#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 38 03.08.2021

Former Monero developer Ricardo Spagni arrested on fraud charges

U.S. law enforcement authorities have detained former Monero lead developer Ricardo "Fluffypony" Spagni. The arrest was carried out at the request of South African authorities, who accuse him of fraud. The case is not related to private cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 8 31.07.2021

Cryptocurrency mined on equipment at Polish police headquarters

Cryptocurrency was mined on the official equipment of the Polish Police Headquarters (KGP), Gazeta Wyborcza reports.

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ForkLog 11 14.07.2021

Four suspects arrested in Japan over $54 million crypto scam

The Aichi Prefectural Police (Japan) arrested four suspects in organizing the Oz Project cryptocurrency fraud scheme, which affected more than 20,000 people with losses of up to 6 billion yen (about $54.3 million). Asahi Shimbun Digital reports.

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ForkLog 10 11.07.2021

New Zealand police lose $45,000 in Bitcoin during sting operation

Criminals stole $45,000 worth of cryptocurrency from the New Zealand Police's Bitcoin wallet during the operation against them, the New Zealand Herald reports.

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ForkLog 19 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 06.07.2021

Brazilian Police Arrest Local ‘Bitcoin King’ on $300 Million Fraud Charges

The Brazilian Federal Police liquidated Bitcoin Banco Group, whose actions harmed more than 7,000 clients, with losses exceeding $300 million. Its leader, Claudio Oliveira, known as the 'Bitcoin King', has been arrested.

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ForkLog 20 25.06.2021

London police seize a record £114m in cryptocurrency

London’s Metropolitan Police, as part of a money-laundering investigation, seized £114m (about $158m) in cryptocurrency. It was the largest amount ever confiscated in digital assets in the country’s history, the police said in a statement.

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ForkLog 8 22.06.2021

Media: Iran seizes 7,000 cryptocurrency-mining devices

The Iranian police uncovered an illegal mining farm and seized 7,000 cryptocurrency-mining devices.

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ForkLog 26 17.06.2021

Ukraine identifies Clop ransomware operators; sources say they are not hackers

Ukrainian law enforcement authorities reported on the identification of six members of the hacker group behind the Clop ransomware, which attacked organizations in South Korea and the United States.

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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 11 08.06.2021

Police arrest 800 people using FBI-built encrypted app

In a sprawling international operation, law enforcement arrested around 800 suspects in connection with various crimes. To identify them, the FBI, in collaboration with Australian police, developed a special encrypted app.

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ForkLog 15 29.05.2021

British police uncover secret Bitcoin mine during raid on a drug lab

West Midlands Police in western England uncovered a cryptocurrency mining operation during a raid on a drug laboratory.

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