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Crypto criminals perpetrated nearly half a billion dollars in theft last month as security remains a pain point within the digital asset industry. origin »
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The crypto industry is known for being subject to prey from various criminals, but new data suggests that the pattern may be shifting in a positive direction. Crypto criminals seem to have been taking it a bit easy so far this year.
2023-7-13 22:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency scams have been around for as long as people can remember. It appears criminals will never stop coming up with newer ways to separate hodlers from their coins. This time they decided to impersonate a big influencer in the crypto community, none other than John McAfee. It would be rather unlikely for the real […]
2018-9-6 19:00 | |
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Tax evasion, money laundering, and terrorist funding schemes are all major categories of blockchain fraud. So how can legislation and technologies soon be used to stop crypto criminals? The post Blockchain Fraud: New Policies and Technologies to Stop Crypto Criminals appeared first on CoinCentral.
2018-9-6 17:08 | |
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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.
2018-9-1 11:37 | |
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Illicit cryptocurrency mining attacks are showing no signs of slowing down, with IT security firm Trend Micro reporting a 956 percent jump in such attacks since the start of 2017. Crypto Prices Fall, Attacks Do Not In a Mid-Year Security Roundup, Trend Micro researchers found over 787,000 instances of malicious cryptocurrency mining, popularly known as […] The post Research: Illicit Crypto Mining Becomes Rising Threat as Criminals Turn to Sophisticated Methods appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-8-31 10:00 | |
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Three suspects have been detained by Chinese police in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency theft. The estimated damage made up $87 million USD. The post Chinese Police Seizes Cyber Criminals Charged of Biggest-ever Crypto Theft appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-8-20 11:57 | |
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You hear stories of these mastermind criminals who have tonnes of Bitcoin stashed away, ready to be sold at the end of their sentence. Obviously, there’s not a lot you can do with your crypto when you’re in jail, until now that is.
2018-8-19 00:30 | |
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According to new research by Kaspersky Labs, Ethereum is the favoured coin for cryptocurrency scammers worldwide. As the most notorious cryptocurrency behind Bitcoin, Ethereum is the obvious choice for a scammer, built on a huge network but with little mainstream attention, it allows scammers to remain hidden, yet still able to access a huge network filled with the potential to commit fraud.
2018-8-16 06:00 | |
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It’s no secret that trading cryptocurrency can be dangerous. Without regulatory authority, skilled criminals and sleuths have been successful at shutting down servers and stealing millions of dollars worth of altcoins.
2018-8-15 14:56 | |
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One aspect of the cryptocurrency market aside volatility, which has been under immense criticisms over years is the hacking of crypto exchanges by cybercriminals. Criminals also want a piece of the crypto action and therefore pounce on any little chance they get to screw over crypto investors.
2018-8-14 02:15 | |
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An IT security expert has warned that Filipino online gamers are exposed to the risk of criminals using breaching computers to mine cryptocurrency without the consent of the owners.
2018-8-13 14:20 | |
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In 2017, Initial Token Offerings raised $4 billion. This was twice as much as all venture capital Series A rounds that year. The ensuing success led to the creation of a new class of assets. Since then, hackers, state actors, and criminals have become attracted to the crypto markets. To this day, still too many […]
2018-8-13 11:15 | |
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Fraudsters started leaving traditional cyber-attack practices like ransomware for crypto hacking as a faster and easier way of stealing money, the latest Dutch government report showed.
2018-8-10 22:31 | |
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It is rare to see a large government agency speak kindly about Bitcoin, yet today for the first time (ever, I think), the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have spoken out about Bitcoin stating that now, within the DEA’s remit, instances of Bitcoin being used within criminal activity have dropped.
2018-8-7 23:00 | |
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Criminals are not the dominant force behind Bitcoin transactions anymore as speculators took their place, a US Drug Enforcement Administration representative said.
2018-8-7 16:37 | |
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Reports out today suggest that a 20 year old student from Boston in the United States has been arrested after being accused of involvement in a cryptocurrency scam that is alleged to have seen the theft of $5 million worth of Bitcoin after hacking the phone numbers of more than 40 cryptocurrency traders and investors.
