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FinCEN Chief Cracks Whip Hard on World of Cryptocurrencies
The US government is coming to grips with a firm but fair approach to cryptocurrency regulations. This was once again reiterated by Kenneth Blanco, director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), saying cryptocurrency companies would be held by anti-money laundering law (AML) and be forced to share information about their clients. дальше »
2019-11-18 00:40 | |
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International Law Enforcement Conference Addresses Crypto and the ‘Criminal Economy’
The 2019 National Proceeds of Crime Conference (NPOCC) held in Brisbane, Australia from November 13-15 addressed “Globalisation and Digitisation of the Criminal Economy,” and featured 200+ delegates hearing from representatives of organizations such as the Australian Federal Police, Singapore and New Zealand police, United States Department of Justice, and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. дальше »
2019-11-15 20:15 | |
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Indian Government Programs Add New Crypto Courses
The Indian government has added new educational courses teaching cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to the public and law enforcement officers. Amid regulatory uncertainty and banking restrictions, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology remain important topics of study in India. дальше »
2019-11-14 16:00 | |
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Privacy vs. Security, Do Authorities Monitor Every Crypto Transaction?
Crypto transactions have always been thought of as highly anonymous. This article looks at whether authorities monitor such transactions, providing detailed information on the subject. It is now becoming easier for authorities and law enforcement departments to track crypto currency transactions. дальше »
2019-11-9 01:58 | |
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Australian Law Enforcement Nets 20x Gains From Seized Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a wildly volatile asset, known for its massive price swings and for being the best performing asset of all-time. It’s made many early investors millionaires as a result. It’s even helped law enforcement gain over 2000% returns on a large sum of BTC that was seized as part of a sting on an. дальше »
2019-10-23 21:00 | |
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It doesn’t matter ‘who’ hacked your business
China. North Korea. Russia. Iran. Why does it matter to your security posture if any of these countries are behind the latest cybersecurity attack? In most cases, it doesn’t, and as a business leader, it probably shouldn’t matter to you. дальше »
2019-10-22 14:00 | |
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Monero, privacy coin usage would have made child porn investigation difficult
When news about Bitcoin being the main factor behind the crackdown on the largest child pornography website broke out, some speculated that this would lead to an increased use of privacy-enhancing cryptocurrencies for illicit activities on the deep web, making it harder for law enforcement agencies to track down the people involved in illegal activities. дальше »
2019-10-18 17:30 | |
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Study: Facial recognition AI’s alright, if you’re cisgender and white
I’m a cisgender white male. I can unlock my phone, sign into my bank account, and breeze through border patrol check points using my face with 98 percent accuracy. Facial recognition software is great for people who look like me. дальше »
2019-10-18 22:19 | |
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Regulators can Shut Down Bitcoin Anytime: Bloomberg Editor
Law enforcement authorities can shut down bitcoin anytime, according to Bloomberg Digital’s executive editor Joe Weisenthal. The media talent warned institutions against creating bitcoin-based investment products, stating that they could become a tool to take capital from fiat markets. дальше »
2019-10-17 17:00 | |
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What Crypto Wild West? CipherTrace Claims Market is 87% Trackable
Per a press release on Business Wire on October 15, 2019, cryptocurrency and blockchain security company, CipherTrace, recently launched a platform that would trace the transactions of over 700 crypto tokens. дальше »
2019-10-17 13:00 | |
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Apple bans app that warns Hong Kong citizens about police activity, again
Apple has banned HKmap. live — a Waze-like crowdsourced maps app used by protestors in Hong Kong to track police movements in the city state — merely days after approving it. The company told Reuters it made the decision after consulting with local authorities and that the “app violated its rules because it was used to ambush police and by criminals who used it to victimize residents in areas with no law enforcement. дальше »
2019-10-10 07:42 | |
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California bans law enforcement from using facial recognition software for the next 3 years
California lawmakers today passed a bill placing a three-year state-wide moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. AB 1215, The Body Camera Accountability Act, was introduced earlier this year by assemblymember Phil Tang, a Democrat. дальше »
2019-10-10 03:10 | |
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FCA Cryptocurrency Scam Probes Up 74% in 12 Months
UK regulators are increasingly shinning the spotlight on cryptocurrency businesses to root out bad actors. Combating Cryptocurrency Scams According to The Telegraph, the Financial Conduct Authority has initiated 87 investigations into cryptocurrency businesses over the last 12 months. дальше »
2019-10-7 14:30 | |
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US and UK pressure Facebook for backdoor access to WhatsApp messages
The tug of war between privacy and security has come to the fore again. This time, the US, the UK, and Australia are making a case against end-to-end encryption (E2EE), calling on Facebook to delay its plans to implement the privacy feature across its messaging apps until “there is no reduction to user safety and without including a means for lawful access to the content of communications to protect our citizens. дальше »
2019-10-4 12:39 | |
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Global Law Enforcement Has Auctioned Massive Amounts of Bitcoin
