cryptocurrency
Pig Butchering at Heart of Bank Failure — CEO Gets 24 Years in Jail
Richi Jennings | | #PigButchering, Crypto, crypto cons, crypto crime, crypto currency, cryptocurrency, Heartland Tri-State Bank, online romance scam, pig butchering, Pig Butchering Scams, romance, romance fraud, romance scam, romance scammers, romance scams, SB Blogwatch, Shan Hanes
Oink, oink, FAIL—you’re in jail: Kansas bank chief exec Shan Hanes stole money from investors, a church and others to buy cryptocurrency to feed a scam ...
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Squarespace Hacked — DeFi Wallets Drained (Imaginary Money Stolen)
Richi Jennings | | API exploit, blockchain, Crypto, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, DeFi, domain hijacking, Google Domains, imaginary money, Ponzi scheme, SB Blogwatch, smart contract, Smart Contract Security, smart contracts, Squarespace, Web3
DeFAIL: Cryptocurrency fans lose their worthless tokens via phishing attacks on decentralized finance sites ...
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Cybercriminals Target Trump Supporters with Donation Scams
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is known for aggressively trying to raise money, even sending emails to donors hoping to cash in on setbacks like his conviction late last month on 34 felony ...
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Breaking a Password Manager
Interesting story of breaking the security of the RoboForm password manager in order to recover a cryptocurrency wallet password. Grand and Bruno spent months reverse engineering the version of the RoboForm program ...
Brothers Indicted for Stealing $25 Million of Ethereum in 12 Seconds
It took two brothers who went to MIT months to plan how they were going to steal, launder and hide millions of dollars in cryptocurrency -- and only 12 seconds to actually ...
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Ukrainian REvil Hacker Gets 13-Year Sentence Plus $16M Fine
Wajahat Raja | | botnets, cryptocurrency, cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Measures, Cybersecurity News, dark web, International Cooperation, law enforcement, Legal Proceedings, money laundering, Ransomware, rEvil, Sodinokibi, Ukrainian Hacker
In a significant victory against cybercrime, the Ukrainian REvil hacker has been sentenced to over 13 years in prison and ordered to pay a hefty fine of $16 million for orchestrating thousands ...
Crypto Mixer Money Laundering: Samourai Founders Arrested
Wajahat Raja | | Blockchain Analysis, Crypto Investigations, cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency Anonymity, Cryptocurrency Regulations, Cybersecurity News, dark web, Digital Asset Security, Financial Crimes, Investor Protection, law enforcement, Market Integrity, money laundering, Regulatory Compliance, Samourai Wallet, Whirlpool Mixing Service
The recent crackdown on the crypto mixer money laundering, Samourai, has unveiled a sophisticated operation allegedly involved in facilitating illegal transactions and laundering criminal proceeds. The cryptocurrency community was shocked by the ...
LockBit Hacker Sentenced To 4 Years Jail Plus Fined $860K
Wajahat Raja | | cryptocurrency, cyber extortion, Cyber Terrorism, cybercrime, Cybercrime Trends, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity News, Data breach, Hacker Sentencing, International Cooperation, Justice System, law enforcement, Legal Proceedings, Lockbit, money laundering, Ransomware
Recent reports about legal proceedings, a 34-year-old Russian-Canadian national, Mikhail Vasiliev, has been handed a sentence of almost four years in Canadian prison. Vasiliev’s involvement in the global ransomware scheme known as ...
Bitzlato Founder Money Laundering Cryptocurrency Scandal
Wajahat Raja | | Bitzlato, Crypto Founder, Crypto Industry, Crypto Scandal, Cryptocrime Ecosystem, cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency Crime, cryptocurrency exchange, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity News, digital assets, digital currency, FBI, Gendarmerie Nationale, Global Collaboration, justice department, Legal Action, Legal Troubles, money laundering, NCET, Paris Prosecution Office, Regulatory Frameworks, security measures
In a significant development, Anatoly Legkodymov, the Russian founder of the now-defunct Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange, has recently pleaded guilty to charges related to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. The implications of this ...
Romance Scammers are Adopting Approval Phishing Tactics
Jeffrey Burt | | crypto investment scams, cryptocurrency, online romance scam, Phishing, Pig Butchering Scams
Romance scams are labor-intensive and time-consuming schemes to run. They can be lucrative, pulling in millions in stolen cryptocurrency, but they also can end up going nowhere if the targeted victim becomes ...
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