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ForkLog 14 12.07.2021

Biden threatens Putin with a ‘retaliatory strike’ over inaction on hackers

U.S. President Joe Biden urged Vladimir Putin to stop ransomware attacks on American companies carried out from Russian territory.

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ForkLog 21 12.07.2021

Hackers drain more than $4m from DeFi projects due to ChainSwap vulnerability

Hackers exploited a critical vulnerability in the ChainSwap cross-chain bridge's smart contract and drained more than $4m from DeFi projects. To mitigate the fallout, developers will release a new version of their own token ASAP.

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ForkLog 13 12.07.2021

Swedish national jailed for 15 years over cryptocurrency fraud

A U.S. court sentenced 47-year-old Swedish national Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson to 15 years in prison for securities fraud and money laundering. The Justice Department statement notes the sentence.

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ForkLog 17 12.07.2021

The ransomware pandemic: what’s fueling the wave of hacker attacks and how it could affect Bitcoin

Since last year, many companies and government agencies have faced ransomware attacks. ForkLog examined what lies behind the heightened ransomware threat and its implications for the crypto industry.

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ForkLog 12 08.07.2021

Robinhood sets aside $15m for NYDFS settlement

Robinhood, a crypto-friendly platform, valued at $15 million the minimum possible costs for a 'principled settlement' of NYDFS claims.

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ForkLog 9 08.07.2021

EU to create anti-money-laundering agency

An anti-money laundering authority (AMLA) will be created in the European Union, which will play the role of a 'centre' of the updated regulatory framework involving national authorities. The plans are contained in the European Commission's proposal, Reuters reports.

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ForkLog 11 08.07.2021

Free TON partner suspected of exit scam

Members of the Free TON community drew attention to the behaviour of one of the project's partners—the MerkleTree.capital fund.

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ForkLog 9 07.07.2021

Twenty residents of Saratov Oblast lost about a million rubles to cryptocurrency scammers

The Saratov Oblast Ministry of Internal Affairs reported an uptick in cryptocurrency investment fraud.

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ForkLog 18 07.07.2021

Ukrainian blogger staged her own kidnapping for a 5 BTC ransom

Kharkiv-based Instagram blogger Kateryna Yakimenko, known by the handle tigra, staged her own kidnapping to obtain a ransom from a sponsor in Russia.

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ForkLog 14 07.07.2021

Russian-linked hackers breach the U.S. Republican National Committee’s systems

Hacker group Cozy Bear, linked to Russian security services, breached the computer systems of the U.S. Republican National Committee. Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the situation.

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ForkLog 9 06.07.2021

Unknown assailant demanded 0.5 BTC, threatening to blow up Kyiv City Hall

On July 6, an unknown assailant reported a purported bomb at the Kyiv City Hall building. To prevent an explosion, he demanded a ransom in bitcoins.

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ForkLog 90 06.07.2021

Founders of the Finiko pyramid suspected of exit scam

Investors in the Kazan-based Finiko pyramid are flooding with complaints about being unable to withdraw funds. Independent experts estimate the total damage from the company's activities at several hundred million dollars.

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