Crypto Fraud

US Seeks Forfeiture of .7M in Crypto Linked to North Korean IT Workers

US Seeks Forfeiture of $7.7M in Crypto Linked to North Korean IT Workers

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking to seize approximately $7.74 million in cryptocurrency allegedly connected to a scheme involving North Korean IT workers. According to a June 5 press release from the DOJ, the […]

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US Seizes Crypto and 145 Domains in Major Darknet Takedown

US Seizes Crypto and 145 Domains in Major Darknet Takedown

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The US Department of Justice has taken action against the darknet marketplace known as BidenCash, announcing the seizure of cryptocurrency assets and 145 internet domains linked to its operations. The announcement came from the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of

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FBI Takes Down Million Crypto Cache from Russian Malware Mastermind

FBI Takes Down $24 Million Crypto Cache from Russian Malware Mastermind

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize over $24 million in cryptocurrency assets tied to Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, a Russian national accused of leading the development and distribution of the Qakbot malware. According to a

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SEC Charges Crypto Project Unicoin Over 0M Token Sale Fraud

SEC Charges Crypto Project Unicoin Over $100M Token Sale Fraud

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The SEC on Tuesday charged crypto project Unicoin and three of its senior executives with running a fraudulent offering that raised more than $100m from thousands of investors. The complaint names CEO and board chairman Alex Konanykhin, former president and board chairwoman Silvina Moschini and former chief investment officer Alex Dominguez. It accuses them of

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M Gone? Telegram Crypto Project’s Co-Founder Arrested For Alleged Fraud

$15M Gone? Telegram Crypto Project’s Co-Founder Arrested For Alleged Fraud

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A co‑founder of Blum, a crypto project built into Telegram Mini Apps, was arrested this week in Moscow on fraud charges. Vladimir Smerkis, who once ran Binance’s operations in Russia, now faces an investigation under Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code. His detention

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Court Convicts US Man in ISIS Crypto-Funding Case; Sentenced to Over 30 Years

Court Convicts US Man in ISIS Crypto-Funding Case; Sentenced to Over 30 Years

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A US citizen from Springfield, Virginia has been sentenced to over three decades in federal prison after being convicted of using cryptocurrency to financially support the Islamic State (ISIS), a group designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the US government. According

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Ledger Customers Hit by Seed Phrase Scam

Ledger Customers Hit by Seed Phrase Scam

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Thieves have opened a new front against cryptocurrency users with fake letters delivered by regular postal mail targeting owners of Ledger hardware wallets. The letters misleadingly tell recipients they need to confirm their private seed phrases for a “critical security update,” according

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