Crimes | ForkLog - Part 118

ForkLog 20 14.01.2021

Investor accuses ‘blockchain taxi’ founders of embezzlement

The team behind the startup International Taxi Company (ITC), developing a blockchain-taxi service, is suspected of an exit scam. ForkLog was told this by one of the company's investors on condition of anonymity.

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ForkLog 17 14.01.2021

More than 340 darknet ads offering COVID-19 vaccines for Bitcoin found

Fake listings for COVID-19 vaccines are circulating on the dark web, with payments requested in bitcoins. CNBC reports, citing Check Point.

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ForkLog 17 13.01.2021

Report: In 2020 the blockchain industry lost $3.8 billion to hacker attacks

During 2020, hackers stole nearly $3.8 billion in cryptocurrencies in 122 attacks on blockchain-industry participants, according to Atlas VPN's study.

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ForkLog 30 13.01.2021

Hidden cryptocurrency miner that operated on macOS for more than five years uncovered.

macOS-based computers have long been used by criminals for covert cryptocurrency mining. For five years the OSAMiner program managed to evade detection, according to cybersecurity specialists at SentinelOne.

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ForkLog 32 13.01.2021

Owner of RG Coins Bitcoin exchange sentenced to ten years in prison for money laundering through cryptocurrencies

A U.S. court found the owner of the RG Coins cryptocurrency exchange, Rossen Iosifov, guilty of money laundering and involvement in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme targeting U.S. residents.

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ForkLog 9 12.01.2021

Bit Digital, which pivoted to mining, accused of deceiving investors

Nasdaq-listed mining company Bit Digital is suspected of violating securities laws and may have misled investors about its activities. This was reported by American law firm Hagens Berman.

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ForkLog 18 12.01.2021

Bitdefender releases free decryptor for Darkside ransomware-encrypted files

Bitdefender's antivirus researchers released a free decryptor for files encrypted by the Darkside ransomware.

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ForkLog 19 12.01.2021

Gemcoin founder sentenced to prison for $147 million fraud

U.S. District Judge John F. Walter found Gemcoin founder Steve Chen guilty of orchestrating a fraudulent scheme. This is according to a Justice Department statement.

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ForkLog 12 11.01.2021

Court remands Bitsonar pyramid founder in pre-trial detention on murder charges

On 24 December 2020, the Kyiv District Court of Odessa changed the preventive measure to detention without the possibility of posting bail for the creator of the Bitsonar pyramid, Alexander Tovstenko, suspected of organizing the ordered murder of a former colleague.

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ForkLog 35 11.01.2021

Hacked Livecoin Exchange Moves to a New Domain

The Livecoin cryptocurrency exchange, which was hacked in late December 2020, announced it had moved to the temporary domain Livecoin.news.

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ForkLog 62 05.01.2021

Hackers steal from Guarda Wallet users after taking control of its domain

On December 30, 2020, the multi-currency non-custodial wallet Guarda suffered an attack involving DNS-record tampering. The project team blames GoDaddy for the incident.

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ForkLog 22 05.01.2021

The Major Hacks of 2020: DeFi, Exchanges, and DeFi Again

The year 2020 changed the world. After the initial shock from the pandemic and the ensuing market crash, people adapted to a new 'isolation reality'. One of the most significant changes in daily life was the widespread shift to remote work.

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