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Think Crime Doesn’t Pay? Sodinokibi Ransomware Affiliate Steals Nearly $290K in 72 Hours
Some villains who distributed the Sodinokibi Ransomware earn a tremendous amount of money illegally by conning victims to pay a requested bitcoin price into their wallets. Researchers from McAfee tracked some covered information, only to find out that one distributor of the ransomware made an equivalent of $287,499 Bitcoins in 3 days. The analysts further […] дальше »
2019-10-15 18:31 | |
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Europol: Bitcoin is the still the dark web’s favorite cryptocurrency
Bitcoin is still very much the dark web‘s favorite cryptocurrency, but those looking to cover their tracks are slowly learning to use privacy-focused alternatives. “While we have previously reported a small shift towards more privacy-focused cryptocurrencies such as Monero, Bitcoin still remains the currency of choice for both legitimate and criminal use,” reports Europol with its latest assessment of internet-based organised crime. дальше »
2019-10-14 15:45 | |
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Bitcoin Still the Preferred Cryptocurrency of Cybercriminals: Report
Bitcoin is still the preferred cryptocurrency among cybercriminals, according to this year’s Internet Organized Crime Threats Assessment from Europol. The post Bitcoin Still the Preferred Cryptocurrency of Cybercriminals: Report appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. дальше »
2019-10-12 17:54 | |
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Former DoJ Prosecutor Turned Crypto VC: Bitcoin Helped Fight Crime
Ever since Facebook announced its crypto-asset dubbed Libra, the entire market, especially Bitcoin, has come under fire by regulators and their fears over the asset class’s use in criminal activities. дальше »
2019-10-9 01:00 | |
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No Victim, No Crime: How the Darknet Drug War Is Ruining Young Lives
There aren’t many areas of modern society unaffected by the draconian war on drugs, and non-violent crypto exchange is no exception. Two San Diego men in their twenties reportedly pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of money laundering conspiracy, for selling cannabis on the darknet for bitcoin and operating an unlicensed crypto exchange service. дальше »
2019-10-2 16:00 | |
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Indonesia Trains Lawyers In Crypto Crime As Bitcoin Ban Continues
One of the few countries in the world to ban Bitcoin and cryptocurrency outright has conducted multinational training on crypto crime prevention. Eight Countries Meet For Legal Training According to local news outlet SketsIndo, the Attorney General of Indonesia gathered attorneys from eight countries for a dedicated four-day cryptocurrency course. дальше »
2019-10-1 13:00 | |
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Dark web weed dealers used ‘Craigslist of Bitcoin’ to launder their illicit profits
Two men have pleaded guilty for conspiring to launder money using Bitcoin after selling marijuana on the dark web. Connor Brooke and Aidan Curry, 25 and 23 respectively, gave their plea in federal court yesterday. дальше »
2019-10-1 11:38 | |
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Binance Collaborates With UK Cyber Crime Police to Ensure Customers’ Funds are SAFU
Binance Compliance unit has been cooperating with UK Police in an investigation regarding the creation and sale of phishing scripts. A Bulgarian citizen has been extradited to the UK as part of an investigation that found him guilty for illegally pinching personal data of around 500,00 users across 53 different platforms according to Binance officialRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-9-28 21:00 | |
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Mired in crime controversy, Uber reveals new safety features
Uber revealed a number of new safety features for its app, including 911 texts, rider PIN numbers, and on-trip reporting. All of this sounds like it’s designed to help keep the rider safe, but recent reports suggest Uber is less interested in protecting the customer than it’d want you to believe. дальше »
2019-9-27 02:12 | |
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How machine learning in policing could fuel racial discrimination
The debate over the police using machine learning is intensifying – it is considered in some quarters as controversial as stop and search. Stop and search is one of the most contentious areas of how the police interact with the public. дальше »
2019-9-21 12:00 | |
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Ex-Russian Professional Ice Hockey Player Caught Up in Fake Bitcoin Scheme Worth $700,000
Igor Musatov, a former pro ice hockey player who lives in Russia, has recently been detained in relation to a case in which around $700,000 USD worth of Bitcoin (BTC) was swindled from the CEO of a technology company. дальше »
2019-9-18 00:44 | |
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Former pro ice hockey player detained for $700,000 Bitcoin fraud
