Schemes

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Arizona Woman Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Role in Assisting North Korean Hackers Pose as US Citizens in $17,000,000 Scheme: DOJ

1 week ago bitnews

A woman from Arizona has been sentenced to 102 months in prison for helping North Korean hackers pose as American...

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Bank Insider Reportedly Forges Names and Fills Out Fake Withdrawal Slips, Drains $75,000 From Accounts of Eight Customers

4 weeks ago bitnews

A Cleveland bank teller has reportedly been accused of forging names and other documents to drain tens of thousands of...

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FBI Seizes More Than $6,000,000 in Crypto From Southeast Asian Scammers Preying on US Citizens

10 months ago bitnews

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized millions of dollars worth of crypto assets from entities in Southeast Asia...

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US Judge Orders Convicted Fraudster To Pay $36,000,000 in Connection to Crypto and Forex Schemes

11 months ago bitnews

A US judge this week ordered a convicted fraudster to pay a $5 million civil penalty and $31 million in...

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‘Comrades in Crime’ – New Research Shows Russian-Speaking Actors Account for Most Ransomware Crypto Attacks

1 year ago bitnews

New research from TRM Labs shows that Russian-speaking actors play the largest role in most crypto-related cybercrimes. According to a...

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Manhattan District Attorney Charges Man Who Allegedly Used Fake Crypto Recovery Business To Steal From Customers

1 year ago bitnews

A man who operated a purported crypto asset recovery business has been arrested and is now facing criminal charges for...