organized crime – DIGIT INFO

UN report highlights cybercrime surge in Southeast Asia, Telegram’s role

DIGIT — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:13:44 +0000

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime continues its series on organized crime in Southeast Asia and focuses on Telegram this time.

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Australian Police Seize $9.3M in Crypto, Bust Mastermind Behind Ghost Platform

DIGIT — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:46:22 +0000

The Australian Federal Police have taken a major step against organized crime by seizing $9.3 million in cryptocurrency. The operation uncovered a secret encrypted communication platform, Ghost, leading to the arrest of its alleged mastermind. Through digital forensics, authorities cracked the suspect’s crypto accounts. With previous operations yielding millions in seized assets, the ongoing investigation […]

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Sweden sees crypto exchanges as professional money launderers

DIGIT — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 07:39:45 +0000

Swedish authorities label certain cryptocurrency exchanges as key enablers of organized crime, highlighting four distinct money-laundering profiles.

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Europol Sees Tools to Tackle Crime in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technologies

DIGIT — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:00:16 +0000

Abuse expands with use in the case of cryptocurrency, Europol has acknowledged while also noting that blockchain technologies offer authorities a new opportunity to fight crime. Europe’s law enforcement agency also says they can help investigate money laundering networks. Understanding Cryptocurrencies Is Vital to Tackling Organized Crime, Europol Says The growing use of cryptocurrency across […]

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Victorian police to get ‘greater power’ to seize crypto assets from criminals

DIGIT — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:30:05 +0000

The new bill will also compel cryptocurrency exchanges to hand over information that could assist police in criminal investigations.

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Tokyo Police Arrest 2 Men for Buying Cryptocurrency Tied to $530M Coincheck Hack

DIGIT — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 21:30:37 +0000

Tokyo police arrested two individuals on Wednesday for acquiring stolen NEM from the 2018 Coincheck hack. On Jan. 26, 2018, the Japanese trading platform Coincheck noticed an “illicit transfer” of 523,000,000 NEM and it was the largest cryptocurrency exchange hack since Mt Gox. According to Tokyo investigators, the two men who obtained the purloined stash […]

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Withdrawals Delayed – Bitflyer Scanning for Yakuza Customers

DIGIT — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 07:15:59 +0000

Bitflyer has been delaying deposits and withdrawals of virtual currency in the midst of ongoing KYC verifications. The company received business improvement orders from the Japanese financial watchdog in June as a result of insufficient measures against money laundering. Bitflyer reportedly has delayed resuming business as it is thoroughly verifying its clients’ identities. Bitflyer also […]

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