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Convicted cybercriminal arrested in connection with ShinyHunters group
The 23-year-old was convicted of data theft and extortion back in 2023 and reportedly has "beef" with ShinyHunters' current leader.
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No, the Dutch government isn’t creating a strategic bitcoin reserve
News about a strategic bitcoin reserve in the Netherlands earned thousands of impressions — until a community note ended the excitement.
— Crime, Netherlands
Dutch police arrest law student behind multi-million euro crypto scheme
Dutch police arrested the 24-year-old man almost a year after crypto investors discovered his scheme had lost millions of their funds.
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Dutch gov’t asks public to critique crypto data bill
Citizens can share comments on a proposed bill that will require crypto exchanges to share user data to all EU (and select non-EU) states.
Dutch police reveal darkweb probe behind $8.7M crypto seizure
An admin linked to one of the 'largest' dark web markets seen by Dutch police appeared in court this week after $8.7M in crypto was seized.
Crypto.com fined $3M by Dutch Central Bank over ‘severe’ violations
The Dutch Central Bank fined Crypto.com after the exchange failed to register for two years, breaking money laundering and terrorist financing laws.
— Crime, Netherlands
Dutch student allegedly stole up to €10M running crypto bank
The Dutch law student reportedly disappeared after allegedly stealing up to €10 million in funds via a suspected crypto pyramid scheme.
Binance directs Dutch users to Coinmerce — a Binance broker
Binance has recommended Dutch users switch to Coinmerce, an exchange which has historically acted as a broker for Binance.
Dutch users urged to withdraw crypto from Binance by August 17
As Europe closes in on Binance, the crypto exchange has told Dutch users to offload bags after failing to gain a local license.
— Crime, Netherlands
Dutch police recover 90% of victim decryption keys in ransomware scam
Dutch police seized a flaw in the Deadbolt ransomware that allowed 90% of victims who reported the crime to recover data and avoid payment.