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Crypto Crimes Fall 65% In 2023, But Ransomware Attacks Increase; Chainalysis Report
The crypto industry is known for being subject to prey from various criminals, but new data suggests that the pattern may be shifting in a positive direction. Crypto criminals seem to have been taking it a bit easy so far this year. дальше »
2023-7-13 22:00 | |
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Scam Alert – John McAfee is not Giving Away a Tesla Model 3
Cryptocurrency scams have been around for as long as people can remember. It appears criminals will never stop coming up with newer ways to separate hodlers from their coins. This time they decided to impersonate a big influencer in the crypto community, none other than John McAfee. It would be rather unlikely for the real […] дальше »
2018-9-6 19:00 | |
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Blockchain Fraud: New Policies and Technologies to Stop Crypto Criminals
Tax evasion, money laundering, and terrorist funding schemes are all major categories of blockchain fraud. So how can legislation and technologies soon be used to stop crypto criminals? The post Blockchain Fraud: New Policies and Technologies to Stop Crypto Criminals appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »
2018-9-6 17:08 | |
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Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) To Finance Crypto Tracking Software For Monitoring Criminal Activity
The National Police Agency (NPA) of Japan is set to finance the innovation of an emerging software which will be instrumental in assisting to track criminals behind the illegal virtual asset transactions. дальше »
2018-9-1 11:37 | |
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Research: Illicit Crypto Mining Becomes Rising Threat as Criminals Turn to Sophisticated Methods
Illicit cryptocurrency mining attacks are showing no signs of slowing down, with IT security firm Trend Micro reporting a 956 percent jump in such attacks since the start of 2017. Crypto Prices Fall, Attacks Do Not In a Mid-Year Security Roundup, Trend Micro researchers found over 787,000 instances of malicious cryptocurrency mining, popularly known as […] The post Research: Illicit Crypto Mining Becomes Rising Threat as Criminals Turn to Sophisticated Methods appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »
2018-8-31 10:00 | |
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Chinese Police Seizes Cyber Criminals Charged of Biggest-ever Crypto Theft
Three suspects have been detained by Chinese police in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency theft. The estimated damage made up $87 million USD. The post Chinese Police Seizes Cyber Criminals Charged of Biggest-ever Crypto Theft appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-8-20 11:57 | |
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Stuck In Jail With A Boat Load Of Bitcoin? It’s Cool, You Can Now Pay Your Bail In Crypto
You hear stories of these mastermind criminals who have tonnes of Bitcoin stashed away, ready to be sold at the end of their sentence. Obviously, there’s not a lot you can do with your crypto when you’re in jail, until now that is. дальше »
2018-8-19 00:30 | |
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Ethereum Is The Scammers Favourite Coin
According to new research by Kaspersky Labs, Ethereum is the favoured coin for cryptocurrency scammers worldwide. As the most notorious cryptocurrency behind Bitcoin, Ethereum is the obvious choice for a scammer, built on a huge network but with little mainstream attention, it allows scammers to remain hidden, yet still able to access a huge network filled with the potential to commit fraud. дальше »
2018-8-16 06:00 | |
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A Crypto Trader’s Guide To Stay Safe While Trading
It’s no secret that trading cryptocurrency can be dangerous. Without regulatory authority, skilled criminals and sleuths have been successful at shutting down servers and stealing millions of dollars worth of altcoins. дальше »
2018-8-15 14:56 | |
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Cryptocurrency Insurance on the rise
One aspect of the cryptocurrency market aside volatility, which has been under immense criticisms over years is the hacking of crypto exchanges by cybercriminals. Criminals also want a piece of the crypto action and therefore pounce on any little chance they get to screw over crypto investors. дальше »
2018-8-14 02:15 | |
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Myntum ICO (MYNT Token): Blockchain MyntVault & Crypto-Key Bridge?
In 2017, Initial Token Offerings raised $4 billion. This was twice as much as all venture capital Series A rounds that year. The ensuing success led to the creation of a new class of assets. Since then, hackers, state actors, and criminals have become attracted to the crypto markets. To this day, still too many […] дальше »
2018-8-13 11:15 | |
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Cryptojacking Becomes ‘More Attractive’ to Criminals in The Netherlands, Security Agency Says
Fraudsters started leaving traditional cyber-attack practices like ransomware for crypto hacking as a faster and easier way of stealing money, the latest Dutch government report showed.