It’s a slippery slope dealing with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Igor Musatov, former professional ice hockey player from Russia, has been detained in Moscow for swindling 45 million Rubles ($700,000) from the CEO of an IT company, Crime Russia reports. дальше »
2019-9-17 11:38 | |
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Twitter’s refusal to dox a cow stymies Republican’s $250M lawsuit
US Rep. Devin Nunes can’t seem to catch a break. First, despite his memo blaming Obama and the FBI for all the evils in the world, his fellow former members of the Trump transition team keep getting indicted for being bad at crime. дальше »
2019-9-14 21:31 | |
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London Police arrests a teen on suspicion of stealing unreleased music and selling it for cryptocurrencies
City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) and Manhattan D. A’s office arrested a suspected hacker for allegedly hacking into a world-famous recording artist’s websites and cloud-based accounts illegally. дальше »
2019-9-13 19:30 | |
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Government Hates Crypto Because It Empowers the People, Not Because It’s Used for Crime
A recent article from MIT Technology Review has leveraged a somewhat sensationalist headline to stir up fear about bitcoin and crypto. The article, written about a “hidden” government weapon to be deployed against Bitcoin, references September 3 senate subcommittee testimony by Washington D. дальше »
2019-9-10 19:15 | |
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FATF ‘Absurd’ Bitcoin Exchange Rules Will Reduce Crime, Researchers Admit
The FATF ‘Travel Rule’ that cryptocurrency proponents have described as “absurd” will result in a mass shift to compliance among Bitcoin exchanges, new data claims. FATF Rules Move Closer To Law In a report issued on September 9, Crystal Analytics, the dedicated offshoot of mining giant Bitfury, forecast possible consequences of cryptocurrency rules likely to become law across the globe by June 2020. дальше »
2019-9-10 16:00 | |
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BitcoinAbuse Partners With Whale Alert Blockchain Trackers To Fight Crypto Crime
The crypto industry has been plagued with issues pertaining to the security of these assets and financial crimes that are committed using these digital assets. There are some industry players that have come together in a bid to fight against crypto crimes. дальше »
2019-9-6 20:50 | |
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Whale Alert начнет отслеживать сделки криптовалютных мошенников
Twitter-аккаунт Whale Alert, занимающийся мониторингом крупных криптовалютных транзакций, теперь также будет отслеживать мошеннические сделки и активы на кошельках злоумышленников. 🚔🚔🚔 We have teamed up with #BitcoinAbuse to better fight crypto crime! We will now report transactions made to scammers and keep track of their assets. дальше »
2019-9-4 17:41 | |
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Dutch Central Bank Orders Crypto “vulnerable to financial crime” Companies to Register
De Nederlandsche Bank to regulate crypto companies starting from January 10, 2020 The move came under the fifth European anti-money laundering directive De Nederlandsche Bank would begin regulating companies that offer cryptocurrency services, starting from January 10, 2020, announced the Dutch central bank on Tuesday. дальше »
2019-9-3 18:59 | |
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Dutch central bank has new rules for crypto, says it’s ‘vulnerable to financial crime’
The Dutch central bank has today announced it must begin supervising cryptocurrency companies (including wallet providers) under the fifth European anti-money laundering directive, which came into effect in July. дальше »
2019-9-3 13:07 | |
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UN Official States Crypto Makes Tracking Cybercrime More Difficult
Neil Walsh, chief of the cybercrime and anti-money laundering arm of the United Nations' department on drugs and crime, has stated that the "anonymizing and pseudo-anonymizing" aspects of cryptocurrencies have made it extremely difficult to combat terrorist financing, money laundering, and cybercrime. дальше »
2019-8-31 19:58 | |
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Ring’s surveillance partnership with law enforcement is deeper than previously thought
Amazon’s Ring has finally come clean about its partnership with law enforcement agencies in the US. The doorbell-camera company — which was acquired by the retail giant in February 2018 — disclosed that it has inked deals with 407 agencies to “facilitate conversations around crime and safety among all members of the community. дальше »
2019-8-29 14:21 | |
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Hacker pleads guilty in Australia’s first crypto-theft bust, 100,000 XRP stolen
A 24-year-old woman in Sydney was found guilty of stealing 100,000 XRP—worth $300,000 at the time of the theft—in January of last year, reported The Sydney Morning Herald. The perpetrator, Katherine Nguyen, is the first Australian found guilty of a crime involving cryptocurrency theft in the country. дальше »
2019-8-28 08:44 | |
