Category sc : Crime

Mt. Gox Kicks Off Repayment Process

The much-awaited Mt. Gox repayment process has begun, with the defunct exchange’s bankruptcy estate moving 47,282 bitcoins, with 140,000 pledged to satisfy creditors. That...

German Government Transfers $172 Million in Bitcoin

The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) transferred 3,000 bitcoins worth $172 million on Thursday. On-chain analysis reveals that 1,300 bitcoins were sent to centralized...

FBI Hikes Bounty for Infamous ‘CryptoQueen’ to...

Ruja Ignota, a Bulgarian national better known as CryptoQueen and founder of the $4 billion OneCoin scam, is still on the run. While there...

Florida Man and Crew Found Guilty of...

St Felix was convicted on 25 June for his involvement in violent crimes aimed at physically distressing US citizens and parting them away from...

DoJ Charges Two Individuals for Operating Empire...

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged two men for operating the darknet marketplace Empire Market between 2018 and 2020. The indictment names...

US’ CISA Cautions Crypto Users of Federal...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned crypto users in the US about rising cases of impersonation scams, in which scammers impersonate...

Nigerian Tax Regulator Drops Charges Against Binance...

Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has dropped tax charges against Binance executives Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla. Gambaryan remains detained in the Kuje...

UwU Lend Hit with $3.7 Million Attack...

UwU Lend, a crypto lending protocol, was exploited twice within three days as the attacker walked away with about $23.7 million. The first attack...

Singaporean Businesses Targeted by Crypto Ransomware

Akira, an infamous ransomware, has set its eyes on Singaporean businesses after wreaking havoc on others worldwide within a year. It has stolen over...

Illegal Indian Crypto Operation Taken Down by...

An illegal Indian crypto operation that scammed a foreign resident was busted by the authorities who arrested the perpetrators along with proof and tangible...