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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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U.S. Moves to Collect $7.74 Million Tied to N. Korea IT Worker Scam
The DOJ is moving to collect $7.74 million seized two years ago in connection with a criminal case involving an IT worker scam run by North Korean operatives. The case is one ...
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DOJ Created NexFundAI Crypto Firm in Crypto Scamming Sting
The DOJ created NexFundAI, a false cryptocurrency company and token, in a sting that nabbed 19 people and companies accused of scamming investors by falsely creating the illusion of activity around their ...
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International Raids Shut Down Ghost Encrypted Messaging App
Europol headed up an international law enforcement operation against the operators and users of Ghost, an encrypted messaging app that was used by criminal organizations worldwide for drug trafficking, money laundering, and ...
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Ukrainian REvil Hacker Gets 13-Year Sentence Plus $16M Fine
Wajahat Raja | | botnets, cryptocurrency, cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Measures, Cybersecurity News, dark web, International Cooperation, law enforcement, Legal Proceedings, money laundering, Ransomware, rEvil, Sodinokibi, Ukrainian Hacker
In a significant victory against cybercrime, the Ukrainian REvil hacker has been sentenced to over 13 years in prison and ordered to pay a hefty fine of $16 million for orchestrating thousands ...
Crypto Mixer Money Laundering: Samourai Founders Arrested
Wajahat Raja | | Blockchain Analysis, Crypto Investigations, cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency Anonymity, Cryptocurrency Regulations, Cybersecurity News, dark web, Digital Asset Security, Financial Crimes, Investor Protection, law enforcement, Market Integrity, money laundering, Regulatory Compliance, Samourai Wallet, Whirlpool Mixing Service
The recent crackdown on the crypto mixer money laundering, Samourai, has unveiled a sophisticated operation allegedly involved in facilitating illegal transactions and laundering criminal proceeds. The cryptocurrency community was shocked by the ...
Elliptic Shows How an AI Model Can Identify Bitcoin Laundering
The blockchain analysis company is using a deep learning model, new AI techniques, and a massive dataset to better detect and track money laundering on a Bitcoin blockchain ...
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Nigeria, Romania, Russia, U.S. Among Top Cybercrime Nations
Nathan Eddy | | attacks, brazil, cashing out, china, data theft, extortion, Identity Theft, money laundering, nigeria, research, romania, Russia, Scams
Russia and Ukraine topped a list of cybercrime-producing nations, followed by China and the United States, with African nation Nigeria rounding out the top five ...
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LockBit Hacker Sentenced To 4 Years Jail Plus Fined $860K
Wajahat Raja | | cryptocurrency, cyber extortion, Cyber Terrorism, cybercrime, Cybercrime Trends, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity News, Data breach, Hacker Sentencing, International Cooperation, Justice System, law enforcement, Legal Proceedings, Lockbit, money laundering, Ransomware
Recent reports about legal proceedings, a 34-year-old Russian-Canadian national, Mikhail Vasiliev, has been handed a sentence of almost four years in Canadian prison. Vasiliev’s involvement in the global ransomware scheme known as ...
Maryland Busts $9.5 Million #BEC Money Laundering Ring
 Three indictments have been unsealed in Maryland that document an extensive network of shell companies that were used to wash at least $9.5 Million in funds from at least fifteen #BEC (Business ...

