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Baidu Employee Jailed for Mining Crypto on 200 Company Servers
16.3.2020
The search engine developer downloaded monero mining scripts onto 200 of Baidu's servers
COVID-19: Joseph Steinberg Raises Alert Over Ongoing Cyber Crime
16.3.2020
The Covid-19 outbreak has lead to a lot of haywire in the world, and sadly, cybercriminals are taking full advantage of it. They are, in fact, leaving no stone unturned to attempt fraud during the ongoing pandemic. The cybercriminals are increasingly targeting healthcare institutions...
US Woman Gets 13 Years in Jail After Funding ISIS With Cryptocurrency
16.3.2020
The woman fraudulently obtained credit card numbers in order to buy $62,000 in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Tokyo Police Arrest 2 Men for Buying Cryptocurrency Tied to $530M Coincheck Hack
11.3.2020
Tokyo police arrested two individuals on Wednesday for acquiring stolen NEM from the 2018 Coincheck hack. On Jan. 26, 2018, the Japanese trading platform Coincheck noticed an “illicit transfer” of 523,000,000 NEM and it was the largest cryptocurrency exchange hack since Mt Gox....
Crypto Scams Pose More Risk Than Payments Fraud, Report Suggests
11.3.2020
Cryptocurrency scams in 2019 were more risky for U.S. residents than fraud involving romance or payments, says the Better Business Bureau
2 Arrested in Japan for Obtaining Crypto Linked to Coincheck’s $530 Million Hack
11.3.2020
The men are alleged to have been offloading NEM taken from Coincheck since February
Chainalysis: Only 1% of $1 Trillion Transacted in Crypto in 2019 Was Illicit
5.3.2020
Chainalysis reports over $1 trillion was transacted in cryptocurrency in 2019 with only 1.1% of it being illicit
Sweden Calls for Action Over Ukraine Crypto ‘Fraud Factory’
4.3.2020
Ukraine has been asked to act following a report of an alleged cryptocurrency fraud operation duping naive investors from the country's capital
Whistleblower Outs ‘Wolf of Kyiv’ for $70 Million Bitcoin Scam
2.3.2020
A whistleblower has revealed a $70 million Bitcoin scam targeting British and Australian investors through fake news stories on Facebook
MTV Airs Only the Negative Parts of Crypto Youtuber ‘Ya Girl’ Rachel Siegel’s Bitcoin Analysis
1.3.2020
A new television series by MTV features arguably the channel’s first crypto personality. Rachel Siegel, a bitcoin advocate and proponent of mass adoption who’s behind the Youtube channel Crypto Finally, was invited to enrich the story of a $5 million SIM swapping scam with...
ICE’s New Intel Program Used in Every Homeland Security Crypto Investigation
28.2.2020
ICE’s recently-revealed “Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program” is deployed in all crypto-facing Homeland Security investigations, says the agent whose unit built the tool
Ukraine Justice System Employee Caught Mining Crypto at Work
27.2.2020
The IT staffer is alleged to have illegally mined cryptocurrency and run websites from court administration servers
Ex-Microsoft Engineer Used Bitcoin to Help Embezzle Millions From Tech Giant
27.2.2020
The software engineer used bitcoin mixers to help obfuscate the source of the stolen funds
Crypto Investor’s Case Against AT&T Over $24M SIM Hack Can Proceed, Judge Rules
26.2.2020
AT&T's motion to dismiss Michael Terpin's case was largely dismissed by a California court on Monday
Finnish Authorities Have $15M in Seized Bitcoin But Don’t Want to Sell It
26.2.2020
The confiscated horde is now worth more than $15 million
Australian Minister Slams Gov’t for Weak Response to Ransomware ‘Epidemic’
26.2.2020
Australian Shadow Cybersecurity Minister Tim Watts has criticized the sitting government for its weak response to ransomware
Next Step Mobile Surveillance: How You Walk, Your Heartbeat – Why Bitcoin Matters to Combat Government Privacy Invasion
26.2.2020
It may sound like something from a dystopian cyberpunk movie, but payment providers could soon be validating transactions by the way users walk, their heartbeat, veins, and more. Mastercard has recently revealed they “have been testing heartbeat, vein technology, and the way people walk...
Ireland Seizes Bitcoin Stash Worth $56M But Can’t Sell for 7 Years
20.2.2020
Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) seized 6,000 BTC from a Dublin resident who was accused of growing cannabis on property located in the Wicklow Mountain region. The police found around €450,000 of marijuana plants but the €52 million ($56.1M) of BTC was the biggest...
Officials Arrest US Resident for Allegedly Laundering Drug Proceeds With Crypto
20.2.2020
A "large-scale" money laundering organization is allegedly using cryptocurrency to wash the proceeds from drug sales, according to a DEA agent's complaint
Governments Begin to Roll Out FATF’s Travel Rule Around the Globe
15.2.2020
FATF’s deadline for crypto AML adoption is looming, and several counties have implemented the rules. But how are crypto firms coping under the new regime?