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Silk Road Hacker Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Wire Fraud

[Apr 16, 2023 1:30 AM] On April 14, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Southern District of New York revealed that the hacker responsible for the Silk Road marketplace breach had been sentenced to a year in prison for wire fraud charges. James Zhong stole more…

Crypto Exchange Bitrue Suffers $23 Million Hack

[Apr 14, 2023 10:30 AM] Singapore-based crypto exchange Bitrue has lost millions of U.S. dollars’ worth of ether and other coins in a hack. The trading platform suspended withdrawals until early next week to conduct additional security checks and promised to…

Crypto ATM Numbers Drop by 13.91% Since December 2022, Over 3,600 Went Offline in March

[Apr 2, 2023 1:30 AM] According to data from the cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATM) aggregation website Coin ATM Radar, over 3,600 crypto ATMs went offline in March. Since the end of 2022, the number of crypto ATMs has declined by 13.91% in the last three…

Russian Court Sends 3 Crypto Robbers to Strict-Regime Prison

[Mar 7, 2023 2:30 AM] Three Russians are going to spend time in high-security prison for stealing over a million U.S. dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency from another man. In addition, the court has also ordered them to fully compensate the victim for the damages…

US Crypto Lawsuits Reach All-Time High With 42% Increase in 2022; SEC Cases Dominate Legal Battles

[Feb 12, 2023 11:00 PM] A new study on digital currency-related lawsuits since 2018 shows a 42% increase in crypto lawsuits in 2022. The highest number of claims in a single year was recorded last year, with 41 total claims in the United States. The research also shows…

Seoul Sanctions North Korea Over Crypto Theft

[Feb 12, 2023 5:00 AM] South Korea has imposed sanctions on the North in relation to a number of cyberattacks often resulting in the theft of cryptocurrency. The authorities in Seoul say the regime in Pyongyang is using the digital assets to fund its nuclear and missile…

North Korea Stole Record Amount of Crypto Assets in 2022, UN Report Unveils

[Feb 7, 2023 11:30 PM] The regime in North Korea has managed to steal more cryptocurrency last year than in previous years, according to a draft U.N. report. Despite the difference between quoted estimates, the authors conclude that 2022 was a record-breaking year for…

Former FTX Director of Engineering Under Scrutiny by US Law Enforcement, Alleged Proffer Sessions Held With Prosecutors in New York

[Jan 10, 2023 2:30 PM] U.S. law enforcement officials are reportedly scrutinizing Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at FTX, according to a report citing people familiar with the matter. Another report, published on Jan. 10, 2023, details that Singh met…

Bitcoin Mining Pool Btc.com Suffers $3 Million Cyberattack

[Dec 27, 2022 9:00 AM] A major cryptocurrency mining pool has been hit by hackers earlier this month, the company who owns the pool revealed in an announcement. The incident resulted in the theft of digital assets belonging to the pool and its clients worth a combined…

North Korean Lazarus Group Linked to New Cryptocurrency Hacking Scheme

[Dec 5, 2022 8:30 AM] The Lazarus group, a North Korean hacking organization previously linked to criminal activity, has been connected to a new attack scheme to breach systems and steal cryptocurrency from third parties. The campaign, which uses a modified version of…