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Japanese police are investigating 30 people allegedly involved in the 2018 Coincheck hack
Investigators reportedly identified the individuals by tracing the crypto exchange accounts used to launder the funds.
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Internet marketplace DarkMarket taken down; operator in German custody
Germany’s central cybercrime authorities have taken down Internet marketplace DarkMarket and now hold its operator in custody. On 11 January, investigators shut down the marketplace’s servers and The post Internet marketplace DarkMarket taken down; operator in German custody appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2021-1-13 22:00 | |
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How confident are bankers about detecting crypto-related payments?
Only 22% of bankers and financial investigators feel confident detecting crypto-related payments, according to blockchain analytics and cryptocurrency intelligence company - CipherTrace. During a wThe post How confident are bankers about detecting crypto-related payments? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2020-12-14 12:00 | |
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Binance awards $200K to investigators who identified phishing campaign attackers
In an official announcement, cryptocurrency exchange Binance, said it has offered the promised bounty of $200,000 to certain private investigators, who remain unnamed, for compiling a report that idenThe post Binance awards $200K to investigators who identified phishing campaign attackers appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2020-11-12 23:30 | |
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On-Chain Data Finds OKEx Holds $2.3 Billion Worth of Bitcoin
According to the researchers at Glassnode, OKEx holds $2. 3 billion worth of Bitcoin. The report comes after the exchange temporarily suspended withdrawals on October 16. In a public statement, OKEx said that one of the persons holding a private key to the exchange’s wallet is cooperating with investigators. дальше »
2020-10-16 17:14 | |
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China cracks down heavily on cryptocurrency scams
Guangdong investigators are hunting a team of money launderers. With the help of OTC traders who hold cryptocurrencies, cash, and Tether (USDT), the crooks are said to have converted the ‘grey earnings’ using open markets. дальше »
2020-6-10 11:02 | |
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Onecoin Lawsuit Continues: Judge Lifts Stay Order, Investigators Search for ‘Crypto Queen’
In mid-April, news. Bitcoin. com reported on the unsealed indictment tied to the Onecoin cofounder Sebastian Greenwood. At the same time, U. S. Judge Valerie Caproni had placed a stay order on the case against Greenwood, Konstantin Ignatov, Mark Scott and David Pike. дальше »
2020-5-4 03:12 | |
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Boeing Accused of Pressuring Investigators in 2009 Air Crash Investigation
Boeing's MAX pain will continue as Dutch lawmakers have accused the firm of pressuring investigators to downplay its role in a 2009 crash. The post Boeing Accused of Pressuring Investigators in 2009 Air Crash Investigation appeared first on CCN.com дальше »
2020-2-7 03:14 | |
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HitBTC an Insolvent Scam Operation, Claims Cybercrime Investigator
One of the lead investigators at CipherBlade, Richard Sanders, alleges that the cryptocurrency exchange HitBTC is the “largest-scale criminally fraudulent entity” in the industry. According to Sanders, HitBTC is a “wolf in sheep’s clothing. дальше »
2019-12-18 04:53 | |
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International Authorities Reveal Canada’s Enormous Influence on Italian Mobsters, a Form of “Criminal Blockchain”?