Last month, the U. K. police auctioned off roughly $300,000 worth of cryptocurrencies after they were confiscated by the country’s Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU). Since 2014, law enforcement agencies worldwide have been auctioning large sums of bitcoin seized during investigations. дальше »
2019-10-4 22:45 | |
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Indonesia Hosts International Summit to Enlighten Lawyers on Cryptocurrencies
In an effort to curb illegal use of bitcoin and other blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, and make it easier for law enforcement agents to recognize and fight crypto-fueled crimes, the Indonesian government is hosting an international conference made up of Turkey, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Russia and Hong Kong, according to reports on October 2, 2019. дальше »
2019-10-3 01:00 | |
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Darknet Markets Are Thriving Despite the Mysterious Death of Dread
Obtaining reliable information about darknet markets (DNMs) is a constant struggle, given the propensity of news sites and forums to come and go. No sooner has one portal gained ascendancy than it’s been toppled by law enforcement or exited under mysterious circumstances. дальше »
2019-9-30 18:34 | |
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Binance Aids UK Authorities in Identifying a Darknet Criminal
Cryptocurrency exchanges and other service providers play a major role of importance. Not only are they the gateways to this industry, but they can be powerful allies for law enforcement agencies around the globe. дальше »
2019-9-30 01:59 | |
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US Congress Passes Bill Ordering FinCEN to Study AI and Blockchain Uses For Law Enforcement
On the 19th of September 2019, the US House of Representatives passed the “Advancing Innovation to Assist Law Enforcement Act.” The on-the-nose bill has mandated the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to push studies within sectors of emerging technology, like blockchains, AI, Digital identity technologies. This is to determine the possible uses […] дальше »
2019-9-25 17:45 | |
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Fintech laws, cryptocurrency regulations should not be rushed, claims Filipino Senator
Recently, news of selling cryptocurrencies for cash in the Philippines gathered a lot of attention after Abra, an investment service provider, announced the sale of digital assets across all 7-Eleven stores in the country. дальше »
2019-9-24 12:00 | |
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Peter Thiel’s Palantir set to delay IPO under bumbling leadership of CEO Alex Karp
Bloomberg today reported that Palantir Technologies, a Peter Thiel-founded company that builds mass-surveillance solutions for law enforcement agencies, will delay its highly-anticipated IPO indefinitely. дальше »
2019-9-19 01:50 | |
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Australian Law Enforcement Authorities Arrest 21 Year Old For Crypto Fraud
A 21-year old woman is due to appear in court for laundering millions of stolen funds in cryptos. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have been conducting investigations into the multi-layered cybercrime activity for more than twelve months. дальше »
2019-9-18 18:47 | |
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IT firm manager arrested in massive Ecuador data breach case affecting 20M people
Ecuador offiicals have arrested the general manager of IT consulting firm Novaestrat after a massive data breach exposed the personal information of more than 20 million individuals, including 6. дальше »
2019-9-18 08:42 | |
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Filipino Authorities Arrest 273 Bitcoin Scammers
Law enforcement agents in the Phillippines while acting on a tip from the Chinese Embassy, have arrested 273 Chinese nationals for allegedly defrauding over 1,000 investors in a cryptocurrency investment scam, reports Inquirer on September 16, 2019. дальше »
2019-9-17 09:00 | |
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Despite Setbacks, Darknet Markets Show Continuous Growth in 2019
Since the birth of the Silk Road, there’s been a cat and mouse game between global law enforcement and darknet market (DNM) operators. Over the last two years, law enforcement agencies have knocked out a slew of markets like Hansa and the massive Alphabay. дальше »
2019-9-9 22:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency Projects Are Upping Their Privacy Game
What you do with your digital currency ought to be nobody else’s business. Unfortunately, law enforcement, regulators, blockchain forensics firms and other opponents of civil liberties are constantly seeking to usurp this basic human right. дальше »
2019-9-4 22:30 | |
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Bitcoin used for purchase of illegal drugs as Chinese law enforcement tightens clampdown
According to local media news reports, police officers in the customs department of China’s northeastern province, Jilin, have recently stopped a cross-border deal involving drugs paid for by using Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-8-30 01:30 | |
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Ring’s surveillance partnership with law enforcement is deeper than previously thought
Amazon’s Ring has finally come clean about its partnership with law enforcement agencies in the US. The doorbell-camera company — which was acquired by the retail giant in February 2018 — disclosed that it has inked deals with 407 agencies to “facilitate conversations around crime and safety among all members of the community. дальше »
2019-8-29 14:21 | |
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Bankrupt Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Now Has At Least 4 Law Enforcement Agencies Investigating
You may remember QuadrigaCX, the Canadian exchange with a CEO Gerald Cotten who died and took all the time of the investors to the grave. In a recent development of this story, which happened at the beginning of 2019, at least four different law enforcement agencies are said to be investigating the case. According to […] дальше »
2019-8-28 21:42 | |
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Ukrainian Authorities Arrest Bitcoin Miners at Nuclear Energy Plant
Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the nation’s primary law enforcement authority, has arrested several individuals for illegally mining bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins at the state’s nuclear power plant (NPP), reports RT on August 22, 2019. дальше »
