Crypto
Investigators force crypto wallet drainer to shut down
While stealing hundreds of millions of USD worth of crypto assets, wallet drainers are sometimes targeted themselves. This was the case of Angel Drainer, with the criminal app being forced to shut down.
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Lazarus caught laundering millions from DMM bitcoin hack, some funds frozen
One of the most prolific and damaging hacking teams in the crypto world, the North Korean Lazarus Group, is suspected to be behind the DMM Bitcoin exchange hack.
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Multiple DeFi protocols targeted by wallet drainers
Multiple DeFi (decentralized finance) protocols were targeted by a phishing attack on Thursday.
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Crooks orchestrate multibillion crypto fraud schemes, torture 'dogs' with electric batons
Two fresh cases have emerged involving bitcoin (BTC) and crypto-related crimes. They’re linked to Cambodia and Malaysia and involve sums that amount to billions of USD.
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Russia defies Western sanctions with crypto payments
The Kremlin is now encouraging Russian businesses to use cryptocurrency and other digital assets to complete payment transactions with foreign companies – all to avoid Western sanctions.
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Revisiting history: how Bitcoin helped take down the largest child porn website
Bitcoin (BTC) has helped solve multiple crimes that would be extremely difficult to address if criminals used legal money in the form of cash.
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Major shift: Donald Trump and Joe Biden fight for Bitcoin, crypto, and NFT voters
So far, the first unexpected twist in this year's US presidential race is that Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader cryptoasset industry have become major issues that might influence who wins the election in November.
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Thugs carried out violent home invasions to steal crypto, feds say
The leader of an international crypto ring was found guilty Tuesday of pre-planning a series of violent home invasions – including assault and kidnapping – all so he and his posse could drain their victims’ cryptocurrency accounts.
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“Evolved Apes” NFT scammers face 40 years in prison after stealing 2.7M from investors
Three United Kingdom nationals have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with the “Evolved Apes” non-fungible tokens (NFT) scam.
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Chrome plugin hack costs Binance user $1 million
A hacker used a malicious Chrome plugin to access a Binance user’s account and siphon one million dollars’ worth of crypto without sounding any alarms.
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Top 10 biggest crypto hacks that recovered millions
While the crypto industry is notorious for numerous hacks and exploits, a lesser-known fact is that in some cases, criminals agree to return part or all of the stolen funds.
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Learn about blockchain games and the top five titles you can start playing now
While the still-evolving blockchain industry is quite entertaining by itself, games powered by the technology are emerging with the potential to revolutionize the entire gaming industry.
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Gala Games recovers $22M of stolen crypto
Blockchain platform Gala Games has said that it succeeded in recovering millions of dollars’ worth of crypto that attackers had obtained only a day prior.
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Chinese nationals launder $73M crypto in pig butchering scam
Two Chinese nationals are accused of running a crypto investment scam that used dozens of shell companies to launder at least $73 million from unsuspecting victims, the US Justice Department announced Friday.
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MIT brothers arrested for $25M crypto Ethereum blockchain heist
Two brothers, both MIT students, were arrested on Wednesday on charges of masterminding a sophisticated scheme to exploit the Ethereum blockchain and make off with $25 million in crypto.
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Creator of Tornado Cash mixer sentenced to jail
Dutch authorities have condemned a 31-year-old Russian to years behind bars over developing Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer heavily employed by North Korea.
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North Korea launders $148 million of stolen crypto using Tornado Cash
A UN sanctions investigation has discovered that North Korea laundered $147.5 million through virtual currency platform Tornado Cash just this March – after IT workers for the communist regime stole the digital funds last year from the HTX cryptocurrency exchange.
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Six arrested for crypto scam, over €750K seized
Six Austrian nationals have been found responsible for an online cryptocurrency scam that posed as a legitimate online trading platform
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Suspected Russian cybercrime kingpin pleads guilty in the US
Alexander Vinnik, a Russian cybercrime kingpin who was arrested in Greece in 2017, convicted of money laundering in France three years later, and is now awaiting trial in California, has pleaded partially guilty, TASS news agency cited his lawyer as saying on Saturday.
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Crypto investor ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ arrested for US tax evasion
The crypto investor known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ has been arrested in Spain on behalf of the US government on charges of tax fraud and failing to pay nearly $50 million in taxes earned from Bitcoin sales.
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