In an ongoing investigation entailing Italian mobsters, investigators were reportedly describing the ‘Ndrangheta mafia family as being a form of “criminal blockchain” reports The Next Web. As per the news outlet, such description is made in reference to the “decentralization of its internal power structures. дальше »
2019-7-25 20:24 | |
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Mafia expert: ‘Ndrangheta crime family now resembles a ‘criminal blockchain’
International investigators warn the ‘Ndrangheta mafia family now resembles a “criminal blockchain” following the recent decentralization of its internal power structures. Usually, ‘Ndrangheta families in Canada took orders from “mother clans” in Calabria, but for the first time, mobsters outside of Siderno are making decisions that impact operations all the way back to Italy, reports National Post. дальше »
2019-7-25 16:24 | |
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Silk Road weed dealer fights Vancouver police over $2.6M in seized Bitcoin
Vancouver police have been accused of misleading a justice of the peace in a plot to seize $2. 6 million (CAD$3. 5 million) in Bitcoin owned by a dark web marijuana trafficker, CBC reports. Authorities believe the Bitcoin, found on hard drives seized in 2013, to be the proceeds of illegal activity — specifically the selling of large amounts of cannabis via seminal dark web marketplace Silk Road. дальше »
2019-6-29 17:07 | |
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Israeli Crypto Scamming Bros Arrested for 2016 Bitfinex Hack
Two Israeli brothers have been arrested in connection with a cryptocurrency scam involving "tens of millions" of dollars. Jerusalem-based Eli and Assaf Gigi were involved in a scheme were they accessed traders' wallets and took the coins for themselves, Finance Magnates reports. дальше »
2019-6-25 18:43 | |
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Russian Hackers May Be Responsible for Coincheck Heist
Investigators looking into the more than half a billion dollar Coincheck heist of 2018 have revealed that Russian hackers may have been responsible for the attack. Reports indicate that two malicious malware written in Russian, “mokes and “netwire,” have been discovered in the previously hacked Coincheck employee’s computer. дальше »
2019-6-20 13:00 | |
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Global cryptocurrency task force closes in on sophisticated tax cheats
A global sweep of cryptocurrency tax avoidance schemes is imminent, with the number of active lines of inquiry set to nearly double – or so says a coalition of money laundering investigators from the US, Australia, Britain, Canada, and the Netherlands J5, a team of five countries formed by the US Internal Revenue Service to fight cryptocurrency-powered crimes such as tax fraud, has 60 open investigations, but the Sydney Morning Herald reports it’s now considering additional 50. дальше »
2019-6-6 14:40 | |
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Dutch Investigators Take Man Into Custody For Offering Non-Existent Bitcoin Mining Services
Dutch Investigators Take Man In Custody For Bitcoin Mining Fraud Crypto popularity and adoption rates are increasing almost every day. Since the crypto space is decentralized, fraudsters and scammers see a golden opportunity to make some coin. дальше »
2019-5-21 21:47 | |
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Australian ‘influencer’ Belle Gibson faked cancer and used profits to trade cryptocurrency
Authorities are investigating an Australian social media influencer‘s bank accounts after she defrauded her followers with fake cancer claims and used the money to trade cryptocurrency. Annabelle “Belle” Gibson has been systematically lying to her followers and using her company’s profits to trade cryptocurrencies, futures, and place sports bets, the Canberra Times reports. дальше »
2019-5-14 12:36 | |
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Damned OneCoin scammers stole $2.3M from Kiwis using Samoan churches
Yet another organization thought to be tied the multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme OneCoin has been uncovered. Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) has named the Samoa Worship Centre as being used as a front in the $3 billion OneCoin scam which promised unrealistic returns for investing in a fake cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-4-26 15:16 | |
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Bitcoin Laundering: Two NY’ers Convicted in $3 Million Drug-Infused Scam
By CCN: Callaway Crain and Mark Sanchez recently pleaded guilty to money laundering in New York. Investigators allege the pair earned close to $3 million selling steroids and controlled substances, mostly in bitcoin. дальше »
2019-4-25 23:15 | |
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Bitcoin Lays A Glorious Shining Trail Straight To Russian Intelligence (ahem…)
Bitcoin transactions are not anonymous, and at least some Russian hackers are complete morons. Those are the two key takeaways from the Mueller Report (and some other political stuff, I guess). Or at least, they’re the takeaways we’re being asked to believe. дальше »
2019-4-24 00:16 | |
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Dark web druglords charged with laundering $2.3M in Bitcoin
US authorities have arrested three men after taking down a dark web drug ring which laundered $2. 3 million in cryptocurrency. Chester Anderson and co-conspirators Jarrette Codd, and Ronald Maccarty were indicted for operating storefronts on the dark web that sold and shipped hundreds of thousands of counterfeit Xanax tablets and other controlled substances to buyers across 43 US states. дальше »
2019-4-17 14:07 | |
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Bitcoin Money Launderer Gets Prison Sentence After Dealing with Ill-Gotten Cryptocurrency Gains
One of the biggest concerns for crypto opponents is the way that money laundering is proving to be a use case for cryptocurrency. However, the silver lining of this problem is that the blockchain allows investigators to follow along with certain transactions with enough skill. While one Danish man thought he could get away with […] дальше »
2019-4-9 01:32 | |
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Korean Investigators Use Artificial Intelligence To Catch Crypto Scammers
A bitcoin Ponzi scheme was brought down thanks to the diligence of Korean civil servants who developed software capable of recognizing advertisement patterns used in pyramid scams.
