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Nintendo Thief Jailed For 2017 Hack And "Possessing Images Of Child Abuse"

2.12.2020
21-year-old Ryan Hernandez, who had been arrested in relation to the theft of “stolen information, including pre-release information about the anticipated Nintendo Switch console”, has been sentenced to three years in prison.Read more

Ringleaders of PlusToken Scam Jailed for Up to 11 Years

1.12.2020
Fourteen operators of the giant PlusToken scam have been sentenced in China to up to 11 years in prison

Ukraine To Teach Citizens About Bitcoin, Crypto Crime Warning + More News

30.11.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Adoption news The Ukrainian Ministry of Education has unveiled an educational course for citizens that comprises modules on bitcoin (BTC), crypto...

Coronavirus-Induced Poverty Will Bring More Bitcoin Crime in 2021: Kaspersky Report

30.11.2020
The cybersecurity specialist foresees a rise in crypto crime ahead in 2021, as the COVID-19 epidemic hits national economies

Chinese Authorities Have Seized a Massive $4 Billion in Crypto From PlusToken Scam

27.11.2020
Cryptocurrencies worth billions of dollars have been seized during the police crackdown on the PlusToken Ponzi scheme in China

Crypto Exchange Upbit Brings in Withdrawal Delay in Bid to Tackle Fraudsters

27.11.2020
The South Korea-based exchange has announced a 24-hour cryptocurrency withdrawal delay in an effort to protect user accounts from malicious attacks

Irish Man Gets 3 Years in Prison for Stealing $2.5M in Crypto Through SIM Hacks

19.11.2020
The man was part of a criminal group that compromised crypto accounts with assistance from contacts at mobile operators

Alleged Promoter of BitConnect Crypto Scam Charged in Australia

18.11.2020
The accused faces a lengthy prison sentence if convicted

Charged Aussie Bitconnect promoter faces up to 47 years in prison

18.11.2020
The Australian could be 99-years old by the time he is released if he’s sentenced to the maximum penalty

Binance Gives $200K to Investigators Who Helped Identify Actors Behind 2018 Attack

11.11.2020
The exchange has awarded a bounty of $200,000 to private investigators who helped now-indicted bad actors who attacked the exchange in 2018

Lebanon Schedules Its CBDC, DeFi Crime On The Rise + More News

10.11.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. CBDCs news Lebanon plans to introduce a digital currency in 2021 to restore confidence in the banking sector and transition into a cashless system...

Ex-Microsoft Dev Gets 9 Years in Prison Over $10M Theft Involving Bitcoin Mixing

10.11.2020
The former Microsoft software engineer was sentenced Monday for an elaborate criminal scheme involving bitcoin and digital gift cards

UN drugs and crime wing advises Kenya to use blockchain against corruption

3.11.2020
Blockchain can reportedly return billions of dollars back to Kenya’s budget

UK Police Find no Crime in Alleged $3M Crypto ‘Staking’ Scam

30.10.2020
Investors who say they lost hundreds of thousands of pounds in an alleged cryptocurrency fraud have had no luck persuading the police that there was in fact a crime committed

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

FBI Investigated Extortion Attempt Against Ripple About Allegedly Negative Videos

23.10.2020
Ripple, the XRP digital asset payment service provider, was threatened with the release of allegedly damaging videos unless it paid $1.5 million

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...