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Federal Agencies Join Forces to Fight Crypto Scams

Several federal agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), convened at a Fraud Disruption Conference to combat crypto scams, particularly the…

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Railgun Blocks Inferno Drainer’s Attempt to Launder Stolen Funds Worth 174 ETH

Popular crypto privacy protocol Railgun has successfully thwarted Inferno Drainer’s latest effort to launder stolen funds, which were sent back to the original wallet’s address. According to a July 10…

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Rising Sophistication in Crypto-Native Money Laundering: Chainalysis Weighs on Wallet Hops

With cybercriminals increasingly leveraging mixers, cross-chain bridges, and hops between intermediary wallets to obscure the origin and movement of their funds, crypto-native money laundering is getting sophisticated. The industry has…

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What Caused the Majority of Crypto Thefts in Q2 2024? SlowMist Reports

Private key leaks were identified as the leading cause of crypto thefts in the second quarter of 2024 by cybersecurity firm SlowMist’s investigative branch, MisTrack. The report highlighted many instances…

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Surge in Crypto Scams: FSMA Sees Significant Spike in Recovery Room Fraud

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), Belgium’s financial regulatory agency, has published its mid-2024 report, highlighting a significant increase in fraudulent activities, particularly involving trading platforms and cryptocurrency scams.…

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Malicious Crypto Wallet App Submitted to Apple Store Leads to Fraud Charges

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Wednesday that Nikita Andreevich Sklyuev, also known as Valeriy Dorojkin, has been extradited from Ukraine and arraigned in Buffalo, NY, on charges…

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