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China’s National Prosecutor Takes Action Against Blockchain Cybercrimes

25.2.2024
China's highest prosecutorial authority is stepping up efforts to combat the growing wave of cybercrimes by targeting criminals who exploit blockchain and metaverse projects for illegal activities.  The post China’s National Prosecutor Takes Action Against Blockchain Cybercrimes appeared...

Ransomware Payments Hit Record $1 Billion in 2023: Chainalysis

7.2.2024
Criminals made off with a staggering $1 billion in cryptocurrency ransomware payments in 2023, per the latest insights from Chainalysis’ 2024 “Crypto Crime Report.” The report highlights a surge in sophisticated attacks targeting high-profile institutions and critical...

How To Stop Criminals From Exploiting DeFi, According To Polygon Labs

29.1.2024
Polygon Labs – the main developers behind the blockchain scaling network Polygon – published a research paper on Monday explaining how the government should go about regulating the DeFi industry. From the Treasury Department to the U.S. Senate, politicians have been loudly criticizing crypto’s...

USDT at the Heart of Pig Butchering Scams Says the UN

16.1.2024
The stablecoin tether has emerged as one of the preferred payment methods for money launderers and fraudsters operating out of Southeast Asia, the findings of a new United Nations study have shown. According to Jeremy Douglas, criminals are choosing to use tether because they know that...

Chinese ‘Criminals Used Digital Yuan to Launder Money’ – Prosecutors

16.1.2024
Source: dule964Adobe Chinese law enforcers say they have shut down a gang that was using digital yuan wallets to launder money. Per the media outlet The Paper, the gang was allegedly active in the Yuecheng District, in the municipality of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. The Shaoxing Public Security...

Number of Chinese CBDC-related Criminal Cases on the Rise

11.1.2024
Source: blackday/Adobe China’s rapid CBDC progress is causing a rise in digital yuan-related criminal cases, including suspected fraud, identity theft, and phishing. Per the Shenzhen Securities Times, a Shanghai court this week convicted a group of criminals that exploited CBDC functions on an...

DOJ Charges Two Men For $25 Million Crypto “Trading Bot” Ponzi Scheme

13.12.2023
Source: Department of Justice In another crackdown against crypto criminals, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two middle-aged men with stealing over $25 million from victims in a so-called “cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.” Citing court documents, the DOJ accused David Gilbert Saffron...

JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon Urges Government to Shut Down Bitcoin

7.12.2023
Source: a video screenshot During a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon expressed his strong opposition to cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin (BTC).  Dimon’s remarks came in response to questioning from Senator Elizabeth Warren, where...

FBI Arrests Trio of Crypto Criminals, Over $10 Million Stolen from NYC Banks

16.11.2023
Three men have been arrested for an elaborate conspiracy that drained $10 million from banks across the New York City metropolitan area, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, announced today. “For years, Zhong Shi Gao, Naifeng Xu, and Fei Jiang allegedly...

Banking Scams Overtake Crypto Frauds in Ireland

16.10.2023
Fraudsters targeting victims in Ireland are increasingly posing as bank officials rather than crypto promoters, the local press reported quoting police. Amid the growing trend, Irish investors have lost millions of euros to this type of schemes this year, with law enforcement authorities having...

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