Former security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed was sentenced to prison for hacking and defrauding cryptocurrency exchanges.
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Lost Crypto Wallet? New Firm Promises Ethical, Transparent and Inexpensive Recovery
Praefortis is a new company pushing ethical and transparent recovery of lost or forgotten crypto wallet passwords.
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US Seizes $1.4 Million in Cryptocurrency From Tech Scammers
The US seized approximately $1.4 million worth of Tether tokens suspected of being fraud proceeds from tech scams.
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Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Millions in Cryptocurrency via SIM Swapping
Daniel James Junk sentenced to six years in prison for stealing millions in cryptocurrency through SIM swapping.
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$1.7 Billion Stolen in Cryptocurrency Hacks in 2023: Analysis
$1.7 billion were stolen last year as a result of 231 cryptocurrency platform hacks, according to a report from Chainalysis.
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Hacker Behind $2 Million Cryptocurrency Mining Scheme Arrested in Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities have arrested an individual allegedly involved in a $2 million cryptojacking operation.
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Mandiant Details How Its X Account Was Hacked
Mandiant’s X account was hacked as a result of a brute force attack as part of a cryptocurrency scheme that earned at least $900k.
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North Korean Hackers Have Stolen Over $3 Billion in Cryptocurrency: Report
Recorded Future calculates that North Korean state-sponsored threat actors are believed to have stolen more than $3 billion in cryptocurrency.
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US Sanctions Cryptocurrency Mixer Sinbad for Aiding North Korean Hackers
US Treasury sanctions Sinbad, saying the cryptocurrency mixer is laundering funds for North Korean hacking group Lazarus.
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$200 Million in Cryptocurrency Stolen in Mixin Network Hack
Mixin Network suspends deposits and withdrawals after hackers steal $200 million in digital assets from its centralized database.
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