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Tether Froze $300K of Stablecoin Hacked After Victims Left Wallet Keys in Evernote

26.10.2020
The U.S. government is pursuing a civil forfeiture claim on the more than 300,000 units of the tether (USDT) cryptocurrency said to have been stolen earlier this year

European Commission Opposes Crypto Fraud Compensation Fund: Victims Say Commission Cozying up to the Industry

21.10.2020
The European Commission (EC) is opposing the creation of the crypto crime victim superfund to be financed with $0.0001 per dollar on all cryptocurrency transactions occurring within the EU. The Commission says that it does not have the competence to set up and administer such a fund. It also argues...

OFAC Warns That Firms Helping Victims With Ransomware Payouts Risk Violating Its Rules

5.10.2020
If you assist a ransomware victim in paying out to cyber attackers, you could end up facing civil penalties, OFAC says

US Treasury warns crypto firms not to reimburse unknown ransomware victims

1.10.2020
Malware payouts from insurance companies pose a threat to U.S. national security

Onecoin Victims Join Petition Seeking Establishment of European Crypto Fraud Compensation Fund

1.10.2020
Onecoin victims have joined a consortium that wants the European Parliament to consider a petition seeking the establishment of a compensation fund. The envisioned EU-administered fund will function as an insurance kitty for current and future victims of all crypto fraud. The petitioners...

Did a class-action suit play a role in Maker's refusal to compensate March crash victims?

25.9.2020
The community had originally voted in favor of compensation, but the final tally showed a different outcome

Makerdao Vote to Not Compensate Black Thursday Victims Receives Harsh Criticism

25.9.2020
Large Makerdao holders decided not to compensate the victims that were liquidated during the unexpected flash crash that took place on March 12, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday.’ An aggregate total of 38 votes was cast and more than 65% of the governance portal participants voted...

6 Members of the Multi-Billion Dollar Plustoken Scam Charged With Fraud in China

10.9.2020
Following the arrest of 109 accused members of the $6 billion Ponzi scheme called Plustoken, six alleged members of the team were prosecuted according to a court filing submitted on Monday. The prosecutors say the individuals are “suspected in organizing and leading criminal pyramid...

Hacked DeFi Platform Opyn Says They Will Reimburse the Victims in Full

5.8.2020
Options issuance platform Opyn said that they would reimburse the victims of a hack that occurred less than a day ago. "We will be reimbursing ETH put sellers in full who were affected by the vulnerability," Opyn said this morning (UTC time). They added that more details on...

Ransomware Victims Are Fighting Back Against Their Attackers and Winning

27.7.2020
The initiative launched by Europol has stopped $630M+ in ransomware demands since 2016

How Billion-Dollar Crypto Scams Lure Victims

25.7.2020
In the past week, reports emerged that some key members of the Onecoin scam were found dead in Mexico. According to reports, the two Oscar Brito Ibarra and Ignacio Ibarra may have been kidnapped and murdered but the motives behind their murder is unclear. Onecoin is one of the biggest...

Crypto Scammers Steal $381 Million in 2020, While Twitter Hackers Direct Funds to Mixers

24.7.2020
Cryptocurrency related scams have taken a total of $381 million from victims so far this year. This figure makes crypto scams the largest category of cryptocurrency-related crimes so far in 2020. Chainalysis data still shows current figures are well below those seen in 2019. In 2019, scams...

Steve Wozniak Sues Youtube, Google for Promoting Bitcoin Giveaway Scam — Youtube Denies Fault

23.7.2020
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and 17 other victims have sued Youtube and Google for allowing, promoting, and profiting from bitcoin giveaway scams. However, Youtube insists that it is not at fault for scammers using its video-sharing platform for cryptocurrency giveaway scams and other fraudulent...

Twitter Hack Victims Face New Personal Data Breech Threats

23.7.2020
Attackers who collected bitcoin (BTC) 13.14 – worth about USD 120,000 – on July 15, from the largest hack in Twitter’s history, are believed to have accessed direct messages boxes of 36 users, including an elected Dutch official, and downloaded “Your Twitter Data” from eight accounts. The company...

Watch Out for This Cryptojacking Botnet That Steals Data From Its Victims

22.7.2020
Cisco Systems says a new botnet mines Monero and steals data from the victims

It’s Not Too Late For Some Victims of the Twitter Scam To Get Their Money Back

17.7.2020
The countdown clock has expired for many, but not all

How Bitcoin of America’s Robust Compliance Program Made Possible the Restitution of Half a Million Dollars to Fraud Victims

19.6.2020
Robust and effective compliance programs for virtual asset exchanges such as Bitcoin of America, which owns and operates a crypto exchange platform as well as a nationwide network of bitcoin ATM locations, isn’t simply a matter of operating a system for CIP, KYC, and AML procedures....