Judge Orders Trial in France for Alleged BTC Launderer Alexander Vinnik
Alexander Vinnik, the Russian national accused of laundering 300K Bitcoin through crypto exchange BTC-e, may now face trial in France.
Crimes
University of York Confirms Recent Data Breach Was Caused by Ransomware
A UK-based university is investigating the slow response to a ransomware attack that took place in May.
A Banking Trojan That Steals Crypto Is Targeting Latin American Users
The “Mekotio” trojan went from conventional banking malware one fine-tuned to steal crypto.
US Secret Service Creates Finance-Related Cybercrime Task Force
The Cyber Fraud Task Force created by the U.S. Secret Service aims to combat the growing trend of cybercrimes related...
Julian Assange’s U.S. Extradition and Bitcoin’s Battle for Freedom of the Internet
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is currently being held on remand in a London maximum-security prison, solely on the basis of...
Australian Beverage Giant Faces Monero Ransom Demand of Nearly $1M
Ransomware gang REvil launched a second attack on an australian drink manufacturer.
Nouriel Roubini Says Billions Are Lost to Bitcoin Scams Every Day, But He Forgets Something
Popular American economist Nouriel Roubini took it to Twitter to once again bash Bitcoin. This time, his criticism was set...
Robotics Company Falls Prey to Ransomware Attack
Ransomware gang REvil strikes a US-based robotics firm, leaking their sensitive data on the dark web.
$1.4 Billion In Cryptocurrency Stolen In The Spring of 2020 Amid Coronavirus and WoToken Scams
Cryptocurrency intelligence company tracking crimes involving digital assets – CipherTrace – said in its latest report that crypto thefts, hacks,...
Dark Web Merchants Sell Thousands of Stolen Credit Card Numbers
Cyble Research Team unveiled a new massive data dump of credit cards for sale on the dark web.
