Cybercrime

AUSTRAC new guidelines aims to help fight digital currency cybercrimes
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23 April, 2022

AUSTRAC new guidelines aims to help fight digital currency cybercrimes

AUSTRAC said that the digital assets use in criminal activities is increasing revealing that in 2020-21, 500 ransomware attacks were...
Google takes down 13 apps after ESET uncovered ‘trojanized’ digital currency wallets
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3 April, 2022

Google takes down 13 apps after ESET uncovered ‘trojanized’ digital currency wallets

Researchers from ESET say hackers mimicked popular wallets such as Trust Wallet and Coinbase and embedded a code giving backdoor...
DoJ appoints heavyweight digital asset prosecutor to lead new US ‘crypto’ team
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21 February, 2022

DoJ appoints heavyweight digital asset prosecutor to lead new US ‘crypto’ team

The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) was formed in late 2021 as a part of a multi-fronted commitment by the...
Russia shuts down 3 dark web sites with reported $263M in digital currency proceeds
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18 February, 2022

Russia shuts down 3 dark web sites with reported $263M in digital currency proceeds

Russian authorities have clamped down yet another batch of dark web sites, this time targeting online marketplaces for stolen credit...
Russia arrests 14 members of gang behind $200M ransomware payments
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24 January, 2022

Russia arrests 14 members of gang behind $200M ransomware payments

The Russian intelligence service claims to have seized 20 luxury cars and digital assets from REvil, the gang behind JBS,...
Nationalist organization in India calls for Bitcoin ban as gov’t further delays regulation
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31 December, 2021

Nationalist organization in India calls for Bitcoin ban as gov’t further delays regulation

The Swadeshi Jagran Manch says Bitcoin must be banned or it could pose great danger to the financial market, but...
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