2019-8-23 21:00 | |
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U.S. Authorities to Launch Blockchain Pilot for Intellectual Property Rights
As part of its preparation for the upcoming Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting, the U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a federal law enforcement agency, intends to trial distributed ledger technology (DLT) in intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement by the end of August 2019, reports Yahoo Finance on August 16, 2019. дальше »
2019-8-19 09:00 | |
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Amazon’s facial recognition mistakenly labels 26 California lawmakers as criminals
As government agencies continue to push for the deployment of facial recognition systems, you needn’t look far to see why that’s bad news. To illustrate the point, the ACLU conducted a test of Amazon’s Rekognition software — facial recognition tech currently being used by US law enforcement — in which it incorrectly identified 26 California lawmakers as matches in a criminal database. дальше »
2019-8-14 02:13 | |
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FBI proposal outlines plans for large scale collection of social media data
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is planning to step up its efforts to monitor social media platforms more aggressively in order to detect potential threats. The move, according to the Wall Street Journal, clashes with Facebook’s privacy policies and “possibly its attempts to comply with a record $5 billion settlement with the U. дальше »
2019-8-13 10:03 | |
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FBI proposal outlines plans for large-scale collection of social media data
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is planning to step up its efforts to monitor social media platforms more aggressively in order to detect potential threats. The move, according to the Wall Street Journal, clashes with Facebook’s privacy policies and “possibly its attempts to comply with a record $5 billion settlement with the U. дальше »
2019-8-13 10:03 | |
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Study: Trump’s paid Peter Thiel’s Palantir $1.5B so far to build ICE’s mass-surveillance network
Perhaps no other company has profited more from the Trump administration’s treatment of undocumented immigrants — and US citizens of similar appearance — than Peter Thiel‘s Palantir. A recent investigation, conducted by Mijente, revealed the US government has at least 29 active contracts with the company worth approximately $1. дальше »
2019-8-13 23:28 | |
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Australian Authorities Charge Exmount Holdings Group Members for $1.8 Million Crypto Scam
The law enforcement of Australia has recently charged five people for a cryptocurrency-related scam that involved $2. 7 million AUD ($1. 8 million USD). The investigation, which was made by the cybercrime division of the country, discovered that the criminals fooled over 100 investors. дальше »
2019-8-9 22:37 | |
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Blockchain Ledgers Are Unlocking the Next Level of Forensics
Cryptocurrency gets a bad rap, and the media loves to associate virtual currencies with criminal activity. But an immutable ledger is actually more useful as a tool to fight crime than it is for would-be criminals, as researchers, law enforcement and criminals are learning very quickly all over the world. дальше »
2019-7-23 00:24 | |
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Chinese Law Enforcement Authorities Raid Crypto Mining Setup Due to Excessive Energy Usage
Bitcoin miners in China have been arrested after stealing $3 million worth of electricity Miners need large amounts of energy to operate Law enforcement authorities in China have shut down a local mining farm after they registered an increase in the local energy usage. дальше »
2019-7-15 17:00 | |
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UK drafts collaborative plan to crack down on cryptocurrency crime
The UK government is seeking to crack down on the use of crypto assets for money laundering or other illicit activities. To do so, the government has published the Economic Crime Plan, agreed between the Chancellor Philip Hammond, Home Secretary Sajid Javid, and heads of law enforcement, major financial institutions and legal, accountancy and property organisations. дальше »
2019-7-15 14:54 | |
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Bitcoin ATMs Undermine EU Anti-Money Laundering Efforts, Says Spanish Police
Spanish law enforcement says Bitcoin ATMs enable criminals to circumvent anti-money laundering (AML) regulations according to a report by Bloomberg. This statement comes following calls from officials in Canada for crypto cash machines to be banned over money-laundering concerns. дальше »
2019-7-13 01:00 | |
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Bitcoin ATMs Expose Loopholes in EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Claims Spanish Police
In an effort by Spanish law enforcement agencies to nail a criminal gang that has been utilizing Bitcoin ATMs to send about $10 million to drug dealers in Colombia and other nations, has exposed the glaring loopholes that exist in the EU's anti-money laundering laws. дальше »
2019-7-12 00:59 | |
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Predictive policing AI is a bigger scam than psychic detectives
Law enforcement agencies around the world have recently begun extricating themselves from expensive, ineffective predictive policing systems. The machine learning equivalent of psychic detectives, it turns out, simply doesn’t work. дальше »
2019-7-9 01:08 | |
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Rumors Surge Amid Video Footage of ‘Police Raids’ at Tron – Not True Says Source
Rumors have broken out on Twitter, and crypto Reddit after user Hayden Otto (@haydenotto_) tweeted a video showing the Tron HQ lobby full of at least nine law enforcement officers, and several angry bystanders. дальше »
2019-7-9 18:54 | |
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Rumors Surge Amid Video Footage of ‘Police Raids’ at Tron – Not True Says Inside Source
Rumors have broken out on Twitter, and crypto Reddit after user Hayden Otto (@haydenotto_) tweeted a video showing the Tron HQ lobby supposedly full of at least nine law enforcement officers, and several angry bystanders. дальше »
2019-7-8 18:54 | |
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