Crypto Investment Scam Losses in U.S. Grew 53% to $3.94B in 2023: FBI

2024-3-9 20:36

Investment fraud at large grew by 38% from $3.31 billion to $4.57 billion, according to the bureau's Internet Crime Report 2023, highlighting the prominent role that cryptocurrency plays in this area of crime.

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Unveiling the crypto crime paradox: Balancing perception with reality

Over $20 billion was lost to crypto crime in the past year. The daily volume of Bitcoin was over $14 billion, with global money laundering close to $800 billion. Cryptocurrency has developedThe post Unveiling the crypto crime paradox: Balancing perception with reality appeared first on AMBCrypto.

2023-8-31 16:30	News
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Crypto Crime Hits Record Lows, But Ransomware Threat Looms Large: Study

Crypto scams have experienced a significant decline of 77% in the first half of 2023, plummeting from a staggering $3. 3 billion to $1. 1 billion, as shown in a recent report from blockchain intelligence firm, Chainalysis.

2023-7-13 10:25	Ransomware
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Crypto Ponzi Schemes Cost Victims $7.8B in 2022: TRM Labs

Ponzi schemes dominated the crypto crime landscape in 2022, with $7.8 billion funneled from victims, blockchain analytics firm said in a new report.

2023-6-28 15:00	#scams
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U.S. agencies to take on crypto crimes with new taskforce

The new task force will have an international reach, as one unit has 93 overseas locations in 56 countries. Crypto crime accounted for $20. 6 billion in 2022, as per Chainalysis. On 20 June, The post U.

2023-6-21 12:30	News
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Cryptocurrency Crime Soared to Whopping $20 Billion in 2022

The new Chainalysis report highlights the dark side of crypto

2023-1-13 19:52
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Statistics in this crypto crime report might give you goosebumps

The total crypto scam revenue year-to-date currently stands at $1.6 billion as recorded by a recent Chainalysis report. This purports a near 65% decline from the previous year's period which appearThe post Statistics in this crypto crime report might give you goosebumps appeared first on AMBCrypto.

2022-8-18 08:00	News
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Alameda-owned RenVM confirms it’s ‘impossible to launder any assets’ through Ren Bridge, debunking claims of $540M in money laundered

Elliptic Connect, a blockchain data analytics firm, released a report Wednesday — widely covered in both the crypto and news media — entitled “Cross-chain Crime: More Than Half a Billion Dollars has Been Laundered Through a Cross-chain Bridge.

2022-8-11 19:08	#tokens
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DeFi Has Become Crypto Crime’s Main Arena, Crystal Blockchain Says

More than $14.5 billion in crypto has been lost to hacks and scams since 2011.

2022-7-28 17:00	Business
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Report: With over $11 billion in criminal crypto wallets, here's how the future looks

News related to cryptocurrency crime has been in abundance for a while, often starving the industry of its legitimacy. However, the same technology also lends it credence due to the accessibility of wThe post Report: With over $11 billion in criminal crypto wallets, here's how the future looks appeared first on AMBCrypto.

2022-2-17 02:30	News
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Feds Arrest Crypto CEO for Bitcoin Laundering, But Her Real Crime Was Against Rap Music

It’s 2022, so naturally, the feds have brought down a Bitcoin-laundering power couple — one half of whom is a crypto wallet CEO who is also an extremely bad rapper. Heather Morgan and Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein were arrested by federal agents on Tuesday for allegedly laundering $4.

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Chainalysis report reveals $8.6 billion in crypto laundered in 2021, more than 2020

Crypto crime can be a controversial subject, as the often unregulated nature of the asset makes it easy to accuse investors and entrepreneurs of money laundering - while missing out on real scammers aThe post Chainalysis report reveals $8.

2022-1-28 00:30	DeFi
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Scammers pinched a record $14B from the crypto market in 2021

Crypto scammers made away with $14.00 billion (£10.34 billion) in the past year, setting a new record for the highest amount pinched from the industry. Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis disclosed this news through its annual Crypto Crime report, noting that the crypto space recorded a 79% rise in the amount of money lost to scams […] The post Scammers pinched a record $14B from the crypto market in 2021 appeared first on Invezz.

2022-1-8 20:37	Cryptocurrency
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Rug pulls pushed this year’s crypto scam revenue over $7.7 billion, Chainalysis finds

Scams again emerged as the dominant form of cryptocurrency-based crime by transaction volume, a preview of Chainalysis’ Crypto Crime Report revealed. The post Rug pulls pushed this year’s crypto scam revenue over $7.

