Latvia issues digital currency fraud warning
Latvia's Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC) has published a digital currency fraud warning because crypto-fraud is on the rise in Latvia.
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DOJ seeks digital currency lawyer to join cybercrime crackdown
The U.S. agency is looking to hire a lawyer with expertise in "dark web and cryptocurrency international computer hacking and intellectual property."
North Korea blasted over cybercrimes in new report
US government agencies publish a report on how far the country will go to steal digital currencies, commit theft.
Craig Wright talks civil disobedience and Bitcoin
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Finland braces for crypto ransomware attacks
Finland is carrying out drills as it braces itself for cryptocurrency ransomware attacks on its institutions.
Lazarus hackers hiding behind fake crypto firm, again
The notorious North Korean outfit has established a fake crypto firm whose GitHub code contains malware, for the second time.
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Ukrainian man accused of cryptojacking his own websites
Cybercrime is apparently alive and well in Ukraine, as an individual has been utilizing his own websites as a means to rake in illegal cryptocurrency revenue.
London police nab prolific cybercriminal, seize $700,000 in BTC
Going by the name of “Courvoisier” online, Grant West allegedly concocted a series of cybercrimes directed at more than 100 companies between July and December 2015.
Europol takes down Ukranian gang suspected of using crypto to launder $1.2B
Authorities in Spain have arrested the leader of a cybercrime group behind the Carbanak and Cobalt malware attacks, which targeted over 100 financial institutions around the world.
South Korea pins 2017 crypto theft on North’s hackers
North Korea has been engaging in related cybercrime attacks, with mounting evidence pointing to a specific unit called Lazarus, according to South Korea.