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Not as Dark as You Think: Darkweb Drug Sting Seizes $4.5 Million in Crypto
By CCN. com: The Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (J-CODE) team announced 61 arrests today and the seizure of millions in cryptocurrency as a result of Operation SaboTor, an effort targeting international drug traffickers operating on the dark web. дальше »
2019-3-28 19:01 | |
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Did Christchurch Killer Invested in Crypto Scam Bitconnect?
CoinSpeaker Did Christchurch Killer Invested in Crypto Scam Bitconnect?New Zealand has suffered one of its darkest days after a terrorist went to his “terminating spree” to several Christchurch mosques killing 49 people. дальше »
2019-3-15 17:26 | |
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How Top BTC Developer and Bitcoin Evangelist Vanished Using Crypto Using These 15 Phases
Ever wanted to get off the grid? Jameson Lopp did. The New York Times has recently published his story, entitled “How a Bitcoin Evangelist Made Himself Vanish, in 15 (Not So Easy) Steps”. All began when Lopp had the SWAT team raiding his house. дальше »
2019-3-13 14:04 | |
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Criminal Side Of Cryptos Brought to the Surface in the New Hollywood’s Thriller
CoinSpeaker Criminal Side Of Cryptos Brought to the Surface in the New Hollywood’s ThrillerDirected by John Stalberg Jr. , the new movie 'Crypto' is scheduled to be released in selected theaters on April 12. дальше »
2019-3-13 12:29 | |
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FBI Nabs OneCoin Ringleader at LAX as Massive Crypto Scam Unravels
On March 6th, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested OneCoin ringleader Konstantin Ignatov at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The government alleges that he was one of several masterminds behind the multi-billion dollar crypto pyramid scheme. дальше »
2019-3-9 04:30 | |
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Why You Shouldn’t Worry about Crypto Whales Crashing the Bitcoin Price
In a very informative webinar produced by Chainalysis today, the blockchain research firm made the surprising claim that crypto “whales” – individuals with more than $56 million in Bitcoin – pose no serious risk to the price of Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-3-8 22:09 | |
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Report Claims That “Sextortionists” Absconded With Over $300,000 in Crypto in 2018
Most cyberattacks in the crypto space involve hackers finding a way around the security of crypto exchange platforms and gaining access to users’ funds. Last year saw the entry of a new breed of cyber extortionists that seems to be gaining ground, so much so that they were able to steal over $300,000 in bitcoin (BTC) tokens in 2018. дальше »
2019-3-1 18:10 | |
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Crypto Money Laundering Cases in Japan Dramatically Shoots Up 10-Fold
Suspicious financial transactions filed by Japan-based cryptocurrency exchanges increased ten times over the previous year, according to the National Police Agency. The central enforcement body said Feb 28 that 7,096 out of the total 417,465 suspected money laundering cases mentioned the use of cryptocurrencies in 2018. дальше »
2019-2-28 16:41 | |
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QuadrigaCX Had €400 Million Seized By Polish Authorities in 2018 For Money Laundering – Connections With Colombian Cartel
Introduction In order to understand the full background behind why it can be said definitively that QuadrigaCX had one of their bank accounts raided in 2018 by Polish authorities for money laundering and involvement with criminal organizations (such as the Columbian Cartel). дальше »
2019-2-24 03:57 | |
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BIG Blockchain Intelligence Group launches center to notify on crypto thefts
BIG Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG), a developer, and provider of cryptocurrency risk-scoring and data analytics tools, training and investigation services, announced today it has launched the Crypto Fusion Center (CFC) to serve as a community resource dedicated to fighting the criminal use of... Source дальше »
2019-2-19 17:24 | |
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Op Ed: Why It’s Unsafe to Store Private Crypto Keys in the Cloud
There are two primary reasons why storing your private crypto keys in the cloud is a bad idea. First, your cloud provider represents a centralized honeypot that could experience a security breach, allowing cyber criminals to access your data. дальше »
2019-2-19 00:19 | |
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Hacker Gets 10 Years in First SIM-Swapping Sentencing in the U.S.
