Major Law Enforcement Operation Busts 300 Crime Rings, Recovers Millions in Crypto
The operation used intelligence gathered from an encrypted service developed by the FBI and Australian police.
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Jun 9, 2021 at 1:36 a.m. UTC
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US Seeks Information About $1.4M EtherDelta Hack in 2017
The request from the Office of the United States Attorney follows the 2019 indictment of Anthony Tyler Nashatka.
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May 21, 2021 at 2:54 p.m. UTC
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NYPD's Crypto Sleuthing Is Powered by Chainalysis, Documents Show
The largest police force in the U.S. has beefed up rules governing who can trace crypto transactions. It’s been using Chainalysis software since 2019.
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Apr 15, 2021 at 1:42 p.m. UTC
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Law Enforcement Agencies Are Missing Forked Cryptos in Criminal Seizures: Research
Blockchain analytics company Coinfirm said authorities are "ignoring" criminals' stockpiles of cryptocurrencies that forked from bitcoin.
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Nov 23, 2020 at 1:27 p.m. UTC
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US Seizes $24M in Crypto as Part of Brazilian Probe Into $200M Fraud Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday the seizure of $24 million in cryptocurrency after a request from Brazilian police.
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Nov 4, 2020 at 10:24 p.m. UTC
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The DOJ Wants to Hire a Crypto Crime Attorney Adviser
The Department of Justice wants to hire an attorney adviser to specialize in cryptocurrency, dark web and hacking criminal cases.
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Jul 17, 2020 at 4:40 p.m. UTC
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Ukraine Arrests Hacker Accused of Selling Personal Data, Crypto Wallet Info
Ukrainian police have arrested a hacker who allegedly sold 773 million email addresses, along with passwords, bank PIN codes and cryptocurrency wallets.
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May 19, 2020 at 5:35 p.m. UTC
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US Charges Dutch National With Running Crypto-Funded Child Porn Site
U.S. officials allege a Dutch national referred to as “Michael R.M.” made $1.6 million in bitcoin by operating a rape and child pornography website for the last eight years.
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Mar 12, 2020 at 5:02 p.m. UTC
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ICE's New Intel Program Used in Every Homeland Security Crypto Investigation
ICE’s recently revealed “Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program” is deployed in all crypto-facing Homeland Security investigations, says the agent whose unit built the tool.
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Feb 28, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Law Enforcement Data Requests Rose by Almost 50 Percent in 2019, Says Kraken
The exchange's CEO said the cost of responding to law enforcement requests for user data was over $1 million.
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Jan 7, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 7, 2020