2021-12-17 07:30	ETH
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Crypto security breaches are up 850% in the last decade

Cryptocurrency crime stands in direct proportion to the size of the cryptocurrency market. It is estimated that the cryptocurrencies stolen between January 2011 and December 2021 amount to $12. 1 billion.

2021-12-17 17:56	World
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Blockchain Is Disrupting the Future of KYC, From Digital Identities to Shared KYC Frameworks

Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures play a fundamental role in the combat against money laundering and the financing of terrorism (CFT). According to a 2018 report by KPMG, banks spend close to $25 billion every year on financial crime risk management.

2021-12-1 19:07	Industry
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Research: DeFi App Users Lost $10.5 Billion In 2021 Due To Theft And Fraud

Losses from crime and theft associated with decentralized finance applications jumped 7 times in a year to reach $10.5 billion, according to a new study.

2021-11-28 12:39	News
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Crypto DeFi crime hit $10.5 billion in 2021, research shows

Fraudulent activities have been running rampant on Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms, according to new research conducted by crypto analysis firm Elliptic. The losses have amounted to up to $10.

2021-11-19 13:32	DeFi
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Here’s What Happens To All Of The Crypto Assets The IRS Seizes

Crypto continues to be a controversial asset when it comes to the law and crime. Just this fiscal year alone, the IRS has seized $1. 2 billion worth of cryptocurrency. The U. S. government started seizing crypto assets during the Silk Road shutdown of 2013.

2021-8-7 20:00
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Crypto Crimes Soaring to $1.4 Billion in 2020; COVID-19 Related Frauds also Emerging

During the first five months of 2020, losses from cryptocurrency hacks, thefts, and frauds spiked to about $1. 4 billion, as per the report from CipherTrace. The crypto crime in 2020 is on track to be the second largest on record after last year’s $4.

2020-6-3 18:10	cybersecurity
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CipherTrace: cryptocurrency lost in crimes in 2019 exceeds $4.5 billion

Cryptocurrency crime led to a loss of $4.52 billion in 2019. The volume of lost digital assets doubled in a year.

2020-2-14 11:05	News
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Plustoken Cash-Outs Could Be Behind BTC Price Drop, Says Report

On Monday, the blockchain surveillance company Chainalysis published an excerpt from the firm’s upcoming crime report that will publish in January. According to the Chainalysis research, the Ponzi scheme called Plustoken not only defrauded investors out of $3 billion but the scam “may also be driving down the price of bitcoin.

2019-12-17 16:00	Scam
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CipherTrace: Crypto Scammers Have Netted $4.26 Billion, $3.1 Billion From Exit Scams Alone

Crypto scams are profitable. There is a lot of hype around cryptos and many incautious investors around, so it is not uncommon that crypto crime attracts so many people. CipherTrace’s latest reports have shown that crypto scammers were able to swindle $4.

2019-8-13 23:31	cybersecurity
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Cyber Criminals Netted $4.3B From Crypto-Related Crime in 2019: Study

Thefts, scams and other misappropriation of funds from digital currency holders and exchanges have resulted in a $4.3 billion in losses throughout 2019, according to CipherTrace

2019-8-13 21:26	malware
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55,000 Brazilians scammed out of $200M+ worth of fake cryptocurrency

A Brazilian cryptocurrency crime cartel has been shut down after conning over 55,000 investors for over $200 million. The cartel ran an unlicensed financial institution without authorization from Brazil‘s Central Bank.

2019-5-22 12:25	hard fork
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Bitcoin’s Got Nothing on This: 2018 Report Finds $7 Billion Laundered Through British Columbia

Organized crime in the real estate market This is “malignant cancer on our economy and our society”, Attorney General Bitcoin has been bashed by government officials and big names on the grounds that it is used for money laundering and as a result, should be banned.

2019-5-12 19:03	Bitcoin Innovation
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Crypto Crime May Have Cost Sector $1.2 Billion in Q1, Says Report

Losses arising from cryptocurrency hacks and fraud may have reached as high as $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2019, CipherTrace estimates.

2019-5-1 16:30
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1.3 Million Leaked Transactions Link Major Banks to $8.8 Billion Money Laundering Scheme

A new set of reports by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, compiled from over 1. 3 million leaked transactions from 238,000 companies, have linked many major banks to a scheme to channel billions of dollars out of Russia.

