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$6 Million in Crypto Seized from REvil Ransomware Group
The US Department of Justice has announced charges against a REvil ransomware affiliate responsible for the July attack against the Kaseya M...
Google Ads Scam Alert: $500,000 Stolen Through Fake Crypto Wallets
According to a Check Point Research (CPR) report, users of crypto swap platform PancakeSwap, as well as crypto wallets MetaMask and Phantom,...
Adobe Photoshop to Add ‘Prepare as NFT’ Feature to Help Verify Art Authenticity
An unfortunate side-effect of the booming non-fungible token (NFT) market is that scammers are grabbing the opportunity to exploit it. In an...
Joe Biden to Bring 30 Countries Together to Stem ‘Illicit use of Cryptocurrency’
US President Joe Biden intends to marshall the resources of 30 other countries to try to prevent “the illicit use of cryptocurrency”. In...
Crypto Romance Scams Cost Americans $133 Million in the First Half of 2021
Americans are increasingly falling into the tender trap of online romance scams, backed by figures for the first half of 2021. From January ...
ETH Developer Pleads Guilty to Helping North Korea Use Blockchain to Evade Sanctions
Virgil Griffith, a prominent Ethereum developer and one of the most recognised names in the crypto industry, has pleaded guilty to a federal...
UK Student Bitcoin Mugging Highlights Importance of Multisig Wallets
A student starting at England’s University of Kent last year was threatened at knifepoint in the first week of term after his new R...
Apple Faces $5 Million Class Action Lawsuit Over Fake Wallet That Led to Crypto Theft
Apple is facing a US$5 million class-action lawsuit from crypto investors after one of its applications allegedly enabled hackers to steal t...
Government Employee Faces Jail for Installing Crypto Miners Inside Office Walls
An IT operations supervisor in New York state is being prosecuted for allegedly installing BTC mining rigs and other devices inside governme...
Swedish Government Pays Convicted Drug Dealer 33 Bitcoin Due to Prosecutor Error
The Swedish government has had to pay a convicted felon US$1.6 million upon release thanks to the increasing value of bitcoin (BTC) and a sl...
Record $8.5 Million Crypto Seized in Australian Drug Bust
Victoria Police have seized what they claim is the largest ever cryptocurrency amount in connection with an Australian crime after busting o...
Flashy Instagram Crypto Trader Shot Dead in Porsche
Brazilian crypto trader Wesley Pessano Santarem was shot dead in broad daylight on August 4 when a hail of bullets sprayed his red Porsche a...