2018-8-2 16:00 | |
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When discussing cryptocurrency with friends and associates, I often hear a familiar refrain. “Isn’t Bitcoin used by criminals?” The short answer is yes – everything with any value is used by criminals, whether it’s art, money, jewelry, or more.
2018-7-31 21:24 | |
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It is no secret that the cryptocurrency industry has attracted a lot of attention from hackers and other criminals. The recent temporary removal of the MetaMask plugin from the Chrome Web Store created an opportunity for criminals to wreak havoc.
2018-7-27 17:00 | |
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Since the crypto market began to boom, it is known that not only investors want to enjoy the goodies that crypto has to offer, but then may other people including criminals. Hackers have been hovering around the crypto community for some time now and the least chance they get, they hit and hit hard.
2018-7-18 18:51 | |
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How KYC Requirements Are Intensifying The Demand For Fake IDs When it became apparent that criminals were capitalizing on the anonymity of cryptocurrency transactions to fund their unlawful activities, many stakeholders, especially governments, called for the enactment of countermeasures.
2018-7-13 23:06 | |
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When it comes to cryptocurrency, it seems that there are always two sides of the (bit)coin. On the negative side, there’s everything that can go wrong.
2018-7-14 19:30 | |
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Since the industry’s bull run in 2017, recognition, acceptance and actual usage of cryptocurrencies — either as a payment method or an investment product — have steadily increased. However, it’s not only investors and merchants that have their eyes on these digital currencies as criminals are now increasingly targeting exchanges.
2018-7-11 16:54 | |
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The first six months of 2018 have seen nearly three times as much crypto getting stolen than in all of 2017, a new report by CipherTrace has revealed. The FBI has also reported a six-fold increase in the number of crypto-related complaints from 2015 to 2017. Criminals have taken to cryptos in earnest as they […]
2018-7-8 21:00 | |
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Crypto users have been targeted by malware for years now. With crypto becoming increasingly popular, cyber criminals have continued to invent new and more advanced ways to steal them. And now there is a new one that swaps an intended crypto address for one that belongs to the attacker. While it’s not the first such […]
2018-7-5 01:00 | |
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We’re close to the 10-year anniversary of the creation of Bitcoin and few would argue that cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technology haven’t played a big role in challenging the status quo of the financial marketplace.
2018-7-1 23:00 | |
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Since cryptocurrencies currently seem to be on the verge of changing the face of the finance sector, it has attracted so much attention, even from criminals who also want a piece of this innovation.
2018-6-28 14:36 | |
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Agents acting under the purview of the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have arrested more than 35 criminals by posing as cryptocurrency traders on the darknet, according to a DOJ release published yesterday, June 26.
2018-6-28 07:05 | |
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DOJ used special agents posing as crypto traders in order to arrest more than 35 people for selling illegal items on the darknet
2018-6-28 01:07 | |
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Crypto-Friendly Canada Set to Increase Regulatory Oversight in its Cryptocurrency Ecosystem to Eliminate Bad Actors. So far, 2018 has been a year crypto regulation, with quite many nations working tirelessly round the clock to sanitize their blockchain-based digital currency industry by formulating guidelines to govern the nascent space.
2018-6-21 22:59 | |
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For her role in the theft and laundering of around 120,000 bitcoin, Razzlekhan will receive her sentence on Nov. 18.
Radiant Capital has fallen to a hack, with more than $51 million stolen across Arbitrum and BNB Chain. Over $32 million was stolen from Arbitrum, while BNB Chain accounted for about $18 million. Radiant Capital suffered an exploit on Oct.
A crypto whale has lost $35M in fwDETH on Blast network due to phishing permit attack. The attacker drained 15,079 fwDETH, causing price drop from $2,000 to $100. The incident has raised security concerns in DeFi, impacting Blast network scrutiny.
A Singapore court has granted Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX a four month moratorium based on certain conditions on Thursday, an industry source told CoinDesk.
Crypto users lost some $2 billion due to hacks, scams and exploits throughout 2023, one report said.
MonoSwap, a yield farming protocol, has suffered a significant hack after a fake venture capitalist installed malware on a developer's tech.
DeFi exchange dydX announced that its website had been compromised after it was revealed the company is selling a portion of its trading software.