Crime

CoinFlash

Cryptopia Exchange, Currently in Liquidation, Gets Hacked Again: Report

The hacked wallet belonged to a creditor, U.S. firm Stakenet, which had not lost funds in the 2019 hack, as reported by Stuff.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 February 2021
Crime

New Jersey Crime Watchdog Says Crypto ATMs Need More Regulation

State regulation of crypto ATMs is poor and federal laws aren't much better, the commission said in a report.

News  ·  19 February 2021
Crime

Kia Motors America Victim of Ransomware Attack Demanding $20M in Bitcoin, Report Claims

BleepingComputer claims to have evidence the ransomware gang DoppelPaymer is demanding 404 BTC from the car firm.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 February 2021
Crime

Malaysian Bitcoin Mining Gang Stole Over $2M in Electricity, Say Police

Police seized 1,746 bitcoin mining machines across 21 premises in raids this week.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 February 2021
Crime

Automated Crypto Investing App Coinseed Faces Fraud Charges in NY, SEC Lawsuits

Coinseed allegedly bilked investors of $1 million through false statements, hidden fees and a flopped token.

News  ·  17 February 2021
Crime

Central Bank Digital Currencies May Drive Cash ‘Shadow Economy’ to Crypto: Reuters

"Shadow economy" participants, those who use deal mostly in hard cash for anonymity's sake, are unlikely to be drawn to using a CBDC, according to a Reuters column.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 February 2021
New York

Alabama Man Charged Over SIM Swap Hacks That Stole $150K in Crypto

Joseph Chase Oaks allegedly used SIM-swap hacks to access victim's online accounts between August 2018 and October 2019.

News  ·  11 February 2021
Crime

Mobile Firm Employee Charged for Aiding Crypto SIM Swap Attacks Targeting 19

Stephen Defiore was allegedly paid to transfer cellphone accounts to ones owned by a co-conspirator.

News  ·  9 February 2021
Crime

U.S. Woman Charged Over Attempted Dark Web Murder-for-Hire Paid With Bitcoin

The woman allegedly presented a sum of over $5,000 in bitcoin to a dark web admin as proof she could afford the hit.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 February 2021
Exchanges

KeepChange Foils Bitcoin Theft but Loses User Data in Sunday Breach

The bitcoin marketplace has halted withdrawal requests temporarily.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 February 2021
CoinFlash

Hacker Refuses to Hand Police Password for Seized Wallet With $6.5M in Bitcoin

Throughout a two-year prison term, the man repeatedly refused to give wallet access to German authorities.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 February 2021
Crime

Crypto Hedge Fund Founder Pleads Guilty to $90M Fraud

Virgil Capital founder Stefan Qin lied to investors and siphoned off millions to fund a lavish lifestyle.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 February 2021
CoinFlash

Discord Scammers Lure Users to Fake Exchange With Promise of Free Bitcoin

The scammers may be trying to collect a database of crypto users for sale on the dark web, said Kaspersky.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 February 2021
Bitcoin

US Navy Couple Charged With Selling 9,000 Stolen Identities for Bitcoin

Prosecutors allege the couple intended for the stolen personal information to be used in crime.

News  ·  3 February 2021
Chainalysis

Russia and US Dominate Global Dark Market Traffic: Report

Darknet marketplaces received $1.7 billion during 2020, Chainalysis says.

News  ·  2 February 2021