cybercrime News OneCoin fraudster gets four years hard time A former exec with OneCoin has been sentenced to four years in prison for their role in the cryptocurrency pyramid scheme Shaun Nichols April 03, 2024
legal cybercrime Disgraced crypto bro Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX and Alameda Research, looks to spend the next quarter century in a US prison for his crimes related to the exchange's collapse Shaun Nichols March 28, 2024
Department of Justice KuCoin becomes KO'd coin after Uncle Sam's takedown The popular KuCoin exchange has been blocked in the US after allegations of aiding money laundering Shaun Nichols March 27, 2024
Cybersecurity News Researcher hit with a Grand Jury subpoena after feds confuse crypto crook investigation with crime Sam Curry's work investigating a phishing website from his own IP address saw events escalate rapidly... Edward Targett September 27, 2023
News data breach FTX victims get even more bad news as claims agent discloses data breach The company handling bankruptcy claims for FTX investors has suffered a data breach that included personal information about its clients Shaun Nichols August 25, 2023
News Federal Government White House gives cryptocurrency traders just what they wanted... tax laws The Biden administration is proposing new laws that would require cryptocurrency brokers to provide customers with tax forms on transactions over $600 Shaun Nichols August 25, 2023
News cybercrime Cryptocurrency "mixers" accused of laundering North Korean hacking funds Two men have been accused of running a billion-dollar cryptocurrency mixing service that allowed Lazarus Group hackers to shift stolen funds into North Korea Shaun Nichols August 23, 2023
News fraud Former crpyto king Bankman-Fried headed back to jail Former FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried is headed back to a New York jail after a judge found he had sought to tamper with the key witness in his case Shaun Nichols August 12, 2023