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ForkLog 9 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 8 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 7 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 17 30.09.2021

Court Rejects Half of Claims Against Tether and Bitfinex in $1.4 Trillion Class-Action

Judge Kathryn Polk Failla of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected half of the claims against Tether and Bitfinex in the class action, including all claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

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ForkLog 11 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 10 29.09.2021

Media: Roskomnadzor Threatens to Block YouTube

Roskomnadzor has asked Google to lift restrictions on Russia Today YouTube channels. Otherwise the agency threatens to block the service in full or partially within the Russian Federation, according to Interfax.

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ForkLog 8 28.09.2021

Russian Post plans to deploy blockchain in its operations

Russian Post plans to deploy blockchain to track supply chains. The initiative has been included in the company's digital transformation strategy, according to Vedomosti.

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ForkLog 11 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 9 28.09.2021

In Russia, artificial intelligence will identify ‘dangerous schoolchildren’ from their essays

The Russian government will allocate 1.7 billion rubles to create a system for identifying 'socially dangerous and destructive behavior among schoolchildren' through analysis of their written work.

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ForkLog 8 27.09.2021

In the Samara region, authorities probe fraud by Finiko employees amounting to 6 million rubles

The Samara region's Ministry of Internal Affairs has opened eight criminal cases of fraud against Finiko employees.

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ForkLog 11 24.09.2021

Court in Kazan extends arrest of Finiko’s vice president Ilgiz Shakirov

The Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan extended the arrest of Finiko's vice president Ilgiz Shakirov until November 28.

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