Crimes | ForkLog - Part 127

ForkLog 10 05.11.2020

U.S. authorities seize $24 million in cryptocurrency from alleged organiser of Brazil-based fraud scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice has seized $24 million in cryptocurrency from an alleged organiser of a fraud scheme in Brazil. This is stated in the department's press release.

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ForkLog 15 04.11.2020

Binance explains how it thwarted a $345,000 exit scam

Binance's security team helped recover almost all the funds stolen from users in the wake of the recent exit scam by the creators of the automated market maker (AMM) Wine Swap. ForkLog was told this by exchange representatives.

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ForkLog 12 04.11.2020

Prosecutors Seek Harsh Sentence for Centra Tech Co-Founder

US federal prosecutors have asked the court to sentence one of the founders of the Centra Tech cryptocurrency project, Robert Farcas, to a 'substantial' prison term.

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ForkLog 25 03.11.2020

KuCoin hacker began laundering Bitcoin through Wasabi mixer

The attacker who hacked the KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange in September moved part of the Bitcoin through the Wasabi Wallet, which offers mixing. This was noted by Ergo from OXT Research.

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ForkLog 11 02.11.2020

Online databases containing 34 million user records from 17 companies found

User data from 17 companies stolen in breaches has been put up for sale online.

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ForkLog 17 02.11.2020

Justin Sun details major attack on the TRON network

The head of the TRON project, Justin Sun, said the mainnet came under a large-scale attack that halted block production.

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ForkLog 11 02.11.2020

Lawyer for OneCoin scammer disbarred

A five-judge panel disbarred Mark Scott, the lawyer linked to the scandal-plagued OneCoin pyramid. Cointelegraph reports.

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ForkLog 8 02.11.2020

Rise in Bitcoin price boosts the popularity of hidden miners

In the third quarter of 2020, activity by cryptojacking software rose. This is according to a threat report by ESET.

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ForkLog 33 02.11.2020

Former Russian hockey player jailed for four years for cryptocurrency fraud

The Presnensky Court in Moscow found the former Slovak Slovan Bratislava hockey player Igor Musatov guilty of cryptocurrency fraud on a particularly large scale.

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ForkLog 14 02.11.2020

US authorities reveal new malware linked to Russian hackers

The U.S. Cyber Command, together with the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has identified new types of malware that authorities say were used in attacks by Russian hackers against government targets.

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ForkLog 6 02.11.2020

Media: Hackers put 10,000 Robinhood user passwords up for sale

Cybercriminals posted on the dark web offers to sell access to thousands of Robinhood accounts, presumably linked to the crypto-friendly platform Robinhood. Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 5 02.11.2020

Orenburg region resident loses nearly 770,000 rubles in bid to profit from cryptocurrencies

Law enforcement authorities in the Orenburg region have opened a criminal case of fraud over the theft of 767,000 rubles from a 66-year-old local resident on the pretext of investments in cryptocurrencies. This was reported on the site of the regional police department.

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