Tag: crime
Bitcoin News
Bitcoin Extortion Racket: Amsterdam Business Owners Threatened with Grenades if They Don’t Pay Up
In a strange string of incidents, businesses in Amsterdam have received email threats of armed attacks if they don’t shell out 50,000 euros in...
Bitcoin News
Bitcoin Ransom of $20,000 Paid by Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations in Canada recently paid a ransomware hacker $20,000 in bitcoins.Computers are a tremendous boon to modern life. For...
Bitcoin News
California Bitcoin Dealer Enters Guilty Plea, Will Forfeit More than $800,000
Jacob Burrell-Campos recently pleaded guilty to charges of running an illegal money transmitting operation. This plea comes after his indictment on money laundering and...
Altcoin News
Poland Deems DasCoin a Ponzi Scheme, Seizes $11.6 Million
In an ironic twist, the self-described "currency of trust," DasCoin, has found itself on the wrong side of Polish law. It has been reported...
Altcoin News
Ripple Worth Over $300,000 Stolen in Australia, Suspect Arrested
A 23-year-old suspect has been arrested for allegedly hacking her victim's email and crypto accounts before draining the latter of 100,000 Ripple tokens.While Bitcoin...
Bitcoin News
Bitcoin Trade Followed by Murder
A 24-year-old man was stabbed to death in Norway a short time after completing a cash-for-Bitcoin transaction.The world of cryptocurrency is a virtual one,...
Bitcoin News
Bitcoin Account Dispute Leads to Killingly Home Invasion
Two women have been arrested for their role in a home invasion that was precipitated by the opening of a Bitcoin account.Many cryptocurrency enthusiasts...
Bitcoin News
US Marshals to Auction Off $4.3 Million in Bitcoins
The United States Marshals Service is conducting a sale of 660 bitcoins which were forfeited in various federal cases.Auction of Bitcoins by a Government...
Bitcoin Mining
Russian Bitcoin Mining Criminal Faces up to Five Years in Prison
A Russian hacker who used government-owned servers for illicit Bitcoin mining is facing up to five years in jail for his actions.One thing you...
Altcoin News
Prime Suspect in Bitcoin Scam Arrested in Thailand
Prinya Jaravijit, the main suspect in a $34 million Bitcoin scam, was arrested in Thailand after returning to the country.Justice does not always move...
Bitcoin News
French Bitcoin Scam Nets 31 Million Euros from 700 Victims
A new Bitcoin scam has been uncovered in France, and the losses by victims are more than 31 million euros.Cryptocurrencies went on a massive...
Altcoin News
Crowd Machine Hacking Case – Two Suspects Arrested in Oklahoma
Two men have been arrested from Oklahoma City in connection with the Crowd Machine hacking incident last week. The suspects have allegedly stolen cryptocurrency...
