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Bitcoin Fog Founder Sentenced to 12 Years for Cryptocurrency Money Laundering
2024-11-09 05:42

The 36-year-old founder of the Bitcoin Fog cryptocurrency mixer has been sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison for facilitating money laundering activities between 2011 and 2021. Roman...

FBI Creates Fake Cryptocurrency to Expose Widespread Crypto Market Manipulation
2024-10-12 05:06

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced arrests and charges against several individuals and entities in connection with allegedly manipulating digital asset markets as part of a...

FBI created a cryptocurrency so it could watch it being abused
2024-10-11 05:28

It worked – alleged pump and dump schemers arrested in UK, US and Portugal this week The FBI created its own cryptocurrency so it could watch suspected fraudsters use it – an idea that worked so...

LEGO's website hacked to push cryptocurrency scam
2024-10-07 21:48

On Friday night, cryptocurrency scammers briefly hacked the LEGO website to promote a fake Lego token that could be purchased with Ethereum. [...]

New Perfctl Malware Targets Linux Servers for Cryptocurrency Mining and Proxyjacking
2024-10-03 14:15

Linux servers are the target of an ongoing campaign that delivers a stealthy malware dubbed perfctl with the primary aim of running a cryptocurrency miner and proxyjacking software. "Perfctl is...

Suspects behind $230 million cryptocurrency theft arrested in Miami
2024-09-19 22:57

Two suspects were arrested in Miami this week and charged with conspiracy to steal and launder over $230 million in cryptocurrency using crypto exchanges and mixing services. [...]

Binance Warns of Rising Clipper Malware Attacks Targeting Cryptocurrency Users
2024-09-17 07:18

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is warning of an "ongoing" global threat that's targeting cryptocurrency users with clipper malware with the goal of facilitating financial fraud. Clipper malware,...

North Korean Hackers Target Cryptocurrency Users on LinkedIn with RustDoor Malware
2024-09-16 12:00

Cybersecurity researchers are continuing to warn about North Korean threat actors' attempts to target prospective victims on LinkedIn to deliver malware called RustDoor. The latest advisory comes...

New Linux Malware Campaign Exploits Oracle Weblogic to Mine Cryptocurrency
2024-09-13 05:39

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new malware campaign targeting Linux environments to conduct illicit cryptocurrency mining. The activity, which specifically singles out the Oracle...

FBI: Reported cryptocurrency losses reached $5.6 billion in 2023
2024-09-12 18:27

The FBI says that 2023 was a record year for cryptocurrency fraud, with total losses exceeding $5.6 billion, based on nearly 70,000 reports received through the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). [...]