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Pepe founder blames ‘nefarious ex-team members’ for unexpected $16M withdrawal
On Aug. 24, 16 trillion Pepe tokens (PEPE), worth around $15. 7 million at the time, were unexpectedly withdrawn from the project’s multi-signature centralized exchange wallet. An anonymous founder of the meme coin pointed the finger at three former team members as the culprits behind the transfers in a post on Aug. дальше »
2023-8-26 16:33 | |
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Chinese regulators reaffirm ‘severe crackdown’ on overseas telecoms dealing in crypto, blockchain
China is warning telecom companies that are based overseas not to wield “new technologies” — digital assets, blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and the metaverse — for nefarious purposes. дальше »
2023-8-7 01:05 | |
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Why Bitcoin Mixers Are a Double-Edged Sword for Anti-Money Laundering Efforts
Although bitcoin mixers are frequently targeted by financial regulators in relation to anti-money laundering efforts, they are also used for a range of legitimate purposes such as protecting financial privacy and avoiding nefarious transaction monitoring. дальше »
2023-5-6 15:00 | |
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Hot Wallets Exploits Push This Crypto ATM Maker To End Cloud Service
One of the challenges of the crypto industry is cybercrime. These nefarious activities come in diverse strategies such as network hacks, phishing, exploits, etc. 2022 was one of the worst years for the industry as many projects and DeFi protocols recorded massive losses to bad actors. дальше »
2023-3-21 17:30 | |
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Seesaws Above $24.1K Following Mixed FOMC Minutes
ALSO: Shaurya Malwa considers how nefarious market participants are attempting to benefit from the ongoing ChatGPT craze in technology circles by issuing fake tokens branded after the artificial intelligence chatbot; bitcoin and ether rebound but are still in the red. дальше »
2023-2-23 04:33 | |
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ENS domains mimicking major exchanges’ wallets indicate a new type of scam
Today crypto.news has been investigating the activity involving the wallets of defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX. While examining the blockchain data, we found an apparent attempt at nefarious activity involving the Ethereum Name Service (ENS). What is an ENS domain? The… дальше »
2023-1-30 18:01 | |
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Australian Federal Police Establishes Dedicated Unit To Oversee Crypto Transactions
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is focusing efforts to keep a close eye on the crypto sector. The force has formed a dedicated division to trace and confiscate cryptocurrencies linked to nefarious activities. дальше »
2022-9-7 16:35 | |
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Hacker Loses 5 Ether In A Failed Exploit On Near Protocol’s Rainbow Bridge
Crypto bridges have become a hot target for nefarious actors. However, not all malicious attackers make away with millions in stolen digital assets. Some actually lose money during their DeFi exploit attempts. дальше »
2022-8-24 00:47 | |
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ECB Reaffirms Its Focus On The Harmonization Of Crypto-Asset Regulations
The European Central Bank has restated its commitment to push for an all-around regulation on crypto assets to boost confidence in the financial system and protect consumers from nefarious players. In its latest communication, the Bank stated that it was committed to working closely with national supervisors to ensure a consistent approach to drafting crypto […] дальше »
2022-8-20 22:42 | |
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Fiat – Not Crypto – Still The Top Choice For Financial Crimes, US Treasury Says
Fiat, a government-issued currency, is still the best choice of financial criminals. Concerns have always centered on the possibility of crypto assets being used for nefarious reasons, however the US Treasury department just released something that dispels these anxieties. дальше »
2022-3-21 06:29 | |
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A Turning Point in Underserved Markets
Digitization and COVID-19 Put Underserved Market Remittances Under Pressure The term gray market might conjure up images of nefarious players exchanging cash in shadowy alleys. In reality, gray markets have become an unfortunate necessity for those that lack the financial resources to operate within the traditional payment system. дальше »
2022-1-12 02:05 | |
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FBI Bolstering Tactics Against Illicit Cryptocurrency Transactions and Cybercrimes
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been bolstering its systems and using stronger tactics to tackle cybercrime and the nefarious use of cryptocurrency, according to a Bloomberg report. The post FBI Bolstering Tactics Against Illicit Cryptocurrency Transactions and Cybercrimes appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »
2021-7-1 10:55 | |
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The Bitcoin Mining Council, Saylor, And Musk: What Transpired In The Meeting?
