Ransomware

US Treasury confirms Bitcoin Reserve will rely on seizures
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18 August, 2025

US Treasury confirms Bitcoin Reserve will rely on seizures

No new bitcoin will be issued for the strategic reserve and that only seized assets will be held, upsetting crypto...
Ransomware losses tumble but threat remains: Chainalysis
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20 February, 2025

Ransomware losses tumble but threat remains: Chainalysis

A new report shows that collaboration between authorities and victims' refusal to negotiate with bad actors caused a decline in...
UK wants to ban ransomware payments from public institutions
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21 January, 2025

UK wants to ban ransomware payments from public institutions

The U.K.’s Home Office has proposed new laws to bar public institutions from bowing to ransomware demands and a mandatory...
‘Crypto’ crime declines? Hackers, North Korea disagree
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10 September, 2024

‘Crypto’ crime declines? Hackers, North Korea disagree

The FTC recently issued a report calling BTC-based ATMs “a payment portal for scammers,” while Chainalysis released two summaries of...
‘Crypto’ scams decline, but ransomware rising at a near-record pace
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13 July, 2023

‘Crypto’ scams decline, but ransomware rising at a near-record pace

'Crypto' crime inflows slumped over $5.2 billion this year from the same period in 2022, with authorities crediting it to...
No prison time for Ryuk ransomware gang broker after guilty plea
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19 April, 2023

No prison time for Ryuk ransomware gang broker after guilty plea

Denis Dubnikov assisted the Ryuk ransomware gang in laundering over $400,000 worth of illicit funds using his OTC services based...
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