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# Crime (Page 12)

At Least 6,000 Coinbase Clients Robbed This Spring, Exchange Reimburses Losses
US-based crypto exchange giant Coinbase confirmed that between March and May 20th, 2021, a threat actor stole cryptocurrency from at least 6,000 customers after using a vulnerability to bypass the company's SMS multi-factor authentication security feature, BleepingComputer reported, citing a...
, by Linas Kmieliauskas
South Korean Police Forces to Form Dedicated Crypto Teams
Over a dozen South Korean police forces are set to launch dedicated crypto investigation units – and are standing by to deal with the fallout from a wave of shutdowns that is expected to sweep through the nation’s crypto exchange sector in the coming weeks.Per EDaily and Money Today,...
, by Tim Alper
Ethereum Fraudster Sentenced to 2.5 Years Behind Bars
 An ethereum (ETH) con artist has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison in South Korea – after being convicted of masterminding a scam promising investors returns of “hundreds of times” their initial stakes.Per Yonhap and the Kyoungsang Ilbo, a court in the South...
, by Tim Alper
IRS Sends Undercover Agent to Bust Criminals on Crypto Marketplace
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is going to great lengths to track down criminals who use cryptocurrencies in dark web drug sales, deploying an undercover agent to work on peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace LocalCryptos.com.The platform presents itself as a P2P bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH)...
, by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Man Fakes Own Kidnapping and Runs Off with USD 1.15M in Clients’ Bitcoin
The head of the biggest police agency in Venezuela says that a crypto go-between appears to have faked his own kidnapping as part of an audacious bid to disappear with some USD 1.15m worth of his customers’ bitcoin (BTC) funds.Per El National and an Instagram post from Douglas Rico, the head...
, by Tim Alper
Australian Police Makes Record Crypto Seizure With Dark Web Drug Bust
Australia’s Victoria Police have collected close to AUD 8.5m (USD 6m) worth of cryptocurrency in its recent clampdown on dark web drug trafficking. The bust, which targeted a number of properties in the country’s south-eastern state of Victoria, is said to be Australia’s biggest...
, by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Teacher ‘Threatened Pupil with Weapon’ After Suffering Bitcoin Losses
A South Korean school teacher who asked their students to invest in bitcoin (BTC) for them went on to threaten one of their teenaged students with a weapon after token prices began to fall.Per Chosun, the teacher in question, an unnamed 48-year-old head of a private academy in the city of Daejeon,...
, by Tim Alper
Microsoft Blockchain Study, Walmart Crypto Job, Samsung & CBDC and More News
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Adoption newsComputing giant Microsoft has done a study of a blockchain-based incentive system to bolster anti-piracy campaigns in a...
, by Sumejja Muratagić-Tadić
Crypto Launderers Use Blockchain ‘Antinalysis’ To Evade Law Enforcement
In a never-ending arms race pitting crypto compliance firms and cybercriminals, a blockchain analytics tool has been made available on the dark web, enabling bitcoin (BTC) addresses to be checked for ties to criminal activities, according to blockchain analytics company Elliptic. The tool enables...
, by Jaroslaw Adamowski
New Crypto Unicorn, DAO Hack, Police Seize USD 9.5M in Ethereum + More News
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. ____Investments newsCrypto tax and accounting software maker TaxBit has raised USD 130m in a Series B round led by venture firms IVP...
, by Linas Kmieliauskas
Crypto Trader’s Murder Blamed On Social Media Bragging
In what some see as yet another cautionary tale, the recent tragic killing of teenage Brazilian crypto trader Wesley Pessano Santarem has been linked to the lavish lifestyle the victim had been showcasing on his social media accounts - reminding crypto holders of the importance of safeguarding not...
, by Jaroslaw Adamowski
7-Eleven Branch Workers Thwart Crypto Fraudsters
Convenience store operators and workers who thwarted two separate crypto scams have been handed special awards by Japanese police.According to Ryuku Shimpo, officers in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, presented special letters of appreciation to a 54-year-old man named Katsuya Fujiwara and his...
, by Tim Alper
Monero Unmoved after Ex-Maintainer Fluffypony Is Extradited on Fraud Wrap
The most popular privacy coin monero (XMR) appears to have been largely unaffected by the news of the extradition of its former lead maintainer Fluffypony – who will face fraud charges in South Africa.The coin’s core developer BinaryFate announced that “the Monero core team has...
, by Tim Alper
Moody’s Warns El Salvador, PayPal in Ireland, Crypto Investment Flows + More News
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.____Adoption newsProclaiming bitcoin (BTC) legal tender reflects El Salvador’s weakened governance and has raised tensions with...
, by Linas Kmieliauskas
Tax-Free Bitcoin Mining, Robinhood Debuts on Nasdaq + More News
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. ___Mining newsCrypto platform Choice and Compass Mining, a marketplace for Bitcoin (BTC) miners, said that their US-based clients can...
, by Linas Kmieliauskas
Police Reveal More Details About ‘USD 60M’ Crypto ‘Scam’
Further details are emerging about an alleged Japanese crypto scam that may have sucked in between 15,000 and 20,000 mainly middle-aged investors.As reported, police in Aichi Prefecture are continuing to investigate a company named OZ Project after officers arrested four men, believed to be the...
, by Tim Alper
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