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South Korean Crypto Exchanges Report Nearly 50% Surge in Suspicious Transactions in 2023

South Korea has witnessed a surge in crypto trading, particularly following a market recovery. Correspondingly, authorities in the country received almost 49% more alerts of potentially suspicious transactions from crypto service providers in 2023 compared to the previous year. A paper from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) revealed that South Korea logged 16,076 instances of...
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Bitcoin Robbery Gang Strikes Again in Sweden: Middle-Aged Couple Targeted: Report

In a shocking turn of events, a middle-aged Swedish couple fell victim to a violent home invasion orchestrated by a gang of masked men determined to steal their Bitcoin holdings. This incident, which unfolded earlier this week in the town of Rönninge, south of Stockholm, has highlighted the alarming trend of cryptocurrency-related robberies in Sweden....
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Defunct crypto company Bitsonar officially charged with fraud by former employee

Former project manager at now defunct crypto investing firm Bitsonar, Yaroslav Shtadchenko, has filed a complaint with the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) accusing his former employer at Bitsonar of fraud. The accused, Bitsonar’s founder, Alexander Tovstenko, who was also a former clerk at the Ukrainian government hired Shtadchenko in 2018 “to provide consulting...
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Fed Governor Blasts Bitcoin for its Ties to “Illegal Activities”

It is a well-known fact that US politicians don’t like bitcoin very much. Particularly the Federal Reserve governor still sees plenty of problems, primarily due it facilitating illicit activities.  In a recent meeting, the bitcoin debate was reopened once again. The Fed Still Hates Bitcoin As regulators prepare to take a closer look at cryptocurrencies,...
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Hawaiian Woman Invests 401K Into Crypto Mining Ponzi Scheme, Hit With Restraining Order

A woman based in the United States island-state of Hawaii has lost nearly half of her entire life savings, in a crypto mining-related Ponzi scheme.The post appeared first on NewsBTC
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Crypto-Demanding Cybercriminals Ramp Up Ransomware Threat With Data Exposure

Cybercrime is growing at an exponential rate, and showing zero signs of slowing down or stopping in the near future. As technology advances, so do the tactics used by these criminals, especially surrounding crypto.The post appeared first on NewsBTC
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Criminals Steal Over $4bn in Bitcoin During First Half of 2019

Criminals are still drawn to Bitcoin. The world’s leading cryptocurrency lacks anonymity and privacy. Even so, it is often used as a tool to hide monetary transactions. The first six months of 2019 have been rather telling in this regard. Over $4bn worth of Bitcoin has been stolen from investors during this period alone.  Criminals...
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Palestinian Civilians Are Using Bitcoin More Than Terrorists

The Takeaway: Experts say Hamas is now using bitcoin for cross-border fundraising at an unprecedented rate. Still, even the largest estimates of terror financing in the region are apparently dwarfed by civilian bitcoin usage in the Gaza Strip, local experts tell CoinDesk. General awareness in Palestine of bitcoin and ethereum has increased since 2018. Freelance...
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Cryptopia Exchange Kept Users’ Cryptos in Pooled Wallet: Liquidator

The assigned liquidator for the collapsed New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia says it’s making progress in determining customer holdings, but that the management of user funds by the exchange has caused delays. Professional services firm Grant Thornton New Zealand was assigned to oversee the liquidation process in May, after the exchange had failed to recover from...
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Dark Web Drug Dealer to Forfeit Millions of Dollars in Illicit Crypto Earnings

A man has been sentenced in San Diego, California, for conspiring to sell drugs over dark web markets for cryptocurrencies. Thirty-nine-year-old Sky Justin Gornik had pleaded guilty to using a number of marketplaces such as Alpha Bay, Trade Route, Abraxas, Evolution, Outlaw Market, and Dream Market to deal in fentanyl, carfentanil, ketamine, oxycodone, amphetamine and other...
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British Teen Earned Over $400,000 in Bitcoin Through Criminal Activity

Many officials claim only criminals use Bitcoin. All of those people are in the wrong. Many people use cryptocurrencies for a wide variety of purposes. It is certainly true criminals favor Bitcoin due to its pseudonymity. One Norwich-based individual was sentenced for hacking and accepting cryptocurrency as a payment.  Teens Love Bitcoin Riches One has...
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