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NASA astronaut accused of first-ever space crime denies allegations
NASA is reportedly investigating what’s said to be the first ever instance of a space crime. According to a report by The New York Times, the space organization is currently looking into a claim that astronaut Anne McClain improperly accessessed the bank account of her estranged spouse Summer Worden outside the confines of earth — while aboard the International Space Station (ISS). дальше »
2019-8-26 08:29 | |
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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. дальше »
2019-8-13 23:31 | |
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UN Begins Official Investigation into Cyber Crime Sponsored by North Korea
Coinspeaker UN Begins Official Investigation into Cyber Crime Sponsored by North KoreaFollowing its report naming North Korea as the brain behind several crypto cyberattacks, the UN has now begun an official investigation into the illicit activity. дальше »
2019-8-13 18:20 | |
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Multiple North Korean Cryptocurrency Hacks Under UN Investigation
The United Nations has launched an investigation into North Korean cyber-attacks which targeted cryptocurrency exchanges in the neighboring South. India has also been a victim in the digital crime spree which targeted 17 countries in total. дальше »
2019-8-13 15:30 | |
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Big Banks Enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Trafficking Crimes
Unlike the unfounded narrative that cryptocurrency enables crime, big banks are more than happy to serve unsavory clients if it is lucrative enough for them. The latest example of this is a report that Jeffrey Epstein was apparently using his bank accounts to fund sex trafficking and possibly other crimes. дальше »
2019-8-13 11:30 | |
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Wealth and Tax Advisor Says IRS May Be Targeting Crypto Traders, Not Investors
By now, most crypto investors know that the United States government has begun to crack down on the crypto industry, and has begun targeting those who have used Bitcoin and other crypto-assets for illicit crime. дальше »
2019-8-9 04:00 | |
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United States Regulators Begin Crack Down on Crypto and Bitcoin Crime
Following the announcement of Facebook Libra – a crypto project aimed to replace the US dollar and other fiat currencies, the United States has been up in arms regarding Libra, Bitcoin, and the rest of the cryptocurrency landscape. дальше »
2019-7-31 23:00 | |
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WTF Call of Duty? New Killstreak FORCES Gamers to Commit War Crime
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare fans, rejoice! Infinity Ward is bringing back killstreaks, but in keeping with the game’s controversial rollout, what should have been a universally-popular announcement has many questioning whether Activision went too far. дальше »
2019-7-30 20:05 | |
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Unbanked for Buying Bitcoin: How the Financial System Criminalizes Crypto
When we think of the unbanked, we envisage citizens of developing nations who lack the means and documentation to obtain access. But you don’t have to be a Mongolian goat herder to find yourself financially excluded. дальше »
2019-7-29 18:20 | |
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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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Bitcoin is Dying in This G20 Giant Because of its Suffocating Government
It is quite evident by now that the government of India doesn’t like bitcoin in particular and cryptocurrencies in general. Regulators in the country have officially clamped down on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, with a draft legislation making it clear that holding, buying or selling cryptocurrencies in the country is a crime. дальше »
2019-7-23 16:39 | |
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UK Government appoints FCA as economic crime enforcer
Cryptocurrency scam-related queries have been growing at a consistent rate since May 2018. In response, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has been named as an enforcer of the newly published Economic Crime Plan. дальше »
2019-7-23 10:00 | |
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Blockchain Ledgers Are Unlocking the Next Level of Forensics
Cryptocurrency gets a bad rap, and the media loves to associate virtual currencies with criminal activity. But an immutable ledger is actually more useful as a tool to fight crime than it is for would-be criminals, as researchers, law enforcement and criminals are learning very quickly all over the world. дальше »
2019-7-23 00:24 | |
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Fiat Money Outpaces Bitcoin 800:1 for Money Laundering: Report
Recent research published by Messari revealed that bitcoin (BTC) is not at all the financial threat that some critics claim. Messari said that they performed the research in response to recent remarks by U. дальше »
2019-7-22 21:30 | |
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