Israel Seizes Bitcoin Used by Hamas
Israel’s Defense Ministry says it has begun taking control of digital wallets being used by the Hamas terror group that contain virtual currencies from overseas donations. Keep Reading
Cryptocurrency Fraudster Sentenced for Money Laundering and Securities Fraud in Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scheme
A Swedish man was sentenced on July 8 to 15 years in prison for securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering charges that defrauded thousands of victims of more than $16 million. Keep Reading
Hackers Arrested for Sim Swapping Attacks Against Celebrities
A total of 8 criminals were arrested on February 9 as a result of an international investigation into a series of sim swapping attacks targeting high-profile victims in the United States. Keep Reading
New ICC Report Highlights the Growing Threat of Cyber Fraud
As the Covid-19 pandemic has acutely demonstrated, cyber fraud and related misconduct is increasing. So too are the abilities to utilize under-regulated crypto assets while systems of law around the world make their mind up about the nature of such ‘property’ and its regulation. Keep Reading
World’s Largest Illegal Dark Web Marketplace Taken Down
DarkMarket, the world's largest illegal marketplace on the dark web, has been taken offline in an international operation involving Germany, Australia, Denmark, Moldova, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Keep Reading
Spain Dismantles Russian Organized Crime Network That Had Infiltrated Public Institutions
The large-scale criminal network, implicated in a number of other criminal activities including murder, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, trafficking of human beings and extortion was active across Europe, South America and the United States. Keep Reading
Countries Come Together to Fight Cryptocurrency Crimes
The conference agenda included trends and investigations on cryptocurrency crime, exploring criminal flows and operations in dark markets, ransomware and sextortion case studies, money laundering involving virtual assets, and the transfer of drug proceeds using cryptocurrencies. Keep Reading
Europol Launches New Center for Financial and Economic Crime
Europol has found that 98.9% of estimated criminal profits are not confiscated and remain at the disposal of criminals. Keep Reading
INTERPOL Launches Virtual Academy for Police
INTERPOL is launching its Virtual Academy to provide online training opportunities for the global law enforcement community during, and beyond, the COVID-19 pandemic. Keep Reading
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
ISIS Cybersecurity Bulletin Alerts Followers to DOJ Using Bitcoin to Track Dark Web Users
ISIS has encouraged the use of cryptocurrency for direct fundraising, transfers and illegal side operations that generate income for the group. Keep Reading
The Need for Speed to Respond to Ransomware in Tomorrow’s Money System
Time is the most merciless adversary of the cybersecurity professional, especially with this hack. Keep Reading
Threat Actor Rocke: The Champion of Monero Miners
Rocke actively engages in distributing and executing cryptomining malware using a varied toolkit that includes Git repositories, HttpFileServers (HFS), and myriad different payloads. Keep Reading
Japanese Police Adopt Cybersecurity Software to Trace Bitcoin Transactions
Japan has been liberal in regard to cryptocurrencies and was the first major economy to recognize Bitcoin as a legal tender in April 2017. Keep Reading
How the Rise of Cryptocurrencies Is Shaping the Cyber Crime Landscape: Blockchain Infrastructure Use
Coinciding with the rising interest in stealing cryptocurrencies, distributed ledger technology (DLT), the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies, has also provided cyber criminals with a unique means of hosting their malicious content. Keep Reading
Report: Terrorists Using Encryption as Safe Haven, Cryptocurrencies to Fundraise
Study calls for urgent action by government and the policing and security services to step up intelligence gathering and action to counter online extremist activity. Keep Reading