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The U. S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned that fraudulent beta-testing applications were masquerading as genuine cryptocurrency investment platforms to steal funds from unsuspecting victims, according to an Aug.
2023-8-15 16:00 | |
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The fake job advertisements have lured prospective employees to foreign countries, forcing participation in cryptocurrency fraud schemes.
2023-5-23 12:37 | |
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning regarding the rise of labor trafficking connected to cryptocurrency.
2023-5-23 21:59 | |
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The FBI has seized nine cryptocurrency exchanges allegedly involved in money laundering connected to ransomware payments. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has taken over 24xbtc. com, 100btc.
2023-5-3 17:50 | |
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Cryptocurrency investment fraud in the United States was up almost 3x year-over-year in 2022 — making investment fraud the “costliest scheme reported,” according to the FBI’s 2022 internet crime report.
2023-3-17 17:45 | |
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The crypto market is rife with oddities. The lack of regulation has allowed meme coins, bizarre experiments, and more to flourish. As a result, nothing is too surprising to cryptocurrency investors these days.
2023-3-3 21:43 | |
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The FBI has seized more than $260,000 of assets, including NFTs and cryptocurrency, according to a forfeiture document published by the agency on February 4. The post FBI seizes $260k of assets including ETH, Bored Ape following ZachXBT tip appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2023-2-5 00:56 | |
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Ruja Ignatova referred to herself as the Crypto Queen and she’s now back in the spotlight, at least sort of, when news about the sale of a posh London penthouse hogged the headlines. Ignatova presented her company, OneCoin, as a profitable competitor to Bitcoin in the expanding cryptocurrency sector. In June 2016, bitcoin was an emerging […]
2023-1-30 16:11 | |
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Gregory Coleman, a veteran Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) agent who worked on the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme and Jordan Belfort's conviction as the "Wolf of Wall Street," has outlined how prosecutors could approach the FTX cryptocurrency exchange case.
2022-12-23 01:07 | |
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She is known as the “Cryptoqueen” because she conned billions of dollars using a cryptocurrency that had no actual value before it vanished. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has now placed her on its list of the 10 most-wanted criminals.
2022-7-1 13:14 | |
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FBI is working with LinkedIn to tackle what it called a "significant threat" after fraudsters exploited the job-seeking and networking platform to lure investors into cryptocurrency schemes before robbing them of their investments, according to a CNBC report.
2022-6-18 22:57 | |
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The bureau’s new ‘virtual asset exploitation’ unit will focus on blockchain analysis, cryptocurrency seizures, and staff training.
2022-2-18 21:27 | |
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According to Reuters, the U.S. Justice Department has just appointed Eun Young Choi, an experienced computer crimes prosecutor to head its new national cryptocurrency enforcement department. This is according to an announcement on Thursday by Deputy Attorney general Lisa Monaco during the Munich Cyber Security Conference in Germany. Young is well known for his role […]
2022-2-18 20:24 | |
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According to Reuters, the U.S. Justice Department has just appointed Eun Young Choi, an experienced computer crimes prosecutor to head its new national cryptocurrency enforcement department. This is according to an announcement on Thursday by Deputy Attorney general Lisa Monaco during the Munich Cyber Security Conference in Germany. Young is well known for his role […]
2022-2-17 20:24 | |
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The FBI has issued a warning to citizens concerning the spate of scams and fraudulent activities. The law enforcement agency disclosed that the scams leverage cryptocurrency ATMs and QR codes. The decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies makes it difficult for operatives to recover lost funds.
2021-11-8 18:50 | |
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A nuclear engineer in the U.S. Navy and his wife will be charged in a Martinsburg, West Virginia federal court on Tuesday this week after they were busted by an undercover FBI agent for allegedly selling designs of nuclear-powered war submarines for cryptocurrency, which contravenes the Atomic Energy Act. Jonathan Toebbe, 42, and his wife […]
2021-10-12 15:24 | |
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The FBI paid tens of thousands of dollars worth of cryptocurrency to a nuclear engineer in exchange for SD cards containing classified data.
2021-10-11 06:56 | |
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Several mainstream outlets are pushing the narrative that cryptocurrency is facing a new wave of cybercrime. The post The FBI issues warning to cryptocurrency users over growing threat of cybercrime appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2021-7-16 23:00 | |
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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.
2021-7-1 10:55 | |
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The FBI was able to track down the cryptocurrency transactions linked to the Colonial Pipeline hackers
2021-6-8 21:58 | |
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Six people involved with the Free Keene movement have been arrested and charged for allegedly operating an illegal cryptocurrency exchange business. “They operated their virtual currency exchange business using websites, as well as operating virtual currency ATM machines in New Hampshire,” the U.
2021-3-21 22:30 | |
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The DoJ thinks the FBI needs to shape up when it comes to its cryptocurrency support teams.
2020-12-20 18:23 | |
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FBI lacks a "comprehensive strategy for addressing the cryptocurrency threat in the future," OIG wrote.
2020-12-18 21:29 | |
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An FBI special agent has said it's unclear how the agency would respond to widespread criminal use of privacy-enhancing cryptocurrencies like monero.
