There’s a Russian market selling faces for BTC to bypass KYC
Buyers looking to commit 'face fraud' pay bitcoin for anonymous headshots that can then be used to bypass know-your-customer checks.
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AT&T paid hacker 6 bitcoins to film deletion of stolen data
AT&T revealed that the data of "nearly all" of its 109 million AT&T Wireless customers was stolen by the ShinyHunters group in April.
Malaysian minister says crypto miners behind $722M electricity theft
Malaysian minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir revealed the figure at an event to mark the disposal of seized crypto mining equipment.
Woman allegedly offered bitcoin and sex for murder
New Yorker Yue Zhou allegedly tried to exchange bitcoin, cash, and sex for the murders of her lover's spouse and daughter.
EOS is still relevant — at least for US criminal extradition
Nikita Sklyuev is set to be extradited from Ukraine to the US this week where he'll face charges of EOS-related wire fraud from 2019.
US busts alleged crypto money launderers for Sinaloa Cartel
The DoJ alleges that the operation moved over $50 million in proceeds from the sale of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl.
US gov’t chasing USDT held on Binance after $1M pig-butchering scam
A US court is demanding the forfeiture of $200K worth of USDT held on Binance in connection with pig-butchering scams that stole over $1M.
Steam ordered to give up ‘Crypto King’ login after $280K moved via CS2 skins
Steam has been told to freeze the account of the bankrupt and now criminally charged 'Crypto King' after he spent $430,000 across platforms.
Europol uncovers malware plot that made $75M in crypto
Europol's 'Operation Endgame' saw four individuals arrested, took down over 100 servers across the globe, and seized over 2,000 domains.
Another Chinese money laundering scheme tied to Deltec and Tether
Daren Li and Yicheng Zhang moved cash from so-called pig-butchering scams to Deltec Bank and Trust. It was then converted to tether.