Category: Security & Ransomware
Estonian Pair Arrested for Running $500 Million Crypto Scam
Two 37-year-old Estonian citizens named Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turogin have been arrested after potentially defrauding hundreds of thousands of people in an alleged crypto…
Randall Crater of My Big Coin Will Serve Eight Years in Jail
Randall Crater – the founder of defunct crypto business My Big Coin – was sentenced to eight years in prison for defrauding both customers and…
Victoria Jacobs Arrested for Funding Terrorists with Crypto
A woman living in New York City is being accused of using crypto to fund a terrorist organization in Syria. 43-year-old Victoria Jacobs – who…
Chainalysis: Crypto Crime Outlets Have Become Limited
Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis says in a new report that crypto crime fighting has been effective to some degree. While the amount of crime hasn’t…
Lt. Brinks of Michigan Details Two Incidents of Crypto Fraud
Two women in Grand Traverse County in Michigan were scammed out of more than $50K in crypto funds after falling victim to a digital currency…
TA444 Is a New Crypto Hacking Group in North Korea
North Korea has long done anything and everything it could to get its hands on crypto. There’s no doubt about that. At this stage, it’s…
Federal Officials Obtain More than $3 Million in BTC from Fraudsters
Federal officials have recovered close to $3 million in stolen crypto funds. The money was taken through a fraud scheme that resulted in more than…
Call Centers Conducting Crypto Scams Shut Down in Europe
Several call centers throughout Europe that were being used to conduct crypto fraud and other illicit scams have been shut down by law enforcement agencies.…
Promoter of Crypto Fraud Scheme Forced to Part with $17 Million
A federal judge in the region of San Diego, California has ordered the leader of a crypto fraud scheme to pay as much as $17…
