Tag: bitcoin crime
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FBI Arrests 2 Men Planning ‘Violent’ Robbery of Bitcoin Worth Millions of Dollars
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has detained two men who took part in “a violent plan to break into a family’s home in the middle of the night to steal bitcoin worth tens of millions of dollars.” They risk a 20-year prison sentence. A charge of “plan…
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If you just received 0.00000546 BTC for free?
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Wondering where your wallet is recieving BTC for free? Then remember, you get nothing for free. If someone offers you for anything free then they might have another way to get return. This was just a another Dusting attack that hackers are trying with you and this does not ends or stops, rather you need…
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New York Government Arrests Businessman Due to Alleged ICO Fraud
The US Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York has announced that New York-based businessman Maksim Zaslavskiy was arrested on Nov. 1, 2017, due to securities fraud conspiracy in connection with two initial coin offerings (ICO). Zaslavskiy was recently accused by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of defrauding investors in the two ICOs. According to acting US…
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Law Firms Are Opening Bitcoin Wallets to Prepare for Data Breaches
Rather than waiting until it’s too late, law firms are opening up bitcoin wallets to pay ransoms in case their data is stolen, according to a cybersecurity expert. John Sweeney, president of IT and cybersecurity advisors LogicForce, said that law firms are taking proactive steps rather than reactive steps. However, while he doesn’t necessarily agree…
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Bitcoin in Center of Dark Web Drug Dealing Case in Holland
Accused of laundering hundreds of thousands of euros through the digital currency Bitcoin, six men are facing charges in a Dutch court for apparently selling Bitcoin paid for by illegal drug sales. The men face potential sentences ranging from six to 36 months for crimes relating both to drug possession, as well as money laundering. There…
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Jeff Sessions Says Dark Web Use with Bitcoin is ‘Big Problem’
US president Donald Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions has called the Dark Web a “big problem” and hinted at potential future regulatory moves. As part of a testimony at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Justice Department oversight, Sessions responded to a query from California senior senator Dianne Feinstein, who raised the issue of Dark Web crime. “It…
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Estonia – Just One of Global Cryptography ‘Factorization’ Victims
A cryptography security flaw, present in 750,000 Estonian e-Residency cards and elsewhere, has a five-year history, researchers say. Since news broke earlier this year that the code library by Infineon, the company responsible for dishing out multiple countries’ ID schemes, was vulnerable to hacking, attempts have been underway to assess the scale of the problem. Now, experts…
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OneCoin Promoter Targeted By Finnish Police in Ongoing Investigation
A police investigation in Finland into the OneCoin cryptocurrency investment scheme is accelerating. The Finnish Broadcasting Company reports that, according to law enforcement officials in the city of Österbotten, an as-yet-unnamed OneCoin promoter is now the subject of an “economic crime case.” “The…damage is over half a million euros,” said Antti Perälä, an official with the city police who is…
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North Korea Did Target South Korean Bitcoin Exchanges: Police
South Korean authorities have confirmed that hackers from North Korea targeted bitcoin exchanges in the country in multiple attempts to steal the cryptocurrency. The Republic of Korea’s National Police Agency (NPA) has published details of its investigation surrounding several claims of cybersecurity incidents involving hackers from North Korea. As covered by CCN in the past, a recent…
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SEC Charges REcoin ICO Organizer With Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a businessman and two of his companies with defrauding investors through initial coin offering (ICO) scams, including the REcoin ICO. SEC Charges REcoin ICO Organizer With Fraud According to a SEC press release, Maksim “Max” Zaslavskiy committed fraud by selling unregistered securities backed by nonexistent assets. Zaslavskiy and…