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Finally, Proof That Bitcoin Isn’t For Criminals
It is rare to see a large government agency speak kindly about Bitcoin, yet today for the first time (ever, I think), the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have spoken out about Bitcoin stating that now, within the DEA’s remit, instances of Bitcoin being used within criminal activity have dropped. дальше »
2018-8-7 23:00 | |
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$5 Million Lost Through SIM Card Bitcoin Scam
Reports out today suggest that a 20 year old student from Boston in the United States has been arrested after being accused of involvement in a cryptocurrency scam that is alleged to have seen the theft of $5 million worth of Bitcoin after hacking the phone numbers of more than 40 cryptocurrency traders and investors. дальше »
2018-8-2 16:00 | |
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$243 Billion In Fines: Crypto Will Never Keep Up With Bank Fraud
When discussing cryptocurrency with friends and associates, I often hear a familiar refrain. “Isn’t Bitcoin used by criminals?” The short answer is yes – everything with any value is used by criminals, whether it’s art, money, jewelry, or more. дальше »
2018-7-31 21:24 | |
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Chrome’s Sudden Removal of MetaMask Allowed Phishing App to Take Over Briefly
It is no secret that the cryptocurrency industry has attracted a lot of attention from hackers and other criminals. The recent temporary removal of the MetaMask plugin from the Chrome Web Store created an opportunity for criminals to wreak havoc. дальше »
2018-7-27 17:00 | |
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Green Investors Now Hackers Favourite 100%
Since the crypto market began to boom, it is known that not only investors want to enjoy the goodies that crypto has to offer, but then may other people including criminals. Hackers have been hovering around the crypto community for some time now and the least chance they get, they hit and hit hard. дальше »
2018-7-18 18:51 | |
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Crypto KYC Requirements Are Causing Black Market Demand for Fake IDs to Thrive
How KYC Requirements Are Intensifying The Demand For Fake IDs When it became apparent that criminals were capitalizing on the anonymity of cryptocurrency transactions to fund their unlawful activities, many stakeholders, especially governments, called for the enactment of countermeasures. дальше »
2018-7-13 23:06 | |
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“Economic Sovereignty” Through Bitcoin: Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert
When it comes to cryptocurrency, it seems that there are always two sides of the (bit)coin. On the negative side, there’s everything that can go wrong. дальше »
2018-7-14 19:30 | |
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Crypto Theft Rising and May Reach $1.5 Billion This Year
Since the industry’s bull run in 2017, recognition, acceptance and actual usage of cryptocurrencies — either as a payment method or an investment product — have steadily increased. However, it’s not only investors and merchants that have their eyes on these digital currencies as criminals are now increasingly targeting exchanges. дальше »
2018-7-11 16:54 | |
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Report: Amount of Crypto Stolen in First Half of 2018 Is Three Times Higher Than in All of 2017
The first six months of 2018 have seen nearly three times as much crypto getting stolen than in all of 2017, a new report by CipherTrace has revealed. The FBI has also reported a six-fold increase in the number of crypto-related complaints from 2015 to 2017. Criminals have taken to cryptos in earnest as they […] дальше »
2018-7-8 21:00 | |
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New Malware Swaps Intended Crypto Addresses for the Hacker’s Own
Crypto users have been targeted by malware for years now. With crypto becoming increasingly popular, cyber criminals have continued to invent new and more advanced ways to steal them. And now there is a new one that swaps an intended crypto address for one that belongs to the attacker. While it’s not the first such […] дальше »
2018-7-5 01:00 | |
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5th Money Laundering Directive Offers New Opportunities For Cryptocurrencies
We’re close to the 10-year anniversary of the creation of Bitcoin and few would argue that cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technology haven’t played a big role in challenging the status quo of the financial marketplace. дальше »
2018-7-1 23:00 | |
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Criminals are being arrested by Homeland Security Agents Pretending to be Darknet Crypto Traders
Agents acting under the purview of the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have arrested more than 35 criminals by posing as cryptocurrency traders on the darknet, according to a DOJ release published yesterday, June 26. дальше »
2018-6-28 07:05 | |
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Canada is Closing up Every way that Allows Criminals to Use Bitcoin For Fraud
Crypto-Friendly Canada Set to Increase Regulatory Oversight in its Cryptocurrency Ecosystem to Eliminate Bad Actors. So far, 2018 has been a year crypto regulation, with quite many nations working tirelessly round the clock to sanitize their blockchain-based digital currency industry by formulating guidelines to govern the nascent space. дальше »
2018-6-21 22:59 | |
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