According to a recent report, Joel Ortiz, the 20-year-old student from Boston who was indicted by prosecutors in Santa Clara, California, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in what is believed to be the very first SIM swapping conviction in the United States. дальше »
2019-2-6 01:17 | |
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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. дальше »
2019-2-2 15:59 | |
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Crypto Thefts, Scams On The Rise Finds New Research
Thefts and scams are plaguing the crypto space, which saw US$1. 7 billion worth of cryptocurrencies being stolen and scammed in 2018, a sharp increase despite a slump in the market, according to the CipherTrace 2018 Q4 2018 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report. дальше »
2019-2-2 15:11 | |
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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. дальше »
2019-2-2 01:45 | |
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Top Officials at Two Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges Face Fraud Indictments
Several of South Korea’s top crypto exchanges have found themselves in hot water, with executives at a couple of exchanges facing criminal charges and jail time. According to a news report on the Korean website Blockinpress, the CEO of Komid, a Korean crypto exchange, has received a three-year prison sentence for committing fraud against investors by artificially inflating the exchange’s actual trading volume. дальше »
2019-1-23 00:57 | |
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US Agencies Top List of Law Enforcement Requests Sent to Crypto Exchanges
As the crypto industry grows, its increased use by both innocent cryptocurrency investors and malicious cyber criminals does as well. This has prompted government agencies and financial market regulators to take a deeper look at crypto transactions in order to track down potential criminal behavior in hopes of finding evidence that will lead to successful. дальше »
2019-1-19 23:00 | |
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Crypto Isn’t Criminal Money: Binance Blocks Funds From Hacked Exchange
This week, the popular crypto exchange Cryptopia suffered the first major security breach of 2019, resulting in “significant losses” of crypto assets the exchange had stored. Following the breach, social media users began tracking the movements of the stolen funds and alerted Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao that the funds had landed on Binance – the world’s. дальше »
2019-1-17 23:00 | |
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Why Some Crypto Companies Consider KYC and AML Compliance Unnecessary
When it comes to cryptocurrency regulation, there is a lack of consensus on how to protect investors. Criminal activity such as fraud, hacks and theft is prevalent, not only in the crypto realm, but in the traditional financial world too. дальше »
2019-1-14 19:50 | |
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FBI and Homeland Security Agents Raid Tech Campus Over Unauthorized Crypto Trading
U. S. federal law enforcement authorities are among the most active criminal agencies globally against cryptocurrency infractions. A new example of this is that FBI and Homeland Security agents have reportedly raided a technology campus over unauthorized cryptocurrency trading. дальше »
2019-1-8 01:45 | |
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Iran Declares Telegram Crypto Aspirations an Act Against National Security
Iranian officials have declared that aiding the development of Telegram’s Gram token will be considered a criminal act
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India May Legalize Bitcoin Under “Strong” Rules
India could be making a U-turn on its directives for cryptocurrencies. Per reports from the New India Express, a second interdisciplinary committee set up by the Indian government is considering making cryptocurrencies legal in the country again but with more stringent rules. дальше »
2018-12-28 02:16 | |
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UpBit Crypto Exchange Executives Indicted for Market Manipulation
South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, UpBit, faces criminal charges after top executives were formally indicted by the country’s legal prosecutors, as reported by Business Korea on December 21, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-23 02:16 | |
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The High Court of Ireland Rules Silk Road Dealer’s Crypto Funds to Be Proceed of Crime
The High Court of Ireland has taken the decision to proceed of Crime Silk Road Dealer’s funds. Neil Mannion held around €25,000 in ETH. The Irish Examiner reported that the case ‘broke new legal ground’ in terms of cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-12-19 19:48 | |
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Op Ed: From Gray To Black and White: Traditional Regulations Come to Crypto
For nearly a decade, participants in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space have operated in a regulatory compliance gray zone. Recent developments — at both the federal and international levels — signal that the time for plausible deniability or unregulated freedom is coming to an end and more traditional regulations are moving to the forefront. дальше »
2018-12-3 19:20 | |
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DoJ Bitcoin Manipulation Probe Homes in on Tether and Bitfinex
Tether Burns Half a Billion USDT Coins in an Act of RedemptionAn ongoing criminal probe into potential Bitcoin price manipulation conducted by the U. S. Department of Justice has begun to take a closer look at how Tether and crypto exchange Bitfinex may have played a role in Bitcoin’s parabolic rise in late December. дальше »
2018-11-21 23:00 | |
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India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Hacked to Promote Bitcoin Twitter Scams
Crypto scammers and hackers have no shame at all. They are so selfish and criminal that they do not even spare important services in order to make a quick buck. For instance, we have recently reported a new case of hackers using a ransomware on an East Coast water utility company to demand Bitcoin. The […] дальше »
2018-11-7 01:55 | |
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Binance Freezes Funds on Multiple Accounts with Dubious Crypto Exchange
Binance has frozen multiple accounts associated with the cryptocurrency exchange Wex, citing money laundering concerns. The CEO of Binance went on Twitter recently to announce the freezing of multiple accounts owned by Wex, claiming that Binance will cooperate with law enforcement in any way possible should a criminal investigation result from alleged money laundering. дальше »
2018-11-1 01:47 | |
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Int’l Financial Watchdog FATF to Introduce Cryptocurrency Rules in 2019
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – an international agency which is intended to tackle criminal activity across the globe, is set to issue the first set of rules regarding cryptocurrency regulations in 2019. дальше »
2018-10-22 17:00 | |
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Crypto Cybercrime Has Tripled Since 2017; Nearly $1 Billion Lost in 2018
Most digital exchanges are unregulated and therefore unqualified to safely process cryptocurrency transactions. They don’t employ necessary know-your-customer (KYC) tactics, and roughly $1 billion in digital asset funds have been stolen since the start of 2018. дальше »
2018-10-13 23:34 | |
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Unregulated Crypto Exchanges Handle 97% of Criminal Bitcoin Flow
Cryptocurrency money laundering laws are proving to be effective as criminals are using only unregulated exchanges to siphon their money off. The CipherTrace Third Quarter Report shows that there is $927 million worth of stolen digital currencies waiting to be laundered in 2018. дальше »
2018-10-12 15:49 | |
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Is Self-Regulation Good Enough to Lure Institutional Investors Into the Cryptocurrency Market?
