report warns against 'Infamous Chisel' - new malware targeting crypto wallets
1.9.2023
The FBI and the UK’s GCHQ published a joint report warning users about a new malware called “Infamous Chisel” which targets Android devices
Debunked: FBI-Owned Bitcoin Wallet Erroneously Tied to Late Russian Oligarch Prigozhin in Recent Speculation
29.8.2023
Amid swirling speculations about the third biggest bitcoin wallet, chatter has now emerged linking the fifth largest BTC wallet to the late Yevgeny Prigozhin, former owner of the Wagner private military company (PMC). However, a straightforward blockchain explorer search clearly indicates...
DEA Duped: How a Crafty Crypto Scammer Outwitted the Agency and Made Off With $55K
26.8.2023
In a revealing report published on August 24, 2023, a significant oversight by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was brought to light. In their endeavor to manage assets confiscated from a nefarious enterprise, the DEA mistakenly funneled funds to an unrelated scammer, falling prey to a notorious...
DEA gets duped: Agency loses $55K in address poisoning scam
25.8.2023
The DEA, the country's lead drug enforcement agency, is yet to find those responsible for the attack but has enlisted the help of the FBI
FBI Warns of North Korean Hackers’ Intent to ‘Cash Out’ $40M in Bitcoin
23.8.2023
On August 22, 2023, the FBI issued an alert, cautioning about North Korean hackers possibly trying to cash out bitcoin valued at over $40 million. U.S. Intelligence Flags Potential $40M Bitcoin Liquidation by North Korean Hackers The FBI is urging both public and private sectors to be vigilant...
FBI Warning: North Korean Hacker Groups Lazarus and APT38 May Cash Out Stolen BTC Worth $40 Million
23.8.2023
The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) alerted crypto firms on Tuesday, that North Korean hackers may soon attempt to cash out stolen Bitcoin worth over $40 million.
The infamous hacker groups from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) – Lazarus and APT38 – have moved close...