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US DOJ Seizes $22M in Bitcoin From a Man Participating in Ransomware Attacks

The US Department of Justice confiscated 719 bitcoins from the 35-year-old Canadian – Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins – for participating in the NetWalker ransomware attacks. At the time of the seizure, the…

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Brazil Police Busted the ‘Bitcoin Sheikh’ for Stealing Over $766 Million (Report)

Brazil’s Federal Police reportedly halted the operations of a criminal gang led by the businessman Francisco Valdevino da Silva, a.k.a “Bitcoin Sheikh.” The authorities claimed that the wrongdoers defrauded thousands…

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