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US Pig Butchering Victims ‘Will’ Get Refunds — Feds Seize $225M Cryptocurrency
Richi Jennings | | #CryptoScam, #InvestmentScam, #PigButchering, bank scam, bitcoin ATM scam, bitcoin scam, bitcoin transfer scams, blockchain, Blockchain Analysis, Blockchain Analytics, civil asset forfeiture, Crypto, crypto cons, crypto crime, crypto currency, cryptocurrency, Department of Justice (DOJ), DOJ, DOJ (Department of Justice), FBI, fbi annoucement, FBI investigation of cybercrime, FBI Investigations, Heartland Tri-State Bank, justice department, money laundering, OKX, online romance scam, philippines, pig butchering, Pig Butchering Scams, romance, romance fraud, romance scam, romance scammers, romance scams, SB Blogwatch, secret service, Shan Hanes, stablecoin, Tether, The Philippines, TRM Labs, U.S. Justice Department, U.S. Secret Service, US Justice Department, USDT, USSS, Vietnam
DoJ, FBI, USSS yoinked USDT: Pretty girls plus investment fraud equals forfeiture recovery (eventually) ...
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Schneider Electric Confirms Ransom Hack — Hellcat Demands French Bread as ‘Joke’
Richi Jennings | | Baguette, BGTT, Crypto, crypto crime, crypto currency, cryptocoin, Cryptocrurrency, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency Humor, grep, greppy, Hellcat, ICA, International Contract Agency, Ransomware, SB Blogwatch
That’s a lot of pain: $125,000 ransom seems small—but why do the scrotes want it paid in baguettes? ...
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Pig Butchering at Heart of Bank Failure — CEO Gets 24 Years in Jail
Richi Jennings | | #PigButchering, Crypto, crypto cons, crypto crime, crypto currency, cryptocurrency, Heartland Tri-State Bank, online romance scam, pig butchering, Pig Butchering Scams, romance, romance fraud, romance scam, romance scammers, romance scams, SB Blogwatch, Shan Hanes
Oink, oink, FAIL—you’re in jail: Kansas bank chief exec Shan Hanes stole money from investors, a church and others to buy cryptocurrency to feed a scam ...
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Book Review: The Crypto Launderers: Crime and CryptoCurrencies
The Crypto Launderers: Crime and Cryptocurrencies from the Dark Web to DeFi and Beyond - by David Carlisle I wish I had a way to review this book without having first read ...

The new DOJ Law Enforcement Crypto Reports (TL;DR)
TL;DR? Good news! I read them for you! On 15SEP2022, the Department of Justice released their report "The Role of Law Enforcement in Detecting, Investigating, and Prosecuting Criminal Activity Related to Digital Assets" ...

Drupal, Phishing and A New Cryptomining Botnet
Nadav Avital | | botnets, crypto currency, crypto mining, Cybersecurity, Hackers, Perspective, Phishing
It’s a well-known fact that security solutions must quickly adapt to new attack methods. There are several ways to achieve this goal, regularly applying security patches and updates, relying on threat intelligence ...

Chinese arrest 20 in major Crypto Currency Mining scam
According to Chinese-language publication Legal Daily police in two districts of China have arrested 20 people for their roles in a major crypto currency mining operation that earned the criminals more than ...
Read: Our Top Picks for 2018’s Biggest Cybersecurity Stories… So Far
Gerhard Jacobs | | Application Security, crypto currency, cryptomining, Cybersecurity, Data Security, ddos, Drupalgeddon 2.0, Hackers
Our threat research team’s been burning the candle at both ends this year, what with the sheer number of nasties out there at any given time. But with so many to choose ...