The jury is still out on whether that meeting between the two gazillionaires and “the leading Bitcoin miners in North America” was positive or nefarious. Part of the Bitcoin community interpreted it as a shrewd PR move and supported the Bitcoin Mining Council. дальше »
2021-5-27 14:58 | |
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This Is What Happens When Cyber Criminals Use Bitcoin: The DarkSide Saga
A point of contention non-coiners have regarding Bitcoin is its alleged use by cybercriminals. People use the leading cryptocurrency for nefarious purposes, that’s a fact. However, so is every other form of money known to man used. дальше »
2021-5-19 15:01 | |
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Court Filing Accuses Bitmex Cofounders of ‘Looting’ $440 Million Before the Fed Crackdown
A civil lawsuit has been filed against the firm HDR Global Trading Limited, the parent company of the exchange Bitmex, alongside the three cofounders Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo, and Samuel Reed. Plaintiffs allege “the defendants’ Hayes, Delo, and Reed looted about $440,308,400 of proceeds of various nefarious activities. дальше »
2020-11-3 20:30 | |
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Ethereum Classic (ETC) Suffers Second 51% Attack Less Than a Week After Losing $5.6 Million
Barely a week after nefarious agents took control of the Ethereum Classic network, double spending $5. 6 million worth of ETC, the 24th largest project by market cap is once again under attack. Earlier today (Aug 6, 2020), CoinDesk reported that 4,000 ETC blocks were “reorganized” in a classic 51 percent attack. дальше »
2020-8-6 17:00 | |
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IRS Wants to Track ‘Nefarious’ Privacy Coin and Lightning Transactions
The IRS is looking to expand its investigative capabilities around privacy coins, layer-two solutions, and sidechains.
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University of California Falls Prey to $1.15M Crypto Ransom Scam
It’s no secret that the crypto industry is rife with scams, hacks, and other nefarious activities, with the decentralized and private nature of many digital assets being conducive to these types of undertakings. дальше »
2020-7-1 05:00 | |
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Highest Ethereum Transaction Fee Ever? Someone Accidentally Paid a $2.5 Million Fee
Someone seems to have mistakenly paid $2. 5 million in Ethereum transaction fees to send just $133 in ETH. Though, the real reason could be more nefarious. A $2. 5 Million Ethereum... The post Highest Ethereum Transaction Fee Ever? Someone Accidentally Paid a $2. дальше »
2020-6-11 04:05 | |
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Cyber Criminals Are Hacking Ad Servers, Luring Victims to Malware-Infected Sites
Hackers have continued to attract attention in these times, as they appear to have deployed new strategies to conduct their nefarious activities. Cybersecurity firm Confiant has exposed the operation of a mysterious hacker group that breaks into ad servers with the sole intent of running malicious ads straight from the networks. дальше »
2020-4-26 00:15 | |
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Microsoft-Led Coalition Successfully Disables Notorious Necurs Botnet
Tech giant Microsoft has announced a significant victory in the war against cybercrime. The company confirmed that it had taken down the Necurs botnet, an automated network whose nefarious activities have affected millions of computer users. дальше »
2020-3-15 08:20 | |
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Crypto Scams were 2019’s Second Most Riskiest Scams: Report
Cryptocurrency scams were the second riskiest scams last year, according to a report carried out by the Better Business Bureau (BBB), a US-based nonprofit founded more than a century ago. Crypto Scams Get Own Category on BBB Scam Tracker In 2018, BBB Scam Tracker, an annual report of the most nefarious scam types, listed cryptocurrency scams as an emerging problem. дальше »
2020-3-4 18:30 | |
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There’s No Such Thing as Tainted Bitcoins
All bitcoins are created equal. But in the eyes of blockchain forensics firms, some bitcoins are more equal than others. If these companies are to be believed, coins that have been used in criminal transactions are ‘tainted,’ destined to be forever linked with nefarious activity. дальше »
2020-2-7 01:16 | |
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Bitcoin and Terror-financing: a game of 'catch me if you can'
A long-stated critique of cryptocurrencies is its use in financing terror operations. One could understand how that claim can be drawn. The link between a nefarious currency born from the internet, usThe post Bitcoin and Terror-financing: a game of 'catch me if you can' appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2020-1-29 18:00 | |
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Bitcoin is Laundered, Cash Isn’t — Claims Treasury Secretary Mnuchin
United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin recently raised some eyebrows this week during a CNBC interview, commenting that cash isn’t laundered or used for nefarious activities, but Bitcoin definitely is. дальше »
2019-12-30 13:15 | |
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Ponzi Scheme Artist Aziz Com Mirza has Been Arrested in Dubai
The cryptocurrency industry has seen many nefarious individuals. Aziz Com Mirza falls into this category. The self-professed serial entrepreneur has been arrested in Dubai for creating a fictitious cryptocurrency, among other things. дальше »
2019-11-4 22:45 | |
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Bitcoin Cash more vulnerable to timestamp manipulation than Bitcoin: BitMEX Research
Recently, BitMEX Research published a report detailing Bitcoin’s block timestamp protection rules, ones designed to stop nefarious miners from manipulating block timestamps and achieving unfairly high mining rewards. дальше »
2019-11-1 18:30 | |
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Billions of Dollars in Lost Cryptocurrency Could Be Saved as Coinfirm Launches 1st End-To-End Crypto Reclaim Solution
With over $4b in stolen cryptocurrency so far this year in hacks alone, the growing number of Hacks, Scams, Ransomware, Ponzi schemes and other nefarious actions call for the need of an effective system for victims to attempt to reclaim these funds. дальше »
2019-11-1 15:05 | |
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Could Ransomware Be Driving Up Bitcoin Prices?
