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US Justice Department Urges More Coordination to Combat Crypto Crime
7.6.2022
A new report from Justice responds to this year’s executive order from President Joe Biden, marking some of the first recommendations produced by the order
Nintendo's Big Piracy Case Is A Very Sad Story
7.6.2022
Back in February, Gary Bowser—who in most media reports has been described as a ‘hacker’—was sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role in selling cheat and modification devices for Nintendo hardware. Being a court case, most of the reporting dealt only with names on a page and cold facts, but...
Japanese Justice Ministry Wants Law Enforcers to Have Power to Seize Crypto
7.6.2022
Japan’s Ministry of Justice wants to give courts and police officers the power to seize cryptoassets in criminal cases – and could allow the state to take control of tokens that have been used in money laundering operations....
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Crypto Can Overcome Its Reputation as a Weak Link in Financial Crime. Here's How
6.6.2022
Among its efforts, the crypto industry must establish a compliance-focused culture
A life after crime: What happens to crypto seized in criminal investigations?
5.6.2022
Like with any kind of property, law enforcement has the right to sell your coins and spend the money
Hacker Used ‘Social Media Data Leak’ to Steal USD 660K in Crypto from 90 Victims - Police
4.6.2022
Police in Seoul, South Korea, have arrested and charged a 30-year-old man after officers reportedly found evidence that he may have stolen some USD 660,000 worth of crypto using data he harvested from a popular social media network....
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MetaMask Aims to Help Crypto Scam & Phishing Victims Take Legal Action Against Fraudsters
27.5.2022
The browser-based crypto wallet provider MetaMask has announced that it will attempt to aid users who fall prey to crypto-related scams and phishing attacks in their quests to recoup lost or stolen assets....
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World Of Warcraft Streamer Allegedly Harassed Off Of Twitch By Ex-Cop
26.5.2022
A 29-year-old former airport cop, Evan Baltierra, was arrested this week and charged in federal court with allegedly harassing a World of Warcraft streamer off of Twitch. The two met in person at BlizzCon 2019, according to an accompanying affidavit, but when the streamer declined to be...
Game Pirates Trolled With Controller Errors And Endless Rain
26.5.2022
One of my favourite things to write about on this website are the creative ways developers have learned to fuck with people pirating their video games, so it’s with great pleasure I get to share another example today.Read more
Woman Gets 5-year Jail Term After Stealing USD 87K Worth of Crypto in Dating App Scam
24.5.2022
A South Korean woman who met a man on a smartphone chat app, drugged him, and stole USD 87,000 in crypto from his phone has been sentenced to five years in prison....
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Sony Is Being Sued For Gender Discrimination At PlayStation Again
23.5.2022
A former PlayStation employee is suing parent company Sony for a second time over what the lawsuit describes as “gender-based discrimination and gender-based harassment” after a similar legal action was dismissed in April. (h/t Axios)Read more
Lawsuit: Blizzard Lets Minors ‘Gamble’ On ‘Worthless’ Hearthstone Card Packs
19.5.2022
Blizzard is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over card packs sold to minors in Hearthstone, its popular World of Warcraft-themed trading card game. A parent in Arizona claims his child purchased hundreds of dollars worth of the cards without realizing how rare it is to get good cards out...
Chainalysis Reveals ‘Storyline’ Product to Follow the Money in Crypto Crime
18.5.2022
“You have an entire investigation that tells the entire story of what happened,” Chief Scientist Jacob Illum said
Mass Shooting Apparently Planned On Discord, Streamed On Twitch, Investigated As Hate Crime
15.5.2022
Tragedy struck New York on May 14 as an 18-year-old white male shot and killed at least 10 people in Buffalo, New York, police said. The shooter, whose online username is reportedly “jimboboiii”, has been taken into custody after live streaming the whole thing on gaming platform Twitch, the company...
US, UK, Canada, Australia, Netherlands Share Crypto Criminal Leads, Including a Potential $1B Ponzi Scheme
15.5.2022
Officials from the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands have shared data and identified more than 50 crypto-related criminal leads, including one case that could be a $1 billion Ponzi scheme. Officials Share Data on Global Crypto Crime The heads of tax enforcement from the Joint...
Nomura's Bitcoin OTC, Prosecutors vs. Arthur Hayes, Tether's Reserves + More News
13.5.2022
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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How to protect yourself from the recent spate of 'crypto muggings'
13.5.2022
Cointelegraph spoke with security experts who shared tips on how to keep crypto safe after a slew of robberies in the UK successfully stole thousands worth of crypto from everyday holders
Most Wanted 'Cryptoqueen', Galaxy's Buyback, Delayed CBDC + More News
12.5.2022
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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Terrible crypto trader gets 42 months for fraud, claiming he was a total gun
12.5.2022
Jeremy Spence aka “Coin Signals” scammed around $5 million from 170 investors who were unaware their crypto was used to fund a Ponzi scheme
Lawsuit Claiming Steam Gives Valve Too Much Power Is Moving Forward After All
11.5.2022
A U.S. district judge has decided that an antitrust lawsuit against Valve over how it operates and uses the Steam platform can move forward. The company suing Valve, Wolfire Games, alleges that the Half-Life and Portal developer uses its digital storefront and its huge amount of control over the...