2020-11-11 09:33 | |
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US intelligence agencies expect an increase in the number of financial frauds using cryptocurrencies. They urge cryptocurrency owners to be careful.
2020-4-21 12:43 | |
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The FBI is warning that fraudsters are about to unleash a surge of coronavirus cryptocurrency scams.
2020-4-14 07:00 | |
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When the news of child porn website, Welcome to Video, was cracked down by the FBI with the help of Bitcoin, a majority of the community speculated that the cryptocurrency would cease to be the king cThe post Bitcoin's 1% activity in a given month comes from funds received by Rouge 100 appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-1-30 16:00 | |
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now reaching out to QuadrigaCX victims via email in what appears to be confirmation that the federal agency has started carrying out investigations to try and establish what could have led to the collapse of the Canadian cryptocurrency exchange platform.
2020-1-16 19:53 | |
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The FBI is emailing victims of the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange, confirming the federal agency is investigating the circumstances around its collapse.
2020-1-15 23:30 | |
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Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin stepped forward to help free Virgil Griffith. The move comes after Griffith was arrested by the FBI for allegedly helping the North Korean regime to “use cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to evade sanctions.
2019-12-2 04:16 | |
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Virgil Griffith, a research scientist with the Ethereum Foundation and citizen of the United States, has been arrested under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act in line with the accusation that Griffith helped North Korea understand how they can use cryptocurrency to evade United States economic sanctions on their country.
2019-11-30 10:00 | |
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SIM swapping is a method of infiltrating someone’s phone, presently being used in the crypto industry by hackers that want to steal cryptocurrency and take over social media accounts. The method has been used by multiple hackers, but a press release reveals that the FBI has already arrested two residents in Massachusetts for their own […]
2019-11-15 09:03 | |
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The FBI has arrested two individuals on charges of stealing and attempting to steal $550,000 in cryptocurrency by SIM swapping 10 victims.
2019-11-15 22:38 | |
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In a meeting held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, that involved the Senate Homeland Security Committee and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), talks regarding national security threats were expounded upon sharing more details on the matter.
2019-11-10 21:30 | |
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Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. Again, Bitcoin (BTC) saw a relatively meek week in terms of price action, or lack thereof; the leading cryptocurrency fell by 5% over the course of the week, but still seems to be stuck in a tight range as a trend fails to be established.
2019-11-10 23:30 | |
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Testifying in front of the Senate Homeland Security Committee as part of a hearing on national security threats, Christopher Wray, the director for the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made it plain that his bureau sees cryptocurrency as a threat.
2019-11-9 03:18 | |
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Appearing before a hearing by a U. S. Senate Committee to discuss national security and counterterrorism, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Christopher Wray, replied to concerns about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
2019-11-9 02:00 | |
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Christoper Wray said crypto is becoming a "bigger and bigger" issue for the agency in a Senate hearing with Mitt Romney.
2019-11-8 15:13 | |
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In a recent U. S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs hearing, Senator Mitt Romney expressed concerns about Bitcoin’s potential as a threat to national security. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray replied that cryptocurrency is a concern that’s “going to become a bigger and bigger one.
2019-11-8 21:35 | |
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Recently, at a hearing of the US Senate Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, US Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) brought up concerns over cryptocurrencies and whether they threaten Homeland Security.
2019-11-7 06:18 | |
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According to new court filings, Bitfinex’s parent company, iFinex Inc, has filed a discovery with relation to the $880 million seized from the exchange and its partner companies. These funds were held by Crypto Capital on behalf of Bitfinex and was seized by the FBI amid shadow banking allegations, as revealed by court filings, OctoberRead MoreRead More.
2019-10-21 15:00 | |
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A Singaporean man faces over 30 years in prison for masquerading as a Californian games developer to illicitly obtain cloud computing power to mine cryptocurrency, an FBI investigation has revealed.
2019-10-10 11:26 | |
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Cybercriminals are targeting hospitals across the globe with ransomware. Some of the hospitals are giving in to the attackers’ demands and paying the requested ransom, likely in cryptocurrency.
2019-10-7 18:09 | |
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Ex-Amazon employee, arrested last month over Capital One data breach, has also been accused of hacking over 30 more companies. In addition to stealing data, Paige Thompson allegedly used the compromised servers to mine cryptocurrency.
2019-8-31 13:00 | |
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Blockchain was probably the most overused buzzword in 2017 for economic and technology enthusiasts. Many companies like Long Island Iced Tea and Bioptix changed their names and their core business just to get in on the hype.
2019-7-26 21:00 | |
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has indicted a Pennsylvanian man for allegedly defrauding $7 million from prospective Bitcoin investors through an effectively fake “escrow” service.
2019-7-26 15:23 | |
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is chasing hackers — including the founder of cryptocurrency mining marketplace NiceHash — over an alleged plot to create and distribute malware through major dark web forum Darkode.
2019-6-12 16:40 | |
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The investigation moves beyond the borders of Canada, as US agencies take a hawkish stance to cryptocurrency activity.
2019-6-5 14:54 | |
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According to a report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on June 3, 2019, it is conducting an ongoing investigation alongside the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, and the Department of Justice’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section to seek victims who lostRead MoreRead More.
2019-6-5 13:00 | |
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