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Bittrex Target of Latest $1 Million Crypto SIM Hack Lawsuit
4.11.2019
Gregg Bennett had never heard of SIM swapping before. Then, one night in April, he learned in the worst way one can
Reggie Middleton Reaches $9.5 Million SEC Settlement Over ICO Fraud
1.11.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $9.5 million settlement with Reggie Middleton, organizer of the fraught Veritaseum initial coin offering
Chinese Official Warns Libra Could Abet Illegal Cross-Border Transfers
28.10.2019
Libra must abide by international foreign exchange regulations to not enable illegal transfers or “it should be banned,” a senior Chinese regulator said Monday
AT&T Responds to Crypto Exec’s SIM Swap Suit: See You in Court
28.10.2019
The loss highlights an obvious question for security experts, who wondered why an experienced crypto executive would keep such high sums online
Crypto Capital Principal Indicted on Fraud, Confirming Bitfinex Allegations
27.10.2019
Crypto Capital's Oz Yosef has been indicited on three criminal acts, confirming statements made by Bitfinex Friday
Another AT&T SIM Swapping Hack Targets Trio of Crypto Execs
26.10.2019
Another crypto executive is suing AT&T over a SIM swapping hack that he claims cost him $1.7 million in digital assets
Bitfinex Denies Laundering, Says It’s a Victim of ‘Fraud’ by Crypto Capital
25.10.2019
The crypto exchange released a statement Friday denying that it had any part in the payment processor's alleged money laundering
Final Russian Nuclear Scientist Sentenced Over Illicit Crypto Mining
25.10.2019
The last of three Russian scientists caught illegally mining bitcoin at a top-secret nuclear lab has been given a prison sentence
Head of Crypto Capital Arrested in Connection with Money Laundering
25.10.2019
Polish authorities arrest Crypto Capital’s president in connection with money laundering
Singapore Courts Slap Charges on Three Cases of Financial Crime
24.10.2019
Singapore has grown into one of the world’s most important financial hubs over the past decades, and at the same time, the city-state is also well known for being very tough on financial crimes. Within one single day, the courts in Singapore slapped charges on three separate cases of financial...
Fake Tor Browser Has Been Spying, Stealing Bitcoin ‘For Years’
18.10.2019
Hackers have been distributing a compromised version of the official Tor Browser that's packed with malware designed to steal bitcoin
CFTC Takes Action Against Crypto Options ‘Ponzi Scheme’
17.10.2019
Purported crypto and forex investment firm Circle Society is accused by the CFTC of operating like a Ponzi scheme
US Law Enforcement Traces Bitcoin Transactions to Nab ‘Largest’ Child Porn Site
16.10.2019
A U.S. federal grand jury indicted a South Korean citizen for operating a child porn site, funded by millions dollars worth of bitcoin
Identity Thief Spends $5 Million on Cloud Computing to Mine Cryptocurrency
11.10.2019
Singaporean citizen Ho Jun Jia has been indicted for stealing over $5 million worth of cloud computing services to mine cryptocurrencies
UK Finance Watchdog’s Crypto Investigations Up By 74% in 2019
7.10.2019
The number of investigations into cryptocurrency firms by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority have seen a sharp rise in the last year
Former US Army Interpreter Gets 30 Years for Dark Web Fentanyl Trade
5.10.2019
Former U.S. Army interpreter sentenced to 30 years in jail for selling opiates using crypto
‘Gold-Backed’ Crypto Token’s Promoter Investigated by Florida Regulators
4.10.2019
Karatbars, issuer of a purportedly gold-backed crypto token, is under investigation by Florida regulators over links to a Miami “crypto bank.”
Hackers Launch Widespread Botnet Attack on Crypto Wallets Using Cheap Russian Malware
3.10.2019
With millions of dollars cryptocurrency stolen from crypto wallets every year, security researchers were found one active botnet being run for about $160
MakerDAO Bounty Program Catches ‘Critical’ Bug Before Launch
3.10.2019
MakerDAO patched a "critical" bug in its upcoming Multi-Collateral Dai upgrade that could have put 10% of the system's total collateral at risk
Former NiceHash CTO Arrested in Germany Over US Hacking Charges
2.10.2019
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to extradite the alleged hacker over crimes he's already served time for in Slovenia