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Charity worker says bitcoin scam forced him to steal $150K from veterans

Martin J. Svoboda II says he stole from the veterans charity after scammers threatened to post edited nudes unless he paid a bitcoin ransom.

Russian crypto miner held hostage on Christmas day

The Russian crypto miner was kidnapped from his home by three men and told he would be framed for possessing drugs if a ransom was not paid.

The Russian spy ring monitored and sabotaged critical infrastructure for the invasion of Ukraine in exchange for crypto.

Binance uses third-party service Kodex to provide access to its panel, suggesting that poor law enforcement security is to blame.

UK police reportedly returned the bitcoin to its owner last week as police recoup victims of a £22 million crypto fraud.