Crimes Archive
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$3.2 million in Ethereum and ERC20 tokens stolen from the Cryptopia cryptocurrency exchange have been liquidated
By satoshi
February 8, 2019
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NZ exchange Cryptopia’s hacking investigation “progressing well and advancing on several fronts,” says new police report
By satoshi
February 7, 2019
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German police in the city of Klingenthal have reportedly arrested six suspects for stealing electricity to fuel a crypto mining operation
By satoshi
February 6, 2019
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Court confirms two more U.S. citizens have been indicted on SIM-swapping charges
By satoshi
February 5, 2019
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Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX faces financial troubles, while Gemini completes a security compliance audit — read more in this week’s Hodler’s Digest
By satoshi
February 3, 2019
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Indictment for SIM swapping that resulted in crypto theft represents first prosecution of its kind in New York
By satoshi
February 2, 2019
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A 20-year-old hacker is set to serve 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to cryptocurrency theft valued at $5 million
By satoshi
February 1, 2019
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A top member of the Germany-based Iota Foundation has said the majority of the ~$11 million allegedly stolen in a major Iota token heist last year …
By satoshi
January 31, 2019
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The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill to commission a study into how crypto and online marketplaces can be used to facilitate sex …
By satoshi
January 29, 2019
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Bithumb, Upbit, Korbit and Coinone have reportedly launched a self-regulatory initiative in order to track suspicious transactions related to crimes and money laundering
By satoshi
January 28, 2019
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An unidentified individual or group has reportedly placed a link to a phishing LocalBitcoins clone website on the official LocalBitcoins forum
By satoshi
January 27, 2019
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A recent Chainalysis report reveals that the number of Ethereum-related scams declined in 2018, but that they were more lucrative
By satoshi
January 25, 2019
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Security entrepreneur John McAfee flees alleged IRS indictment, plans to run for U.S. president from a boat
By satoshi
January 23, 2019
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Analysts claim that as much as ~$16 million worth of Ethereum and ERC20 tokens were stolen in the recent hack of New Zealand exchange Cryptopia
By satoshi
January 22, 2019
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Multi-year jail for some of the seven suspects who stole Bitcoin miners in Iceland
By satoshi
January 22, 2019
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A 21-year old American has been named as the main suspect in a $224 million lawsuit, accused of stealing ~$24 million in crypto
By satoshi
January 17, 2019
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New Zealand digital assets exchange Cryptopia has suspended services after reportedly detecting a major hack
By satoshi
January 15, 2019
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Researchers argue that a recent spate of ransomware thought to have earned hackers $3.7 million in BTC came from Russian cybercriminals, not North Korean state-sponsored actors
By satoshi
January 14, 2019
