UAE-based scammer gets 8 years in US prison after forfeiting 151 bitcoin
A Nigerian man known as 'Mr. Woodbery' was forced to give up 151 bitcoin ($4.5M) and must now return $8M in stolen funds to victims.
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New York man joins son in jail after alleged crypto fraud plot
The pair allegedly acted as crypto brokers while stealing investors' cash and spent $10M in stolen funds on lavish hotels and other expenses.
IT guy jailed for ‘piggybacking’ $390k bitcoin blackmail plot
Ashley Liles was supposed to investigate a 2018 data breach but instead switched the blackmailer's bitcoin wallet address with his own.
Latest attack on Arbitrum network costs Rodeo Finance $885k in ETH
The latest attack on Rodeo comes just days after the DeFi protocol lost $90,000 via a vulnerability in its mintProtocolReserves function.
Gaming firm Razer hacked, customer details for sale in Monero
The hacker claims to have accessed more than 400,000 Razer accounts and specified that any payment must be made using privacy-focused Monero.
Russia bitcoin narcotics case raises questions for money laundering laws
Converting bitcoin into fiat currency is now a possible act of money laundering as Russia's Supreme Court overturns an acquittal.
Man spent 40 bitcoin on hitman to stop teen testifying against him for child porn
The New Jersey man hired a hitman to murder a 13-year-old he exchanged sexual photos with, only to learn his bitcoin went to a scammer.
Police bust Aussie crypto scam, seize Ferrari, watches, weapons
Australian police arrested two men in connection with a $5.5M crypto scam, seizing a Ferrari 458 and a pair of Japanese nunchucks.
Aussie insurance firm wonders if it’s been sucked into $4M crypto hack
Hacker collective APLHV said in April that it had stolen 3.6TB of data from law firm HWL Ebsworth. So far, 1.1TB has been posted online.
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Court to seize 21 bitcoin from Andrew Tate after rape and trafficking indictment
According to a press release, police want to take Tate's bitcoin, worth $560k, along with high-end cars, properties, and a number of watches.