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Google has confirmed plans to implement Web Monetization in Chrome, allowing website owners to receive micro-payments as tips or rewards for their content as an additional way to generate revenue. [...]
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new Android remote access trojan called BingoMod that not only performs fraudulent money transfers from the compromised devices but also wipes them in an attempt to erase traces of the malware. "BingoMod belongs to the modern RAT generation of mobile malware, as its remote access capabilities allow threat actors to conduct Account Takeover directly from the infected device, thus exploiting the on-device fraud technique," researchers Alessandro Strino and Simone Mattia said.
A Dutch court on Tuesday sentenced one of the co-founders of the now-sanctioned Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer service to 5 years and 4 months in prison. While the name of the...
A Russian operator of a now-dismantled BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges from 2011 to 2017. Alexander Vinnik, 44, was charged in January 2017 and taken...
A forensic analysis of a graph dataset containing transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain has revealed clusters associated with illicit activity and money laundering, including detecting criminal...
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If you dine out at an Asian restaurant on your next holiday, the United Nations thinks your meal could help North Korea to launder money. We mention the restaurants because the UN reckons they collectively help the DPRK to launder $700 million a year.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned today that scammers are impersonating its employees to steal thousands of dollars from Americans. FTC says its staff has received numerous reports from consumers who have fallen victim to scams in which fraudsters exploited the identities of agency personnel to coerce them into transferring or wiring money.
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada has announced that a "Cyber incident" forced it to take its corporate systems offline as a precaution. FINTRAC is a government agency in Canada that operates as the country's financial intelligence unit.