France Crypto Crime: Couple Held at Knifepoint and Forced to Transfer Nearly $1M in Bitcoin
Armed criminals posing as police officers forced a French couple to transfer roughly $980,000 worth of bitcoin during…
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Strange, but true: 5 outlandish and weird crypto stories of 2024
From failed memecoin stunts and attempted teenage rug pulls on Pump.fun to fake FBI tokens, 2024 didn’t disappoint.…
WonderFi CEO kidnapped and forced to pay $1M ransom: Report
WonderFi CEO Dean Skurka reportedly said in an email that he is “safe” now and that no company…
Missouri Man Arrested for Extorting Former Employer With Bitcoin Ransom
A Missouri man, Daniel Rhyne, was arrested for attempting to extort his former employer, a New Jersey-based industrial…
Russian Cybercriminal Extradited to US in Crypto Crime Case
A Russian cybercriminal, Deniss Zolotarjovs, has been charged in the U.S. with crimes related to his involvement in…
Malaysian Police Hunt 4 Suspects in Kidnapping Case Involving $1.2M Crypto Ransom
Selangor police in Malaysia are pursuing four local suspects connected to the July 11 kidnapping of a Chinese…
Ransomware returns: Chainalysis flags record $1B payments in 2023
Ransomware attacks resulted in over $1 billion of cryptocurrency payments in 2023 as criminals targeted high-profile institutions and…
BlackBerry reveals top crypto-focused malware amid rising cyberthreats
When it comes to Blackberry’s list of the most prevalent malware families, SmokeLoader, RaccoonStealer (also known as RecordBreaker)…
US Court Sentences Russian Crypto Ransom Launderer to Probation and Fine
A Russian crypto entrepreneur, charged with laundering money from ransomware attacks, has been sentenced to probation and fined…
Crypto investors under attack by new malware, reveals Cisco Talos
Since December 2022, the two malicious files — MortalKombat ransomware and Laplas Clipper malware — have been actively…