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Monero Decrypted? Japanese Police Report Breakthrough in Flow Analysis Development
23.10.2024
The Japanese National Police Agency’s Cyber Special Investigation Division announced the arrest of a suspect accused of money laundering, computer fraud, and credit card phishing crimes. Japanese authorities disclosed that they identified the suspect by analyzing his operations on Monero,...
Japanese Police Arrest ‘Teenage Litecoin Exchange Operator’
6.3.2024
Japanese police officers have arrested a teenage high schooler on suspicions of operating an illegal Litecoin (LTC) exchange.
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Japanese Police Thwart ‘Teenage Crypto Scammer’
6.10.2022
Japanese crypto scammers appear to be getting younger – with police reporting they have arrested an 18-year-old on suspicion of attempting to dupe a man almost three times his age out of over $17,000....
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ePayments Loses Battle with UK Regulator, Japanese Police Will Be Able to Seize Crypto + More News
13.9.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news....
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Japanese Police Deletes its Warning about Crypto Mining after Losing Moner Case
5.2.2022
The long-running Monero (XMR) mining saga that pitted Japanese web developers against the police over the matter of crypto mining software may have come to a close last month, but the police force appears to have added an intriguing coda – by removing its public warning about the dangers...
FBI Collaborates With Citibank, Sony, Japanese Authorities to Seize $180 Million in Bitcoin
23.12.2021
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in collaboration with Citibank, Sony, and Japanese law enforcement, has taken action to “return more than $154 million in funds that were allegedly stolen from a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.” The U.S. Department...
Japanese police arrest alleged masterminds behind $55M ‘AI-led‘ crypto scam
14.7.2021
Four men have been arrested in Aichi Prefecture for allegedly running a fraudulent crypto scheme that drew in 20,000 Japanese investors and raised 6 billion yen
Japanese Police Arrest 4 Men Allegedly Behind $55 Million Crypto Investment Scheme
14.7.2021
Four alleged masterminds of the “Oz Project” have been arrested after duping investors across Japan for at least four years. According to investigators, the scheme raked in $55 million from about 20,000 investors, promising 2.5 times returns in four months. Police in Aichi Prefecture...
Japanese Police Arrest 30 People for Allegedly Having Exchanged Stolen Cryptos From the 2018 Coincheck Hack
23.1.2021
Japanese police charged 30 people for their alleged involvement in illegal transactions linked to the well-known $530 million Coincheck hack in 2018. Tokyo authorities traced all individuals’ transactions to different places across the nation. Illicit Transactions Are Estimated to Have...
Japanese police are investigating 30 people allegedly involved in the 2018 Coincheck hack
21.1.2021
Investigators reportedly identified the individuals by tracing the crypto exchange accounts used to launder the funds
Traffic Violators – Japanese Police Are Coming for Your Crypto!
10.5.2019
Cryptocurrency owners in Japan, beware – pay your parking fines on time, or the police will take your tokens!
That appears to be the message after police in the Gifu Prefecture seized over USD 3,600 worth of cryptocurrencies from a man who had accrued years’ worth of late fees on parking violations...