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The United States has imposed sanctions on a Myanmar warlord and the militia he leads for their involvement in major cyber scams, including cryptocurrency-related fraud, that have harmed U. S. citizens. origin »
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South Korea has announced sanctions against 15 individuals and one entity from North Korea involved in cybercrimes, including large-scale cryptocurrency heists. The move comes amid rising concerns about North Korea’s use of cyber operations to fund its weapons programs and evade international sanctions.
2024-12-27 05:00 | |
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The sanctioned agents were allegedly generating funds for North Korea’s nuclear weapons development program.
2024-12-27 12:37 | |
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Once more, North Korea has demonstrated its cyber prowess, possibly undermining international sanctions by using cryptocurrencies. According to a recent assessment by UN sanctions monitors, North Korea is suspected of using the Tornado Cash platform to launder a whopping $148 million that was taken from a cryptocurrency exchange in March. This event highlights how difficult […]
2024-5-15 12:30 | |
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The redesignation of the crypto mixer essentially replaces the U.S. Treasury’s actions from August, establishing sanctions for its role in “enabling malicious cyber activities.”
2022-11-9 00:55 | |
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“Tornado Cash has repeatedly failed to impose effective controls designed to stop it from laundering funds for malicious cyber actors,” a statement from the Treasury said. Treasury Sanctions Tornado Cash...
2022-8-8 17:18 | |
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The government agency hinted at possible additional sanctions for "financial institutions, cyber insurance firms, and companies involved in digital forensics and incident response" that facilitated ransomware payments.
2021-9-22 19:30 | |
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The U. S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two Russian nationals over the theft of millions of dollars in digital currency. The perpetrators allegedly carried out cyber attacks on three or more cryptocurrency platforms in 2017 and 2018.
2020-9-18 21:20 | |
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An intelligence branch of the Russian government used bitcoin to fund its cyberwarfare efforts to interfere with the 2016 U. S. presidential election, the Mueller Report claims.
2019-4-19 23:21 | |
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A new U.N. report is linking cryptocurrency exchange hacks to North Korea. The report reveals that the embattled dictatorship continues to wage cyber attacks against other countries as a way to circumvent global sanctions and acquire foreign currency, using digital currencies to launder its illicit gains.
2019-3-19 21:00 | |
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North Korea, an Asian country known for its military nuclear weapons program, is using cyber attacks and the nascent blockchain technology to dodge economic sanctions, acquire much-needed foreign currency, and cover its tracks, reported the Nikkei Asian Review on March 8.
2019-3-11 16:29 | |
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North Korea has obtained some $670 million in virtual and fiat currency in a bid to bypass economic sanctions put in place as a result of its nuclear and missile programs. The country amassed the funds through cyber attacks, Nikkei says citing an expert panel reporting to the UN Security Council.
2019-3-8 14:24 | |
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It has been widely reported this week that the U. S. government has blacklisted two BTC addresses linked to cyber crime. These particular addresses were singled out because their owners are believed to be Iranians, whose country is currently facing heavy economic sanctions from the U.
2018-11-29 17:20 | |
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For the first time, the U. S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has traced illicit bitcoin activity to the public addresses of two sanctioned individuals.
2018-11-29 21:41 | |
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The United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has urged Congress to pass the CLARITY Act without further delay, as Senate floor time is limited. In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Bessent stressed the importance of the legislation, especially…
Minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee meeting showed a divided view among policymakers on whether tensions in the Middle East could push the central bank toward rate cuts before the end of 2026. The US Federal Reserve released details…
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The immigration news out of California on Tuesday drew national attention within hours: ICE agents shot a man during a targeted traffic stop near Interstate 5 in Patterson, California, dashcam footage of the incident was obtained and published by KCRA…
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The political news from the Pentagon on April 2 shocked military officials: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George — the Army’s most senior officer — while the 82nd Airborne Division was actively deploying to…