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ForkLog 21 20.01.2023

Chainalysis reports a substantial fall in ransomware operators’ bitcoin revenues

In 2022, ransomware operators' revenues from extortion fell by 40% — to $456.8 million, though this does not signify a decline in the overall number of attacks.

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ForkLog 14 19.01.2023

1,774.5 ETH stolen from the Raydium protocol moved through Tornado Cash

On January 19, an Ethereum address linked to the Raydium AMM protocol exploit laundered 1,774.5 ETH (about $2.7 million) through the Tornado Cash mixer.

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ForkLog 21 19.01.2023

Binance, Hydra and Finiko named leading counterparties in Bitzlato case

Binance, Hydra and the Finiko pyramid were among the top three counterparties receiving funds on the Bitzlato exchange, which U.S. authorities accuse of laundering $700 million.

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ForkLog 24 18.01.2023

Bitzlato reports breach after hack

The Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange reported a breach and suspended service.

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ForkLog 11 17.01.2023

Four Britons jailed for laundering $26m worth of cryptocurrency

The Crown Court in Preston handed down sentences to four individuals for fraud and money laundering of cryptocurrency worth about $26 million from one of the Australian exchanges.

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ForkLog 17 16.01.2023

Binance and Huobi froze $2.58 million in BTC linked to the Harmony One hack

Security teams at cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Huobi froze and restored access to 124 BTC worth $2.58 million, stolen in the Horizon cross-chain bridge hack worth $100 million.

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ForkLog 8 16.01.2023

User blames malware advertised via Google Ads for loss of digital assets

NFT influencer said he had lost a 'significant sum' in cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens after downloading infected software promoted by Google Ads.

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ForkLog 18 16.01.2023

Experts outline new scheme to steal Telegram channels

Fraudsters began hijacking popular Telegram channels via bots.

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ForkLog 11 13.01.2023

Europe Uncovers Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Scheme

European law-enforcement authorities dismantled a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme, Eurojust said.

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ForkLog 63 10.01.2023

CoinMarketCap accused of conducting fake airdrops

An airdrop campaign organized by the popular cryptocurrency data aggregator CoinMarketCap was tainted by fraud. This was stated to Cointelegraph by the CEOs of SaTT and TokenBot.

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ForkLog 23 09.01.2023

Report: Crypto industry losses from hacks in 2022 rise to $3.6 billion

In 2022 the Web3 industry suffered about $3.6 billion in losses from 167 major attacks, according to Beosin.

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ForkLog 14 09.01.2023

Brother of Helix founder pleads guilty to stealing over 712 BTC seized by the U.S.

Gary Harmon, the brother of Helix founder Larry Harmon, pleaded guilty to stealing more than 712 BTC seized by the U.S. government.

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