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DHS says it thwarted over 500 crypto ransom attacks in 3 years
7.10.2024
The US Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) Cyber Crimes Center reported it disrupted hundreds of ransom attacks since its formation in 2021
Warren Flags Crypto Ties to Child Sexual Abuse in Letter to DOJ, Homeland Security
26.4.2024
Leading crypto critic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland what tools the federal government needs to crack down on the use of digital assets to perpetrate child sexual exploitation, according to a letter she sent to the top U.S. law-enforcement...
Jimbos Protocol to Work With U.S. Homeland Security to Help Recover $7.5M From Flash Loan Exploit
31.5.2023
The team is opening more cases in other jurisdictions and offering a roughly $800,000 bounty to the general public for information on the exploiter
Former Cohasset High School Employee Accused of Stealing Thousands in Electricity to Mine Bitcoin in School Campus Crawlspace
23.2.2023
A former school assistant facilities director in Cohasset, Massachusetts, has been accused of operating a cryptocurrency mining operation inside a crawlspace at Cohasset High School. The Cohasset Police Department alleges that Nadeam Nahas stole nearly $18,000 in electricity to power the crypto...
Leaked Documents Show Facebook and Twitter Working Closely With DHS, FBI to Police Disinformation: Report
2.11.2022
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are reportedly working closely with major social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, to police “disinformation.” Leaked documents further show their plans to expand censorship. Leaked...
Ciphertrace Allegedly Builds Monero-Tracing Tools, XMR Proponents Disagree
31.8.2020
The blockchain surveillance firm Ciphertrace claims to have created the “world’s first” monero tracing tools for law enforcement. According to the company announcement, Ciphertrace developed forensic tools for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in order to track...
US Dept of Homeland Security Buys Analytics Software From Coinbase
12.7.2020
Coinbase is selling its blockchain analytics software to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Secret Service. Following criticisms from the crypto community, CEO Brian Armstrong defended Coinbase’s position. Coinbase Selling Analytics Software to US Government Public records...
US Homeland Security’s Tech Scouts Reissue Call for Blockchain Startups
24.6.2020
The Silicon Valley Innovation Program challenged blockchain startups to build Social Security number alternatives, an essential worker license and supply chain solutions for DHS
US Develops Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program Targeting P2P Sites, Forums, Darknet Markets
24.2.2020
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revealed a cryptocurrency intelligence program aimed at identifying unlicensed crypto businesses using P2P sites, online forums, and darknet markets. These areas have consistently presented “a significant challenge to law enforcement” and...
Department of Homeland Security Awards $200K to Develop Blockchain Security Tech
15.11.2019
A Virginia firm has received a $200,000 DHS award to develop a blockchain-based system for managing certificates and licenses
US Department of Homeland Security Awards $143K Grant to Blockchain Firm
1.10.2019
The United States Department of Homeland Security has awarded $143,478 to Vienna-based Danube Tech to develop blockchain security solutions