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BitMEX Refunding Crypto Traders Affected by Series of Coordinated DDoS Attacks

[the_ad id="90130"] BitMEX is refunding users who were affected by the most recent attacks on the platform. At the peak…

March 18, 2020

Cyber Thieves Using Coronavirus Fears to Steal Bitcoin (BTC) and Cryptocurrency

[the_ad id="50945"] According to DomainTools senior security engineer Tarik Saleh, the number of coronavirus-themed domain registrations increased following reports of…

March 15, 2020

Mr. Dark Charged With Operating Bitcoin and Ethereum-Funded Site Depicting ‘Special Kind of Evil’

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has filed charges against Dutch national Michael Rahim Mohammad, also known as "Mr. Dark", for…

March 14, 2020

Washington Man Faces 8 Counts and 20 Years for Allegedly Running Bitcoin (BTC) Money Laundering Operation

Kenneth Warren Rhule from Bothell, Washington is charged with an eight-count complaint after law enforcement officers allegedly caught him running…

March 12, 2020

Elon Musk and Daniel Craig Featured in Cryptocurrency Scam Promising Massive Returns

YouTube is reportedly taking action against a cryptocurrency advertising scam featuring fake endorsements from Elon Musk and Daniel Craig. The…

March 11, 2020

Busted: YouTuber Embroiled in Bitcoin (BTC) Plot Leaves $100,000 Blockchain Trail

Authorities in Mexico say a 25-year old YouTuber is the ringleader of a band of kidnappers who extorted $103,000 in…

March 5, 2020

US Government Blacklists Bitcoin (BTC) Addresses Tied to $100 Million Cryptocurrency Laundering Scheme

The U.S. Treasury Department is blacklisting 20 Bitcoin (BTC) addresses associated with a pair of Chinese nationals accused of laundering…

March 2, 2020

From Celebrity Bitcoin Scheme to Community Securities Fraud, SEC Launches Hashtag Crackdown Campaign

Earlier this week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against Hollywood action star Steven Seagal, after he…

February 29, 2020

Bitcoin Mixing, Stolen Identities and Fake Tax Returns Used to Defraud Microsoft of More Than $10 Million

Former Microsoft software engineer Volodymyr Kvashuk was convicted Tuesday in the United States District Court in Seattle for stealing more…

February 28, 2020

US Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Advice for Crypto-Curious Investors, Warns Against ICOs and Digital Asset Scams

The rise in the number of initial coin offerings (ICO) and initial exchange offerings (IEO) is giving unscrupulous individuals the…

February 25, 2020