Security News

U.S., Moscow Seek Russian Held in Greece over Bitcoin Laundering
2017-09-19 14:07

Moscow has requested the extradition of a Russian national also wanted in the United States for laundering billions of dollars through a Bitcoin exchange he operated, a judicial source said...

Corrupt Federal Agent, Who Stole Bitcoins From Silk Road, Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering (The Hackers News)
2017-08-16 05:45

A former the United States Secret Service agent who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Bitcoins during an investigation into then-largest underground marketplace Silk Road has now...

U.S Indicts Russian Man Over Money Laundering Through Bitcoin Exchange (Security Week)
2017-07-28 14:36

95% of Tracked Ransoms Were Cashed Out via BTC-e, a Digital Currency Exchange The Accused Alexander Vinnik Operated read more

Russian arrested, indicted for laundering funds from Mt. Gox hack (Help Net Security)
2017-07-27 18:57

Alexander Vinnik, a Russian man arrested on Tuesday in Greece, is allegedly the operator of digital currency exchange BTC-e, through which funds from the Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange hack have been...

Bitcoin Exchange Operator Arrested For $4 Billion Money Laundering Scheme (The Hackers News)
2017-07-27 08:13

Greece police have arrested a Russian man who is believed to have been the operator of the popular BTC-e Bitcoin exchange on charges of laundering more than $4 billion in bitcoin for culprits...

14 arrested for laundering millions stolen with malware (Help Net Security)
2016-11-07 15:08

The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested fourteen individuals suspected of laundering more than £11 million stolen through the use of malware. The money was stolen after the victims were...