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ForkLog 12 14.06.2021

Chelyabinsk region resident loses nearly half a million rubles trying to profit from cryptocurrencies

A resident of Troitsk contacted the authorities to report that he had become the victim of scammers while attempting to invest in cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 47 13.06.2021

Binance-owned WazirX suspected of money laundering

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India's Finance Ministry said that one of the country's largest bitcoin exchanges and its leadership are under investigation for alleged violations of foreign exchange rules, Reuters reported.

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ForkLog 21 11.06.2021

235 US hospitals fall victim to Ryuk ransomware attackers

Since 2018, the creators of Ryuk ransomware have attacked at least 235 hospitals and psychiatric inpatient facilities in the United States, demanding a ransom to restore files.

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ForkLog 24 10.06.2021

JBS paid $11 million in bitcoin to ransomware operators.

The world's largest meat-processing company JBS paid hackers a ransom of $11 million in bitcoins.

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ForkLog 22 10.06.2021

55-year-old Rostov-on-Don woman identified as Trickbot botnet operator

Arrested in the United States, Alla Vitte, who is suspected as one of the developers of the notorious TrickBot malware, turned out to be a native of Russia.

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ForkLog 19 09.06.2021

In China, 1,100 people arrested on charges of money laundering through cryptocurrencies

Chinese law enforcement authorities arrested 1,100 people and shut down 170 organisations over money-laundering allegations involving digital assets.

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ForkLog 17 08.06.2021

Bitcoin-miner thief identified from surveillance cameras

Detectives arrested a 21-year-old from Irkutsk for stealing Bitcoin-mining equipment. The damage was estimated at 120,000 rubles.

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ForkLog 21 08.06.2021

FBI recovers 63.7 BTC from Colonial Pipeline ransom, gains access to a Bitcoin wallet

The FBI returned the bulk of the ransom paid to the DarkSide hackers in Bitcoin after the attack on Colonial Pipeline, the operator of the U.S. oil pipeline.

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ForkLog 17 07.06.2021

Dutch authorities arrest suspects in cryptocurrency fraud

Dutch authorities have arrested three men suspected of deceiving investors, according to a police press release.

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ForkLog 10 07.06.2021

Fraudsters swindle Australians out of more than $20 million in Bitcoin

In 2020, criminals stole more than $39 million from Australians through scam schemes that included Bitcoin and other payment methods.

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ForkLog 7 07.06.2021

In Irkutsk, suspects have been arrested in a series of mining-equipment thefts.

Irkutsk law-enforcement authorities identified suspects accused of a series of mining-equipment thefts. Information was reported on the Ministry of Internal Affairs' website.

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ForkLog 24 07.06.2021

Experts report rise in DDoS attacks on cryptocurrency services

The number of DDoS attacks on cryptocurrency services rose substantially in the first quarter of 2021, StormWall said.

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