Crime
Baidu Employee Jailed for Mining Crypto on 200 Company Servers
The search engine developer downloaded monero mining scripts onto 200 of Baidu's servers.
US Woman Gets 13 Years in Jail After Funding ISIS With Cryptocurrency
The woman fraudulently obtained credit card numbers in order to buy $62,000 in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Crypto Scams Pose More Risk Than Payments Fraud, Report Suggests
Cryptocurrency scams in 2019 were more risky for U.S. residents than fraud involving romance or payments, says the Better Business Bureau.
2 Arrested in Japan for Obtaining Crypto Linked to Coincheck's $530M Hack
The men are alleged to have been offloading NEM taken from Coincheck since February.
Sweden Calls for Action Over Ukraine Crypto 'Fraud Factory'
Ukraine has been asked to act following a report of an alleged cryptocurrency fraud operation duping naive investors from Sweden's capital.
ICE's New Intel Program Used in Every Homeland Security Crypto Investigation
ICE’s recently revealed “Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program” is deployed in all crypto-facing Homeland Security investigations, says the agent whose unit built the tool.
Ukraine Justice System Employee Caught Mining Crypto at Work
The IT staffer is alleged to have illegally mined cryptocurrency and run websites from court administration servers.
Ex-Microsoft Engineer Used Bitcoin to Help Embezzle Millions From Tech Giant
The software engineer used bitcoin mixers to help obfuscate the source of the stolen funds.
Crypto Investor's Case Against AT&T Over $24M SIM Hack Can Proceed, Judge Rules
AT&T's motion to dismiss Michael Terpin's case was largely dismissed by a California court on Monday.
Finnish Authorities Have $15M in Seized Bitcoin but Don’t Want to Sell It
Finland's confiscated bitcoin horde is now worth more than $15 million.