Research is suggesting that the number of ransomware incidents has risen in 2019. The payment method of choice for the majority of this cybercrime is cryptocurrency, predominantly bitcoin. Could BTC price fluctuations be linked to the increase in this online nefarious activity? Bitcoin Price and Ransomware US state departments, public sector facilities schools, hospitals, and businesses are increasingly falling victim to ransomware attacks. дальше »
2019-10-21 10:35 | |
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What is CipherTrace Scout?
Blockchain analysis has become somewhat of a booming business model. Numerous companies aim to track nefarious Bitcoin and altcoin transactions in real-time. It now seems the average cryptocurrency enthusiast can do the same, courtesy of CipherTrace, Their new mobile app aims to bring more legitimacy to this fledgling industry as a whole. дальше »
2019-9-26 01:59 | |
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Nasty Glupteba malware uses Bitcoin blockchain to keep itself alive
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new strain of the nefarious Glupteba malware that uses the Bitcoin blockchain to ensure it remains dangerous. TrendMicro’s latest blog details the previously undocumented variant which is capable of invading systems to mine Monero cryptocurrency and steal sensitive browser data like passwords and cookies. дальше »
2019-9-4 17:09 | |
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Dash Works Overtime to Distance Itself From “Darkcoin” Past
With an eye toward alleviating regulatory fears, Dash recently began circulating a primer which works to explain its privacy features. The Darkcoin Past Dash founded the first era of “privacy” coins when it was created by Evan Duffield in the form of “Darkcoin. дальше »
2019-8-12 11:32 | |
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One billion XRP moved from Ripple’s escrow mistaken for a whale dump
A whale alert that found that one billion XRP was moved from Ripple’s wallet on Aug. 1 sent hundreds of Twitter users into a frenzy, as many thought it was a nefarious token dump. However, the transaction is a monthly escrow release set by Ripple to regulate the upper limit on new XRP in circulation. дальше »
2019-8-2 11:47 | |
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One billion XRP moved from Ripple’s escrow mistaken for a whale dump
A whale alert that found that one billion XRP was moved from Ripple’s wallet on Aug. 1 sent hundreds of Twitter users into a frenzy, as many thought it was a nefarious token dump. However, the transaction is a monthly escrow release set by Ripple to regulate the upper limit on new XRP in circulation. дальше »
2019-8-3 11:47 | |
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Opportunistic hackers delete files from Iomega network drives, demand Bitcoin ransom
Nefarious hackers are wiping files on publicly accessible storage devices and leaving just a Bitcoin ransom note behind. According to users on the BleepingComputer forums, files on their Lenovo Iomega NAS (network attached storage) devices are allegedly being deleted or hidden. дальше »
2019-7-30 12:04 | |
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Dash joins hands with BlockchainIntel to promote adoption and provide compliance reporting for exchanges
In an attempt to increase the adoption of its crypto, Dash has partnered with a “transaction monitoring solutions for blockchains” company, BlockchainIntel. BlockchainIntel analyzes cryptocurrency transactions, along with addressing and risk-scoring them based on ‘evidence of possible nefarious activity. дальше »
2019-7-25 01:30 | |
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VanEck official points out Steve Mnuchin’s 180 on US Treasury’s report on fiat currency and frauds
The main argument used by many critics of cryptocurrencies is that digital assets are used for fraudulent and nefarious activities. This was recently cited by Steve Mnuchin, the United States’s Treasury Secretary, who said that Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency market would be subject to the same level of jurisdiction that fiat money […] The post VanEck official points out Steve Mnuchin’s 180 on US Treasury’s report on fiat currency and frauds appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2019-7-20 22:30 | |
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Congressman Brad Sherman calls for a complete ban on cryptocurrency, says Bitcoin only facilitates “nefarious transactions”
Congressman Brad Sherman, a vocal critic of the crypto industry, again called for a complete ban on cryptocurrencies. Sherman said Bitcoin had no real use other than to fund illicit activities and warned about the risks cryptocurrencies pose to the political and financial stability in the U. дальше »
2019-7-20 21:44 | |
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