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ForkLog 12 02.10.2024

Australian Authorities Crack Seed Phrase to Seize $6.4 Million in Cryptocurrency

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have accessed a suspect’s crypto assets valued at 9.3 million AUD ($6.41 million) by deciphering the wallet’s seed phrase. The AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) has successfully restrained $9.3 million in cryptocurrency as part of an investigation into the alleged mastermind behind Ghost, the dedicated encrypted communication platform.https://t.co/GwYKhHqH9m — […]

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ForkLog 12 07.06.2024

Sky Mavis Recovers $5.7 Million in Stolen Funds

The studio behind Axie Infinity, Sky Mavis, has announced the recovery of $5.7 million stolen from the Ronin sidechain. Today we received some exciting news from the Norwegian government and Økokrim. The Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim) has successfully frozen and returned 5.7 M USD in stolen […]

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ForkLog 20 18.03.2024

Russia to Develop Platform for Seized Cryptocurrencies

Russia’s Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev has instructed the Ministry of Finance to establish a state digital platform for storing seized cryptocurrencies, as reported by Izvestia. The Ministry of Internal Affairs’ press service noted that the Ministry of Finance initiated this proposal during last year’s government commission meeting on enhancing the effectiveness of combating internet-related offenses. […]

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ForkLog 31 30.01.2024

German Authorities Seize Nearly 50,000 BTC from Pirates

During a review of an old criminal case involving a major pirate website, German police seized nearly 50,000 BTC (valued at $2.17 billion at the time of writing), acquired through illegal activities. According to the investigation, in 2013, two administrators of the portal profited from the unauthorized commercial use of copyrighted works. The platform was […]

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ForkLog 50 10.01.2024

Russian Police Detail Bitcoin Seizure Practices in Drug Trafficking Cases

The Russian police have gained experience in seizing cryptocurrencies from individuals accused in criminal cases related to the illegal drug trade. This was revealed by Stanislav Makarov, an investigator for particularly important cases in the department for investigating organized criminal activities in the sphere of illegal drug trafficking of the Investigative Department of the Ministry […]

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ForkLog 16 10.11.2023

Kraken converts $2 million in cryptocurrency to reimburse fraud victims.

The Kraken exchange assisted British police in recovering cryptocurrency stolen from IOTA users in 2018.

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ForkLog 12 03.11.2023

U.S. authorities seek to forfeit more than $54 million in cryptocurrency from drug traffickers

The U.S. Attorney's Office filed a civil forfeiture action to recover cryptocurrency worth more than $54 million that had previously been seized in a drug-trafficking case.

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ForkLog 23 22.09.2023

Venezuela police seize Bitcoin miners from gang-held prison

Venezuelan law enforcement, following the assault on Tocoron prison in the city of Maracay, seized several dozen ASIC miners and a large weapons cache.

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ForkLog 17 04.07.2023

Russia seeks foreign help to seize cryptocurrencies

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has for the first time sent requests to foreign law-enforcement authorities for legal assistance in seizing cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 21 02.05.2023

Europol shuts down darknet marketplace Monopoly Market and seizes cryptocurrency

Europol, the European Union police service, carried out an operation to neutralise the international darknet marketplace Monopoly Market, arresting 288 suspects and seizing €50.8 million ($53.4 million) in cryptocurrency and cash.

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ForkLog 21 16.02.2023

Norwegian authorities seize $5.9 million stolen from Axie Infinity’s Ronin sidechain

Norwegian law enforcement seized 60 million kroner ($5.9 million) stolen from the Axie Infinity-linked Ronin sidechain.

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ForkLog 13 15.02.2023

Bitzlato Sets Date for Resumption of Withdrawals

The Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange, whose infrastructure was seized by the French prosecutor's office, conducted a technical audit as part of the announced resumption of operations.

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