2019-3-7 08:25	Virtual Currency
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Russian Bank’s $9 Billion Money Laundering Scheme Report Prompts a Bitcoin Regulation Question

A $9 billion USD money laundering scandal was recently uncovered by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, a group of investigative journalists. The scandal involved Troika, the largest private bank of Russia.

2019-3-7 00:09	News
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While Regulators Focus on Bitcoin, Russia’s Largest Private Bank Laundered $9 Billion

A group of investigative journalists uncovered a $9 billion money laundering scam rooted from Russia’s largest private bank and unsurprisingly, it doesn’t involve Bitcoin. The scheme, which enabled perpetrators to funnel billions from shell companies to the global banking system, was exposed by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) with assistance from the Guardian.

2019-3-6 16:12
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Cryptocurrency Investors Lost $1.7 Billion to Hackers in 2018, Claims Two New Reports

A new report from CipherTrace suggests that hackers stole $1. 7 billion worth of digital currency from investors in 2018 as organized crime is becoming more common. A separate report from Chainalysis suggests that two sophisticated criminal groups stole $1 billion, accounting for a massive portion of total cryptocurrency hacks.

2019-2-2 15:59	security
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Chainalysis Report: Two Groups Responsible for Most Publicly Reported Hacks

Two “prominent professional hacking groups” are responsible for the majority of publicly reported hacks of cryptocurrency exchanges and other cryptocurrency organizations, concludes a report published by blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis this week.

2019-2-2 01:45
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Inside Jobs Dominate as Crooks Steal $1.7 Billion in 2018, 360% Higher Than 2017

Last year was the worst yet in regards to crypto crime, a new report reveals. The industry lost more than $1. 7 billion to crypto crooks, three times the 2017 tally. In what has become an ever-evolving menace, the thieves have continued to refine their methods.

2019-1-30 13:15	South Korea
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Crypto Crime Mooned In 2018

Crypto-related crime spiked massively last year, according to the latest report from AML firm CipherTrace. Digital crooks made off with some $1. 7 billion worth of crypto assets in 2018. Some $950 million of the ill-gotten riches were siphoned off exchanges and related crypto infrastructure, growing more than threefold from the previous year.

2019-1-29 21:02	World Regulation
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Organized Crime: 60% of Cryptocurrency Hacks Carried Out By 2 Groups

According to a new report by Chainalysis, 60 percent of cryptocurrency hacks (over $1 billion) were carried out by just two professional groups. Cryptocurrency Hacks Are a Centralized Affair If you were already disgruntled by claims of market manipulation and centralized mining, you really won’t like this.

2019-1-30 20:00
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Crypto Crime: Media Sensation And The Illusion Of Control

In January of 2018, MIT Technology Review suggested that 978 million people worldwide lost $172 billion to cybercrime in 2017. That’s $22. 84 for every man, woman, and child on the planet.

2018-11-6 22:36	Media
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Google cracks down on scammers behind counterfeit crypto apps

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Prisma Finance Hacker Continues On-Chain Tirade Following $11 Million Heist

On Thursday, March 28, a hack occurred on Prisma Finance, a decentralized lending protocol on the Ethereum network. The exploiter carted away about 3,257. 7 ETH (equivalent to $11. 6 million) via a flash loan attack on the protocol.

FBI cybercrime report reveals crypto investment fraud in the US rose 53% YoY

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2023 report, revealing a significant rise in crypto-related fraud and the use of digital assets in cybercrime. The 2023 IC3 report serves as a comprehensive overview of the current state of internet crime, including the challenges and risks posed by the use of crypto in […] The post FBI cybercrime report reveals crypto investment fraud in the US rose 53% YoY appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Crypto losses hit $67 million in February, pushing yearly losses to $200 million – Immunefi

Crypto industry losses amounted to $67 million in February over 12 incidents, with hacks accounting for 97. 54% of funds stolen, according to Immunefi’s latest crypto losses report. Meanwhile, the remaining 2.

Fake Uniswap $10 million airdrop reported as several prominent crypto media scammed

A sophisticated social engineering campaign successfully duped several prominent crypto news outlets into promoting a fabricated $10 million Uniswap airdrop on Feb. 16. The scammer, posing as a Uniswap Foundation representative, offered coordinated publicity in tandem with the legitimate Uniswap v4 announcement.

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