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ForkLog 16 04.10.2021

Ukraine identifies ransomware operator; crypto wallets worth $1.3m blocked

Ukraine's cyberpolice identified the operators behind the ransomware. The international operation involved Europol, Interpol, French authorities and the U.S. FBI.

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ForkLog 11 04.10.2021

Brazil to tighten penalties for cryptocurrency-related crimes

The Special Committee of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies proposed increasing fines for money laundering using cryptocurrencies from one-third to two-thirds of the amount, and the prison term to four to sixteen years and eight months.

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ForkLog 11 04.10.2021

Saratov traffic police inspector to stand trial for Bitcoin mining at work

Staff of the Saratov traffic police discovered a cryptocurrency mining farm in the department's technical room after receiving a high electricity bill.

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ForkLog 9 04.10.2021

Kidnappers forced Kaliningrad resident to transfer $523,000 in cryptocurrency and dumped him in the forest

A Kaliningrad resident was kidnapped and forced to transfer his cryptocurrency savings to the attackers’ accounts, after which he was beaten and dumped in the forest. He said this on Twitter.

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ForkLog 20 02.10.2021

Hackers breach thousands of Coinbase user accounts

Unknown hackers breached about six thousand Coinbase user accounts by exploiting an SMS-based bypass of two-factor authentication.

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ForkLog 15 01.10.2021

Cream Finance reports recovery of 5,152.6 ETH after hack; hacker received 10% of the stolen funds.

Three weeks after the hack, the developers of the decentralised Cream Finance protocol confirmed that the project had recovered 5,152.6 ETH (about $16.7 million at the time of writing), identifying the hacker with the help of the community.

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ForkLog 8 01.10.2021

MVD Identifies Suspects in Cryptocurrency Extortion Against Russian Organisations

Law enforcement in Primorsky Krai opened a criminal case against the alleged organiser of a fraudulent group that gained access to the systems of various Russian organisations and demanded a cryptocurrency ransom for their unlocking.

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ForkLog 10 01.10.2021

Statements from Finiko pyramid victims in Zabaykalsky Krai forwarded to Kazan

All statements from victims of the Finiko financial pyramid, submitted to the Russian MVD for the Zabaykalsky Krai, are being redirected to Kazan, where the company's main office was located.

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ForkLog 20 01.10.2021

Unidentified artist sells fake NFTs for $144,000 and vanishes

An alleged 17-year-old digital artist conducted a pre-sale of fake non-fungible tokens (NFTs) released on the Solana blockchain and disappeared with users' funds. The Block reports.

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ForkLog 12 30.09.2021

ESET: One in ten cryptocurrency fraud cases occur in Russia

Cybersecurity firm ESET has recorded a 23.6% global decline in cryptocurrency threats from May to August 2021. However, the trend did not affect Russia, where scammers have shown a surge of interest in cryptocurrency holders, according to ForkLog.

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ForkLog 12 28.09.2021

Khakassia resident handed over almost 3 million rubles to cryptocurrency scammers

A resident of Khakassia will report to the authorities about a fraud by unknown individuals who offered large profits from investing in cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 7 27.09.2021

Knife-wielding attackers steal cryptocurrency from UK student

A student at a British university was the victim of an armed robbery. The attackers took passwords to his financial apps and accounts containing cryptocurrency, The Sun reports.

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