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ForkLog 6 05.06.2024

NFT scams: common schemes and how to protect yourself

As the market for non-fungible tokens (NFT) has grown, so too have scams. From fake projects to phishing attacks, fraudsters keep finding new ways to dupe credulous investors. Grigory Osipov, director of investigations at “ШАРД”, told ForkLog about the most widespread NFT frauds and shared tips on safeguarding assets. Types of NFTs Artworks Trading in […]

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ForkLog 18 05.06.2024

Mass Arrest of Bybit P2P Traders in Moscow Reported by Lawyers

In Moscow, law enforcement has detained over ten clients of the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, who were conducting P2P transactions on the platform and inadvertently became counterparts to those who embezzled funds from a monastery. This was reported by the legal agency Cartesius. According to their information, the situation is linked to the embezzlement of 26.4 […]

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ForkLog 8 04.06.2024

Utah Woman Faces Trial Over Bitcoin-Funded Murder Plot

A 23-year-old resident of Salt Lake City, Utah, Krista Renee Stone, paid $5000 in Bitcoin as a down payment for a contract killing. On June 15, the court will deliver its verdict in her case. Stone has pleaded guilty to planning the crime. According to the US Department of Justice, from March to September 2023, […]

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ForkLog 6 04.06.2024

Media Executive Accused of $67 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has charged Bill Guan, the Chief Financial Officer of the international media company Epoch Times, with orchestrating a scheme to launder at least $67 million in illicit funds through cryptocurrencies. According to the case documents, from 2020 to May 2024, Guan established a team called Make Money Online in […]

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ForkLog 61 04.06.2024

New Insights Emerge on the Possible Death of OneCoin Founder Ruja Ignatova

While there is no conclusive evidence of the death of OneCoin pyramid scheme founder Ruja Ignatova, it is highly likely she is deceased. This was stated by former IRS investigator Richard Reinhardt in an interview with the BBC. In February 2023, the BIRD project, citing Bulgarian police documents, reported that the entrepreneur was killed in […]

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ForkLog 10 31.05.2024

US Arrests Creator of Botnet That Amassed Over $130 Million in Cryptocurrencies

The US Department of Justice has dismantled the major 911 S5 botnet, responsible for a series of cyberattacks and fraud incidents. The network’s creator, 35-year-old Yunhe Wang, a citizen of China and Saint Kitts and Nevis, has been arrested. According to the case materials, from 2014 to 2022, Wang compromised a million home computers in […]

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ForkLog 10 29.05.2024

ZKasino Initiates ETH Recovery Process

The blockchain casino ZKasino has launched a two-step bridge recovery process, allowing users to register and reclaim their ETH at a 1:1 ratio. The initiative is aimed at those “who chose not to participate in the ZKAS conversion,” the team clarified. Participants can register and submit their first batch of bridge rewards in tokens. By […]

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ForkLog 12 23.05.2024

Case of 2718 BTC Bribery Reaches Moscow Region Court

The Balashikha court has received a criminal case against former Moscow investigator Marat Tambiev and his subordinate Kristina Lyakhovenko, accused of accepting a substantial bribe in bitcoins from members of the hacker group Infraud Organization, as reported by Kommersant. The jurisdiction was changed due to concerns about Tambiev’s potential connections within the Moscow judiciary. Previously, […]

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ForkLog 15 21.05.2024

Key Figure in ‘Finiko’ Pyramid Sentenced to 4.5 Years in Prison

The Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan has found Lilia Nuriyeva, a prominent participant in the financial pyramid scheme ‘Finiko’, guilty of fraud and involvement in a criminal organization, sentencing her to 4.5 years in prison. This was reported by local media. According to the case materials, the 42-year-old Nuriyeva defrauded 161 individuals between July 2019 […]

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ForkLog 53 21.05.2024

Taiwanese Citizen Arrested in New York for Running Incognito Market

On May 18, New York law enforcement detained a 23-year-old Taiwanese citizen, suspected of being the owner of the largest darknet marketplace for drug sales, Incognito Market. “Incognito Market” owner arrested for operating one of the largest illegal narcotics marketplaces on the internet ?: https://t.co/8DlfZ0M29w pic.twitter.com/8gFleAaie0 — US Attorney SDNY (@SDNYnews) May 20, 2024 According […]

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ForkLog 16 21.05.2024

Gala Games Exploit Results in Over $200 Million Loss

An unknown actor minted and withdrew 5 billion GALA tokens from the Web3 gaming platform Gala Games, amounting to approximately $210 million, according to Etherscan data. 22 May 2024 | 14:54Update: The hacker who breached Gala Games returned ~5913 ETH (approximately $22.1 million at the time of the transaction) to the project, proceeds from the […]

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ForkLog 8 21.05.2024

Initial Fraud Case Against Beribit Exchange Dismissed

Investigators in Khabarovsk initiated a criminal case based on a complaint from a client of the cryptocurrency exchange Beribit. This was highlighted by the Telegram channel «Менделеевщина». According to the document, the victim reported the theft of funds totaling 1.1 million rubles (10,910 USDT). The case, citing large-scale fraud, was filed against an “unidentified person.” […]

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