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Hacked Bitcoin Exchange Bithumb Tells Traders to Halt Deposits
Bithumb, the exchange recently hacked last week to the tune of around $20 million, sent out an e-mail this morning asking customers to cease making deposits until further notice. The exchange reiterates its claim that no customer funds are lost. дальше »
2019-4-4 18:33 | |
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$9 Million Bitcoin Scam Defrauded More Than 250 Victims
Jon Montroll, the man behind BitFunder and WeExchange, was charged with fraud last February. He pleaded guilty last July, and will be sentenced in April. Montroll reportedly hid the theft of over 6,000 BTC from his platform in 2013, and went to great lengths to hide the hack – even lying to investigators. дальше »
2019-3-29 19:40 | |
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The Reimann Family Thinks Donating 0.01% of Their Net Worth Makes Up For The Use of Nazi Slave Labor
More than 70 years since the fall of the Third Reich, Hitler’s legacy in Germany is all but vanquished, alive only in obscure internet forums and in the offices of investigators trying to catch the last few surviving Nazi war criminals. дальше »
2019-3-27 19:45 | |
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Cryptopia Calculates That 9.4 Percent of Assets Stolen in January Hack
The New Zealand-based crypto asset exchange Cryptopia has made their assessment of a January hack, claiming that up to 9. 4 percent of all their assets were stolen. дальше »
2019-2-28 20:50 | |
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“Clear and Robust Strategy” Nets 0.023% Recovery of Bitfinex’s Hacked Funds (So Far)
According to an official statement published on February 25, 2019, Bitfinex has revealed that the United States government returned 27. 7 BTC (worth about $105,000 USD) to the exchange, as part of restitution for a hack that was effected on the exchange back in 2016. дальше »
2019-2-26 02:39 | |
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FBI Looking for BitConnect Victims to Aid with Investigation
The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is looking for victims who invested in the cryptocurrency BitConnect (BCC) to aid with the ongoing investigation of the alleged Ponzi scheme, the agency announced Feb. дальше »
2019-2-25 02:05 | |
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How to help AI find human trafficking victims
For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. You walk through the door and set your bags on the floor. дальше »
2019-2-12 20:00 | |
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SEC Team Leader Who Handled High-Profile Crypto Cases Leaves Agency for Jones Day to Head as Blockchain Partner
A former regional director at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Shamoil T. Shipchandler, has resigned his position at the SEC for Jones Day, a global law firm. Shipchandler, who supervised a large number of high-profile crypto cases, was in charge of more than a hundred attorneys, accountants, investigators and compliance examiners at the […] дальше »
2019-1-30 09:10 | |
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The FBI says its photo analysis is scientific evidence. Scientists disagree.
At the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, a team of about a half-dozen technicians analyzes pictures down to their pixels, trying to determine if the faces, hands, clothes or cars of suspects match images collected by investigators from cameras at crime scenes. дальше »
2019-1-22 03:35 | |
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Cryptocurrency analysts predict the end of the Bitcoin bear market
Blockchain investigators have employed a neat method for analyzing Bitcoin activity to determine at what point long-term holders typically yield and sell their Bitcoin. Delphi Digital, an independent research boutique specializing in the digital asset market, has studied Bitcoin transaction data and market prices, calculating that Bitcoin investors are (for the most part) done with their selling. дальше »
2019-1-10 19:02 | |
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