#Law Enforcement

Latest news and reviews of events related to law enforcement actions in the cryptocurrency market: investigations, arrests, seizures, and criminal searches.

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ForkLog 6 06.11.2021

Media: 31 Filecoin miners arrested in China and $62.5 million seized

Chinese law enforcement officers in the Fuzhou district of Fujian province arrested 31 employees of IPFS Union, a company linked to Filecoin mining.

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ForkLog 8 27.10.2021

Ukraine detains suspect over abduction of cryptocurrency owner and $2.5 million theft

Ukrainian law enforcement detained at Boryspil airport one of the suspects in the kidnapping of a person and extortion of cryptocurrency from them, according to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

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ForkLog 9 27.10.2021

SBU officer suspected of extorting 7.5 BTC remanded in custody

One of the suspects in the kidnapping of a businessman and extortion of money from him by an officer of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has been remanded in custody. This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation (GBR).

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ForkLog 8 27.10.2021

Police seize millions of euros in cryptocurrency in operation against darknet traders.

In a joint operation by law enforcement agencies from several countries, 150 suspects were arrested in illegal darknet trading. Europol said.

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ForkLog 10 05.10.2021

Police arrest suspects in cryptocurrency owner’s kidnapping, $523,000 stolen

The Kaliningrad region's Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case into the kidnapping of a cryptocurrency owner.

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ForkLog 12 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 7 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 10 29.09.2021

Group-IB offices raided; founder arrested in treason case

In the Moscow headquarters of Group-IB, searches were conducted. According to media sources, they are linked to a criminal case in which Group-IB founder Ilya Sachkov was detained.

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ForkLog 30 21.09.2021

U.S. court releases former Monero developer Riccardo Spagni

A court freed the former Monero lead developer Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni from custody.

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ForkLog 10 20.09.2021

Polish District Prosecutor’s Office confirms arrest of former WEX chief Dmitry Vasilyev

The Warsaw District Prosecutor's Office commented on the detention and arrest of the former owner of the WEX cryptocurrency exchange Dmitry Vasilyev.

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ForkLog 16 18.09.2021

Binance hires former Europol darknet expert

Former Europol darknet specialist Nils Andersen-Röed (Nils Andersen-Röed) has joined Binance's security team.

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ForkLog 6 14.09.2021

Ukraine detains suspects over Bitcoin extortion of about $263,000

Ukrainian law enforcement authorities have identified suspects believed to be behind an extortion of nearly 7 million hryvnias (about $263,000 at the time of writing) in cryptocurrency.

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