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ForkLog 10 03.12.2021

Salekhard pensioner loses more than 7 million rubles on ‘Bitcoin investments’

A 60-year-old resident of Salekhard became a victim of scammers who promised her earnings on a cryptocurrency exchange.

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ForkLog 9 02.12.2021

In Russia, a carder used a video camera to steal 12 million rubles and laundered the proceeds through cryptocurrencies

The St. Petersburg police detained a 27-year-old resident of Novosibirsk, suspected of stealing funds from bank cards and transferring them into cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 18 02.12.2021

Badger DAO DeFi protocol hacked; token falls about 20%

Users of the Badger DAO DeFi protocol reported unauthorized withdrawals. The estimated damage from the breach could exceed $100 million.

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ForkLog 9 01.12.2021

American trader pleads guilty to $5 million cryptocurrency fraud

In the United States, 25-year-old trader Jeremy Spence pleaded guilty to cryptocurrency fraud, according to a Department of Justice statement.

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ForkLog 14 01.12.2021

FBI seizes more than 39 BTC from wallet of Russian national linked to REvil

In August the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized about $2.3 million in cryptocurrency obtained from ransomware attacks by the REville group (also known as Sodinokibi).

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ForkLog 12 01.12.2021

Tomsk resident robbed of bitcoins worth 350 million rubles

In Tomsk, a local resident was robbed and, under threats, forced to transfer almost all the cryptocurrency he had. The incident occurred in October, but details only emerged now.

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ForkLog 14 30.11.2021

DeFi platform MonoX loses $31 million in hack

A hacker siphoned off crypto assets worth $31 million from the MonoX platform built on Polygon.

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ForkLog 20 30.11.2021

In Spain, a couple were arrested for covert cryptocurrency mining in supermarkets

The police in the Spanish city of Tarragona arrested a 33-year-old man and a woman who were installing hidden miners on computers in stores.

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ForkLog 9 30.11.2021

Yakutsk Police Report 1.7-Million-Ruble Cryptocurrency Scam

A 70-year-old resident of Yakutsk lost 1.7 million rubles in a fake cryptocurrency trading scheme.

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ForkLog 10 29.11.2021

86% of compromised Google Cloud accounts were used for mining

The main objective of hacking Google Cloud accounts is their use for mining, according to specialists.

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ForkLog 7 27.11.2021

Celsius Network CFO among those detained in Israel

Yaron Shalem, the chief financial officer of the centralized cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network, was among those detained in Israel alongside Sirin Labs founder Moshe Hogeg.

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ForkLog 7 25.11.2021

Detention extended for Finiko pyramid founder

On 25 November, Moscow's Tverskoy District Court extended the detention of Kirill Doronin, co-founder of the Finiko financial pyramid.

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