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Central Bank Digital Currencies May Drive Cash 'Shadow Economy' to Crypto: Reuters
"Shadow economy" participants, those who use deal mostly in hard cash for anonymity's sake, are unlikely to be drawn to using a CBDC, according to a Reuters column.
fear shadow
By Jamie Crawley
Feb 17, 2021 at 1:17 p.m. UTC
Feb 17, 2021
CrimePolicyCBDCs
New York
Markets
Crime
Alabama Man Charged Over SIM Swap Hacks That Stole $150K in Crypto
Joseph Chase Oaks allegedly used SIM-swap hacks to access victim's online accounts between August 2018 and October 2019.
New York
By Jamie Crawley
Feb 11, 2021 at 3:31 p.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2021
CrimeNew YorkSIM Swapping
sim, sim swap
Markets
Crime
Mobile Firm Employee Charged With Aiding Crypto SIM-Swap Attacks Targeting 19
Stephen Defiore was allegedly paid to transfer cellphone accounts to ones owned by a co-conspirator.
sim, sim swap
By Sebastian Sinclair
Feb 9, 2021 at 11:09 a.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2021
CrimeDepartment of JusticeHacksSIM Swapping
Spider web, dark web
Policy
Crime
U.S. Woman Charged With Attempted Dark Web Murder-for-Hire Paid With Bitcoin
The woman allegedly presented a sum of over $5,000 in bitcoin to a dark web admin as proof she could afford the hit.
Spider web, dark web
By Sebastian Sinclair
Feb 9, 2021 at 9:58 a.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2021
CrimepaymentsDark Web
Hacker
Policy
Crime
KeepChange Foils Bitcoin Theft but Loses User Data in Sunday Breach
The bitcoin marketplace has halted withdrawal requests temporarily.
Hacker
By Sebastian Sinclair
Feb 9, 2021 at 8:57 a.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2021
CrimeExchangesHacksData Breaches
security
Policy
Crime
Hacker Refuses to Hand Police Password for Seized Wallet With $6.5M in Bitcoin
Throughout a two-year prison term, the man repeatedly refused to give wallet access to German authorities.
security
By Tanzeel Akhtar
Feb 5, 2021 at 1:20 p.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2021
CrimeGermanyCoinFlash
justice, law, crime
Policy
Crime
Crypto Hedge Fund Founder Pleads Guilty to $90M Fraud
Virgil Capital founder Stefan Qin lied to investors and siphoned off millions to fund a lavish lifestyle.
justice, law, crime
By Sebastian Sinclair
Feb 5, 2021 at 9:07 a.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2021
Crimehedge fundsSecurities FraudDOJ
GettyImages-1271146643
Policy
Crime
Discord Scammers Lure Users to Fake Exchange With Promise of Free Bitcoin
The scammers may be trying to collect a database of crypto users for sale on the dark web, said Kaspersky.
GettyImages-1271146643
By Tanzeel Akhtar
Feb 4, 2021 at 1:42 p.m. UTC
Feb 4, 2021
CrimeScamsCoinFlash
GettyImages-1203072276
Markets
Crime
US Navy Couple Charged With Selling 9,000 Stolen Identities for Bitcoin
Prosecutors allege the couple intended for the stolen personal information to be used in crime.
GettyImages-1203072276
By Sebastian Sinclair
Feb 3, 2021 at 9:18 a.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2021
CrimePrivacyIdentityBitcoinUS Navy
drugs
Markets
Crime
Russia and US Dominate Global Dark Market Traffic: Report
Darknet marketplaces received $1.7 billion during 2020, Chainalysis says.
drugs
By Anna Baydakova
Feb 2, 2021 at 2:46 p.m. UTC
Feb 2, 2021
CrimeDark WebMarketplacesChainalysis