Crimes | ForkLog - Part 130

ForkLog 14 22.10.2020

Latvian resident planned to murder cryptocurrency owners to obtain €500,000

The State Police of Latvia prevented the kidnapping and murder of two people planned by the offender to obtain cryptocurrency from them worth about €500,000.

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ForkLog 9 21.10.2020

Pawnshop employee embezzles 3 million rubles; funds transferred into cryptocurrency

The court found the resident of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky guilty of embezzling funds in the particularly large amount. She transferred the stolen money into cryptocurrency, according to Kamchatka-Inform.

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ForkLog 31 20.10.2020

Hackers transfer $20,000 in Bitcoin to charity

The Darkside Hackers group transferred $10,000 to two charitable organisations in cryptocurrency, according to BBC.

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ForkLog 11 20.10.2020

Russian woman borrowed 1.2 million rubles and handed them to cryptocurrency scammers

A resident of the Ulyanovsk region became a victim of scammers who demanded money from her, promising earnings in cryptocurrency. This was reported by the local police.

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ForkLog 17 20.10.2020

French finance ministry links cryptocurrencies to drug trafficking and money laundering

France's Minister of the Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire announced amendments to the separatism bill, tightening regulation of cryptocurrencies. The official argues that tougher oversight will reduce opportunities for financing terrorism.

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ForkLog 19 19.10.2020

U.S. Justice Department charges Russian hackers over Olympic attacks in Korea and French elections

The U.S. Department of Justice charged six Russian nationals with hacking attacks against infrastructure in France, South Korea, Ukraine and the United States. All of them, according to the department, were officers in the GRU's Military Unit 74455.

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ForkLog 10 19.10.2020

Latvia’s financial regulator warns crypto investors about scammers

The Financial and Capital Market Commission of Latvia (FCMC) urged local investors to be vigilant amid possible cryptocurrency scams. This is stated in the regulator's press release.

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ForkLog 18 19.10.2020

Google reveals details of a previously unknown large-scale DDoS attack

The Google Cloud team described a large-scale DDoS attack targeting Google's services in 2017. Its peak traffic reached 2.54 Tbps, making it one of the largest DDoS attacks on record.

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ForkLog 8 16.10.2020

New York authorities assess crypto firms’ response to Twitter hack

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) analyzed the July Twitter hack and the reaction of cryptocurrency companies. Based on the information gathered, experts prepared recommendations to prevent similar attacks in the future.

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ForkLog 13 16.10.2020

US charges six individuals in drug-cartel money laundering via cryptocurrency

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged participants in an organised crime group that laundered funds for Mexican drug cartels.

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ForkLog 9 16.10.2020

Hackers infiltrated almost 2,000 Robinhood accounts

Hackers gained access to around two thousand Robinhood accounts, Bloomberg reports citing anonymous sources.

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ForkLog 23 16.10.2020

Europol reports 20 arrests in cryptocurrency-enabled money-laundering case

As part of an international operation involving 16 countries, 20 people were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the QQAAZZ criminal group. This was reported on Europol's website.

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