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crypto crime – DIGIT INFO https://www.digit.info Bookmarking Crypto Insights Tue, 07 Jan 2025 03:27:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.digit.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-61589-32x32.png crypto crime – DIGIT INFO https://www.digit.info 32 32 Canadian man says kidnappers wanted to torture him for his Bitcoin: Report https://www.digit.info/canadian-man-says-kidnappers-wanted-to-torture-him-for-his-bitcoin-report/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 03:27:30 +0000 https://www.digit.info/canadian-man-says-kidnappers-wanted-to-torture-him-for-his-bitcoin-report/

An unnamed Canadian man says he’s been forced to move from one Airbnb to another to evade his suspected kidnappers.

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Crypto’s record-breaking year sees spike in kidnappings and ransom schemes https://www.digit.info/cryptos-record-breaking-year-sees-spike-in-kidnappings-and-ransom-schemes/ Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:45:07 +0000 https://www.digit.info/cryptos-record-breaking-year-sees-spike-in-kidnappings-and-ransom-schemes/

A rise in ransomware, kidnappings and extortion shows the growing risks faced by crypto traders and investors as the sector expands.

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Fake Coinbase website leads to $20M fraud, 5-year sentence https://www.digit.info/fake-coinbase-website-leads-to-20m-fraud-5-year-sentence/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 17:18:17 +0000 https://www.digit.info/fake-coinbase-website-leads-to-20m-fraud-5-year-sentence/

A phishing scam netted a fraudster luxury cars and foreign vacations, and then a prison sentence.

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ZachXBT claims there is an uptick in thieves targetting crypto traders offline  https://www.digit.info/zachxbt-claims-there-is-an-uptick-in-thieves-targetting-crypto-traders-offline/ Sun, 13 Oct 2024 06:07:43 +0000 https://www.digit.info/zachxbt-claims-there-is-an-uptick-in-thieves-targetting-crypto-traders-offline/

Online software development platform GitHub has a list of at least 15 recorded incidents of in person crypto theft in the last year, around 17 in 2023, and 32 in 2021. 

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Tether Helps Dutch and US Authorities Seize $7.8M in Crypto https://www.digit.info/tether-helps-dutch-and-us-authorities-seize-7-8m-in-crypto/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:46:23 +0000 https://www.digit.info/tether-helps-dutch-and-us-authorities-seize-7-8m-in-crypto/ Read more]]> Tether Helps Dutch and US Authorities Seize $7.8M in CryptoTether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, reportedly played a crucial role in a joint operation led by Dutch and U.S. law enforcement agencies to dismantle two cryptocurrency exchanges suspected of money laundering. The operation resulted in the seizure of €7 million ($7.8M) in crypto and the freezing of illicit wallets. Tether Works With Law Enforcement […]

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Owner of unlicensed UK crypto ATM network faces criminal charges https://www.digit.info/owner-of-unlicensed-uk-crypto-atm-network-faces-criminal-charges/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:29:29 +0000 https://www.digit.info/owner-of-unlicensed-uk-crypto-atm-network-faces-criminal-charges/

The FCA is throwing the book at the head of GidiPlus Limited for operating an ATM network after being denied registration.

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Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs Join Forces to Tackle Crypto Crime https://www.digit.info/tron-tether-and-trm-labs-join-forces-to-tackle-crypto-crime/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:40:09 +0000 https://www.digit.info/tron-tether-and-trm-labs-join-forces-to-tackle-crypto-crime/ Read more]]> Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs Join Forces to Tackle Crypto CrimeTron, Tether, and TRM Labs have announced the creation of the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU), a new initiative aimed at fighting illicit activity in the cryptocurrency space. The partnership, focused on public-private collaboration, seeks to improve security within the Tron blockchain and reduce the misuse of its tether (USDT) stablecoin. Crypto Giants Tron, […]

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Malaysian kidnappers abducted Chinese man for $1M USDT: Report https://www.digit.info/malaysian-kidnappers-abducted-chinese-man-for-1m-usdt-report/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:40:27 +0000 https://www.digit.info/malaysian-kidnappers-abducted-chinese-man-for-1m-usdt-report/

Six Malaysian nationals, including a couple, have been charged with kidnapping a Chinese citizen and demanding a ransom of $1 million in Tether (USDT).

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4 suspects forced a Bitcoiner to transfer BTC before killing him, police say https://www.digit.info/4-suspects-forced-a-bitcoiner-to-transfer-btc-before-killing-him-police-say/ Tue, 30 Jul 2024 02:11:38 +0000 https://www.digit.info/4-suspects-forced-a-bitcoiner-to-transfer-btc-before-killing-him-police-say/

Kyiv Police and the nation’s special police unit have arrested and detained four suspects believed to be responsible for the foreign national’s murder.

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Elliptic exposes $11B scam network via Huione Guarantee https://www.digit.info/elliptic-exposes-11b-scam-network-via-huione-guarantee/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:39:38 +0000 https://www.digit.info/elliptic-exposes-11b-scam-network-via-huione-guarantee/

Elliptic’s report reveals how the Huione Guarantee marketplace facilitated massive money laundering and cyber scams using Tether (USDT) transactions.

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