January 26, 2023

Dutch suspect locked up for alleged personal data megathefts

Undercover Austrian "controlled data buy" leads to Amsterdam arrest and ongoing investigation. Suspect is said to steal and sell all sorts of data, including medical records.

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March 14, 2022

Cryptocoin ATMs ruled illegal – “Shut down at once”, says regulator

If you live in the UK and hadn't yet heard of cryptocoin ATMs... it's too late now!

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July 07, 2020

Flashy Nigerian Instagram star extradited to US to face BEC charges

It's a short jump from a Rolls Royce ride to extradition from the UAE. Goodbye, Dubai, goodbye, Palazzo Versace, hello, Chicago jail cell.

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February 17, 2020

Police bust alleged operator of Bitcoin mixing service Helix

The Ohio man is charged with running a Bitcoin mixer to launder over $300m—now worth $3.6b—on behalf of Dark Net crooks trying to hide out.

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February 07, 2020

Cybercrooks busted for multimillion-dollar identity fraud

Organizations were attacked for employees' data, including names, addresses and birthdates used to set up hundreds of bank accounts.

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January 27, 2020

Cardplanet mastermind pleads guilty to credit card fraud

Cardplanet offered refunds on invalid card data, along with a card checking service that ensured a stolen card was still valid.

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November 25, 2019

OneCoin crypto-scam lawyer found guilty of worldwide $400m fraud

A lawyer who boasted of making "50 by 50" - as in, $50m by the age of 50 - is now facing a potential 50+ years behind bars.

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October 28, 2019

Crypto Capital boss arrested over money laundering

Bitfinex says the payment processor has $880M of the cryptocurrency exchange's “lost” funds. Polish authorities seized $390m of it.

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September 16, 2019

Tiny Pacific nation forges ahead with national cryptocurrency

The Marshall Islands is facing rising seas and financial isolation. But critics say their get-rich-quick cryptocurrency scheme won't work.

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