Over the last few years, particularly after the dawn of the Mt. Gox hack in 2014, the crypto market’s reputation has been badly tarnished. The market is now closely associated with hacks, scams, fraud, and other several criminal activities that are on par with the overly exaggerated Wild West in the early seventeenth century. дальше »
2018-10-10 17:14 | |
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Can Bitcoin Conversions Be Traced?
Every time a criminal or pirate convert digital currency to government issued ones it creates a ‘vulnerability’ according to an official with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Let’s consider that from the start, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general was designed with privacy and anonymity in mind, therefore these latest findings may come of some concern to those who have used Bitcoin illicitly in the past. дальше »
2018-10-4 12:30 | |
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ShapeShift CEO Enters Bitcoin Battlefront, Calls Out Wall Street Journal’s “Crypto for Criminal Money” Story
Cryptocurencies are often criticized for many reasons. Some of them are valid and others are not, but in either case they can be infuriating for the people in the industry sometimes. Fury is probably the sentiment that has driven the CEO of ShapeShift, Erik Voorhees, to bash the Wall Street Journal for a recent publication […] дальше »
2018-10-2 02:47 | |
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Bitcoin And Monero Used To Launder $89M: Investigation
Nearly $89 million USD worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and other top cryptocurrencies were mostly converted to privacy coin Monero (XMR) at 46 exchanges around the world in order to launder illicit funds, a Wall Street Journal investigation has found. дальше »
2018-9-30 21:30 | |
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Mt. Gox Trustee Confirms He Sold off $230 Million in Cryptocurrency
A man known as “Tokyo Whale,” for the enormous amount of bitcoin he controls, confirms he unloaded another big chunk of it earlier this year. Nobuaki Kobayashi, the trustee of now-defunct Tokyo exchange Mt. дальше »
2018-9-25 19:54 | |
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$300M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme: Indian Scammers Face Justice
Money attracts thieves and masterminds of what could be the largest Bitcoin Ponzi scheme in history are facing justice. Vivek Bhardwaj, a software developer and brother of Gain Bitcoin founder and CEO Amit Bhardwaj, was brought to Delhi, India on Sept. дальше »
2018-9-24 21:30 | |
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UK’s Ambiguous Stance on Crypto Exposes Consumers to Risk, Nation Could Lose Out on Crypto Race
Lawmakers and leaders in UK’s cryptocurrency industry are now pushing for the government to enact regulations to govern the sector. There are concerns from lawmakers that the government’s current vague stance on the industry is putting consumers at risk, leaving the door wide open for potential criminal activities. дальше »
2018-9-24 18:34 | |
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Japanese Crypto Exchange Zaif Falls Victim to Hack, Loses $60 Million Worth Bitcoins
The hacked cryptocurrency exchange has immediately suspended all deposits and withdrawals while filing a criminal case with the local investigative authorities. The post Japanese Crypto Exchange Zaif Falls Victim to Hack, Loses $60 Million Worth Bitcoins appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-9-20 11:12 | |
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Dubai Police Warns the Community of Crypto Risks, Authorities Discuss Regulation
On Sunday, Sept. 16, the Dubai Police warned the community that several risks could arise from large-scale unmonitored digital currency transactions. Some of these transactions could expose users to fraud and piracy and could even be used to facilitate money laundering. дальше »
2018-9-20 21:29 | |
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Federal Judge Applies Long-Established Securities Law to ICOs
Does a decades-old securities law apply to an initial coin offering (ICO)? In a case that represents the first time securities laws have been applied to cryptocurrencies, a district judge says it may. дальше »
2018-9-12 22:09 | |
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OKCoin CEO Released After Being Questioned by Shanghai Police
Following multiple complaints from WFee investors, the founder of one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges was taken to the Shanghai police for criminal investigation. The post OKCoin CEO Released After Being Questioned by Shanghai Police appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-9-12 02:41 | |
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Terrorists Turn Away From Crypto, Criminal Money Argument No Longer Relevant
Foreign terrorist groups such as Isis and al-Qaeda have failed at repeatedly trying to raise money to fund their criminal operations using crypto, according to a testimony made today at a House Financial Services Committee hearing. дальше »
2018-9-8 13:29 | |
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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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Thailand Braces for Growing Wave of Cryptocurrency-Related Cybercrimes
Criminal activity involving cryptocurrencies in the country of Thailand remains low, but it is expected to soar. This is according to a recent study that has highlighted the rise in illegal, transnational organized crime activities in the Southeast Asian country. дальше »
2018-9-1 07:00 | |
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