Crimes | ForkLog - Part 120

ForkLog 8 21.12.2020

Masked assailants steal 15 million rubles from businessman during cryptocurrency purchase in Moscow

Several allegedly armed masked men robbed a businessman of 15 million rubles during the signing of a cryptocurrency purchase in a Moscow cafe. TASS reports, citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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ForkLog 9 18.12.2020

American pleads guilty to Bitcoin fraud and money laundering in a $630,000 scheme

Austin Nedved, a resident of Northborough, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to a scheme involving fraud and money laundering through peer-to-peer platforms Paxful and LocalBitcoins. The scheme targeted elderly people and netted more than $630,000 for himself and his co-conspirators, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice.

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ForkLog 32 18.12.2020

Warp Finance DeFi project loses $7.7 million in attack

The Warp Finance DeFi platform was hit by a flash loan attack eight days after launch. The project team estimated losses at $7.7 million in stablecoins USDC and DAI.

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ForkLog 11 18.12.2020

Bitcoin-stealing malware found in RubyGems

Malware found in the RubyGems repository that steals cryptocurrency. This was reported by Sonatype specialists.

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ForkLog 7 17.12.2020

NiceHash returned 100% of stolen bitcoins to users

NiceHash, the cloud-mining platform, has completed a compensation programme for users totalling 4,640 BTC (about $107.3 million at the time of writing), lost in the December 2017 hack.

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ForkLog 10 17.12.2020

Voronezh woman loses 800,000 rubles in bid to profit from cryptocurrency

The Voronezh police opened criminal cases into fraud and theft after a local resident's report. She became a victim of criminals trying to profit from cryptocurrency, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs site.

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ForkLog 15 17.12.2020

23 Suspects Detained in Spain Over Laundering Funds Linked to the ‘Russian Mafia’

Spanish police, together with Europol, detained suspects in laundering funds of the 'Russian mafia'. During searches, in addition to €300,000 in cash, diamonds and cars, law enforcement found cryptocurrency wallets, reported on the Spanish Police website.

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ForkLog 16 16.12.2020

Hacker Demanded 4,500 ETH ransom from Nexus Mutual founder

The attacker who hacked the personal wallet of Nexus Mutual founder Hugh Karp demanded 4,500 ETH (~$2.6 million at the time of writing). The hacker's comment was left via a transaction.

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ForkLog 16 16.12.2020

Centra Tech Co-Founder Sentenced to One Year in Prison

The Southern District of New York sentenced one of Centra Tech's founders, Robert Joseph Farkas, to one year in prison. He was charged with orchestrating a fraudulent ICO that defrauded investors of $25 million.

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ForkLog 14 16.12.2020

Arbistar CEO handed suspended sentence; plaintiffs seek review of verdict

Lawyer Carlos Aranguez, representing the interests of 130 users of the Arbistar 2.0 cryptocurrency project, urged Spanish authorities to change the decision in the case of the company's head Santi (Santiago) Fuentes. This was reported by elDiario.es.

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ForkLog 7 16.12.2020

DistX DeFi token crashes after project founders drain liquidity pool

The DistX token-sale platform's market capitalization collapsed in a single day, from $1.5 million to less than $15,000 after the project closed and its founders withdrew funds from the Uniswap liquidity pool.

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ForkLog 9 15.12.2020

The Guardian: Australian Bitcoin scam sites registered to Russian residents

Tens of thousands of Australians were harmed by fraudulent investment offers using images of local celebrities. The scheme's operation centers on five addresses in central Moscow. The Guardian reports.

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