North Korean hackers launder Binance theft through fake meme coins
Elliptic says about 117,000 NEAR, roughly $430,000, passed through six short-lived tokens in early November.
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Former FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing about $2.5 million in crypto
He used case-system passphrases in about 100 transfers tied to 35 FBI investigations and faces sentencing on March 4.
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Trio accused of using deepfake CEOs and bogus lawyers to scam businesses out of $129 million
The indictment details how three men used deepfakes to impersonate CEOs and lawyers to wire $129 million in fraud.
FATF urges countries to disrupt scam compounds upstream
FATF says countries are stronger at tracing payments than at stopping ads, recruitment, domains, and phone indicators.
FBI seizes Virtualine.net over alleged criminal hosting
The government says Virtualine still hosts a replacement site that has already drawn a child-abuse complaint.
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FBI seizes Virtualine bulletproof hosting domain
A court authorized seizure of virtualine.net; prosecutors allege it kept serving a forum after child-abuse complaints and have not charged operators.
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FBI seizes Virtualine domain over alleged criminal hosting
Prosecutors say the host kept a forum online after child-exploitation notices and took unhosted bitcoin.
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Chinese national extradited over alleged $37 million investment scam
Prosecutors say a Cambodia-linked ring used fake trading sites and moved victim money into Tether.
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Dutch police extradite Chinese national over Cambodian scam laundering
Zheng Zhao faces up to 20 years after prosecutors say at least $36.9 million from 174 US victims moved through a Bahamas bank into USDT.
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Chinese man extradited to US over $36.9 million crypto scam
Zhen Zhao was arraigned in California after extradition from the Netherlands and faces up to 20 years if convicted.
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FPTracer follows laundering across Ethereum DeFi, bridges and mixers
On 20 cases it recalled 98.6% of known laundering addresses and reported 30 extra bridge uses.
WIRED profiles DEA crypto agent whose casework reached her family
The narrative says she later seized illicit cryptocurrency and drew a $4 million bounty after a dark-web takedown.
American pleads guilty to fraud scheme targeting US servicemembers
He faces up to 40 years after using stolen military PII through July 2019, with money mules moving funds to the Philippines.
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U.K. Sanctions Cryptomus for RU Money Laundering
The U.K. sanctioned Cryptomus and related crypto platforms accused of laundering funds tied to Russian cybercrime.
Mastermind of 15,000-Mule Cybercrime Laundering Network Pleads Guilty in US
Oleg Korniev pleaded guilty in the US for leading Your Mule Cashout, a 15,000-mule cybercrime laundering network.
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Leader of vast money mule operation that laundered cybercriminal proceeds pleads guilty
Oleg Korniev pleaded guilty to leading YMCO, which laundered at least $10 million through more than 15,000 money mules.
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Man admits to running network of 15,000 money mules for cybercriminals
Oleg Korniev admitted running 15,000 U.S. money mules that laundered millions for cybercriminals.
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Uranium crypto exchange hacker convicted for stealing $53 million
Maryland man Jonathan Spalletta was convicted of stealing $53 million by hacking Uranium Finance in 2021.
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Owner of Empire cybercrime market gets 40 years in prison
Empire Market co-creator Raheim Hamilton sentenced to 40 years in prison for facilitating $430 million in dark web transactions.
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Alleged ATM malware creator appears in Nebraska court after arrest
Alleged Ploutus creator Anibal Canelon Aguirre pleaded not guilty in Nebraska federal court.
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Around 2-6% of World Bank foreign aid got siphoned into crypto wallets
NBER researchers estimate 2-6% of World Bank aid, roughly $1.7-4.4 billion, leaked into crypto wallets.
Treasury Sanctions Tren de Aragua ATM Jackpotting Network Linked to $40.7 Million in Losses
US Treasury sanctioned a Tren de Aragua network accused of ATM jackpotting tied to about $40.7 million in losses.
Tren de Aragua ATM Jackpotting Network Linked to $40.7 Million in U.S. Losses
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned a Tren de Aragua network tied to $40.7 million in ATM jackpotting losses.
U.S. Arrests Company Owner Accused of Shipping $300 Million in Restricted GPU Servers to China
U.S. prosecutors arrested Earthmade owner Greg Lui for allegedly exporting over $300 million in restricted GPU servers to China.
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