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US Federal Agencies Unite to Form 'Mini-FBI' for Dark Web Crypto Crime
22.6.2023
The U.S. government has established a new task force for targeting crypto crime consisting of five investigators from different federal agencies....
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Police Catch Bombing Suspect After He Left Behind Pokémon Cards
22.6.2023
A man suspected of building and detonating multiple explosives in Maryland was arrested by police after they connected some Pokémon cards left behind at a bomb site to him.Read more
Five US enforcement agencies form new digital currency anti-crime task force
20.6.2023
The agencies have worked together for years, but now their joint efforts are official as they plan to ramp up activity
Romanian Prosecutors Pursue Confiscation of $563K Bitcoin Stash Owned by Andrew Tate
20.6.2023
Romanian prosecutors have officially submitted documents to the court, seeking the seizure of 21 bitcoin valued at $563,000 from Andrew Tate, a controversial social media influencer. The British-American ex-kickboxer, who gained a significant online presence, was charged with grave offenses...
Majority of Americans Hesitant to Embrace Central Bank Digital Currency, Survey Finds
13.6.2023
A recent poll conducted by the Cato Institute and public opinion firm Yougov reveals that the majority of Americans are hesitant to adopt a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The findings indicate that support for a CBDC remains relatively low among survey respondents. U.S. CBDC Support Remains...
Český Crime Boss: Rockay City zamíří na PlayStation a Xbox ještě tento měsíc. V září vyjde i krabicově
8.6.2023
Meta’s Zuckerberg grilled by senators over ‘leak’ of LLaMA AI model
7.6.2023
The senators weren’t happy with the “seemingly minimal” protections to fight against fraud and cybercrime in Meta’s AI model
New TikTok Trend Uses AI-Generated Kids To Exploit Real Murder Victims
31.5.2023
A whole new sub-genre of awful “true crime” content is taking root on TikTok. Posters there are using “artificial intelligence”-powered media creation tools to create fake videos that purport to show actual murder victims, often children, sharing grisly details about how they were killed. Even...
The Hong Kong Police Force launch metaverse platform, ‘CyberDefender’
28.5.2023
The chief inspector of the CSTCB warned that the metaverse is no safer than the traditional internet, saying that "all crimes in the cyberspace could also happen in the metaverse."
Crypto Exchange Coinone's Former Exec Acknowledges Bribery Charges in South Korea: Report
26.5.2023
A lawyer for the accused reportedly said he admits "the facts of the prosecution," during a May 25 trial hearing
IRS Sends Experts Next Month Around the World To Combat Cybercrime With a Focus on Crypto
25.5.2023
The US Internal Revenue Service will deploy experts next month to four continents to combat cybercrime, with a particular focus on tax and financial crimes that use cryptocurrency.
That is part of a pilot program the IRS announced last week where “cyber attachés” will be sent to Sydney, Bogota...
U.S. Charges Russian In Ransomware Scheme Worth Up To $200 Million
24.5.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted a Russian man for his alleged participation in several ransomware schemes.
According to a press release from the Justice Department, the individual, identified as Russian national Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, has carried out cyberattacks on victims...
US Secret Service Reveals Crypto Holdings, Blockchain Fascination and NFT Collection in Reddit AMA
17.5.2023
The US Secret Service has revealed that they are “definitely holders of crypto,” that they have a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and claimed that crypto has made it easier than before to track flows of illicit money....
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US Secret Service holds crypto, praises blockchain tech in Reddit AMA
16.5.2023
In a crypto-themed AMA session on Reddit on May 15, the U.S. Secret Service answered a wide range of questions and revealed their little-known NFT collection
U.S. DOJ's Crypto Enforcement Director Promises Crackdown on Illicit Behavior on Crypto Exchanges: FT
15.5.2023
Eun Young Choi said the DoJ is targeting crypto exchanges that allow "criminal actors to easily profit from their crimes and cash out,"
Report: French Crypto Trader Jailed for 18 Months for Buying a Ferrari With Bitcoin
12.5.2023
A French crypto trader, Thomas Clausi, is currently jailed in Morocco where he was convicted of the crime of purchasing a Ferrari using bitcoin. Clausi’s arrest and subsequent jailing came after a woman, who sold him a Ferrari for $440,000 in April 2021, filed a complaint against the crypto...
What’s the Reality of Crypto in Crime?
11.5.2023
The DOJ's Eun Young Choi said the agency is constantly finding crypto connections in its criminal investigations. But how deep does the problem go and how much should we blame the blockchain?
8 smart strategies for effectively explaining a blockchain scaling solution
11.5.2023
Non-experts are much more likely to grasp the value of a scaling solution if it’s related to something they already understand
How the IRS seized $10B worth of crypto using blockchain analytics
11.5.2023
A public-private partnership with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has played a key role in helping the Internal Revenue Service solve cryptocurrency-related crimes
Brazilian Probe Unearths ‘Money Laundering’ at ‘Obscure’ Crypto Exchange – Militias Turning to Crypto?
11.5.2023
A notorious Brazilian militia group reportedly moved thousands of USD worth of money and coins through an “obscure” domestic crypto exchange.
Per reports from O Globo and Portal do Bitcoin, the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ) believes that the Tandera Militia “laundered money” through...