Crimes | ForkLog - Part 117

ForkLog 18 20.01.2021

Chainalysis: Volume of crime-related cryptocurrency transactions fell to $10 billion

The analytics firm Chainalysis reported a decline in the 2020 volume of cryptocurrency transactions linked to criminal activity.

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ForkLog 8 20.01.2021

Russian man duped in attempt to buy a mining rig to heat his garage

A resident of Irkutsk Oblast fell victim to scammers while trying to purchase cryptocurrency mining equipment. According to МВД.

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ForkLog 7 19.01.2021

Cryptocurrency trader robbed of $448,700 in Hong Kong

After a cryptocurrency sale, a Hong Kong woman was robbed of $448,700. The South China Morning Post reported this.

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ForkLog 9 19.01.2021

Group-IB identifies the most popular cryptocurrencies among criminals

Bitcoin and privacy-focused cryptocurrencies are the most popular among criminals, said Valery Baulin, head of the computer forensics laboratory at Group-IB, in an interview with RIA Novosti.

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ForkLog 11 18.01.2021

Trezor Discovers Malicious Wallet in Google Play; Thousands Have Downloaded It.

The developers of the Trezor hardware wallet warned Android users about a fake app, Mobile Manager Wallet, circulating on Google Play.

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ForkLog 9 18.01.2021

American startup asks candidates to hack a Bitcoin wallet as part of recruitment

A New York-based cybersecurity startup, Red Balloon Security, sends applicants a hard drive with Bitcoin locked on it as a test task. Business Insider reports.

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ForkLog 75 18.01.2021

Livecoin Exchange Announces Shutdown

On January 16, representatives of the cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin, hacked in late December 2020, announced plans to shut down the project and pay out the remaining funds.

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ForkLog 11 15.01.2021

Part of Livecoin’s stolen funds ended up on KuCoin

Unknown actors transferred the XRP coins stolen from the Livecoin cryptocurrency exchange to the KuCoin trading platform, according to analysts from XRP Forensics.

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ForkLog 15 15.01.2021

Two residents of Buryatia lose 3 million rubles in bid to profit from Bitcoin

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Buryatia said that two people were victims of criminals who lost a total of 3 million rubles in an attempt to profit from cryptocurrency trading.

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ForkLog 11 15.01.2021

Investigative Committee: cryptocurrency used to pay for contract killings

Criminals use cryptocurrency to pay for contract killings, said Konstantin Komarda, head of the department for cybercrime investigations and high-tech crimes at the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, in an interview with TASS.

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ForkLog 12 14.01.2021

Investor accuses ‘blockchain taxi’ founders of embezzlement

The team behind the startup International Taxi Company (ITC), developing a blockchain-taxi service, is suspected of an exit scam. ForkLog was told this by one of the company's investors on condition of anonymity.

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ForkLog 11 14.01.2021

More than 340 darknet ads offering COVID-19 vaccines for Bitcoin found

Fake listings for COVID-19 vaccines are circulating on the dark web, with payments requested in bitcoins. CNBC reports, citing Check Point.

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