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ForkLog 26 10.01.2022

Brazilian police arrest organizer of Mirror Trading International Bitcoin pyramid

The Brazilian military police arrested the founder and CEO of the Mirror Trading International cryptocurrency pyramid, Johann Steynberg, who had been sought by Interpol and the FBI in 2019.

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ForkLog 24 10.01.2022

Chainalysis: In 2021, cryptocurrency scammers earned a record $14 billion

In 2021, attackers targeting the cryptocurrency industry stole a record $14 billion. This is according to data from analytics company Chainalysis.

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ForkLog 61 09.01.2022

Hackers siphon nearly $8 million from LCX’s hot wallet

Hackers breached the hot wallet of Liechtenstein-registered bitcoin exchange LCX. The company said that during the attack the {{AOPEN_1}}ERC-20{{ACLOSE_1}} tokens were stolen. For the duration of the investigation, deposits and withdrawals on the platform were suspended.

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ForkLog 12 28.12.2021

Hong Kong arrests suspects in $48.7 million money laundering via crypto exchange

Hong Kong Customs arrested two locals on suspicion of laundering more than HK$380 million ($48.7 million) through personal bank accounts and a cryptocurrency exchange. This is stated in a press release.

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ForkLog 17 28.12.2021

In Irkutsk, traffic police detained suspects in theft of ASIC miners

In Irkutsk, police accidentally uncovered a major theft of mining equipment.

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ForkLog 11 27.12.2021

Metaswap Gas team suspected of exit scam

The Metaswap Gas protocol (MGAS) on Binance Smart Chain (BSC) became the target of a rug pull scheme, PeckShield researchers said.

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ForkLog 9 27.12.2021

ASIC-miner thieves from Angarsk to stand trial

In Angarsk, the investigation into a criminal case against four local residents accused of a series of cryptocurrency mining equipment thefts has been completed.

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ForkLog 10 27.12.2021

Indian police warn of rise in cryptocurrency fraud

The Hyderabad Police Commissioner (capital of Telangana) Shikha Goel warned Indian citizens about the rise in cybercrime and urged investing in digital assets only through reputable companies.

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ForkLog 22 27.12.2021

Hackers exploited a Log4j vulnerability to mine on Hewlett Packard servers

Malicious actors exploited a vulnerability in the popular Log4j library to gain control of AMD EPYC-based servers to mine the Raptoreum cryptocurrency. Tom’s Hardware reports.

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ForkLog 15 26.12.2021

Fraudsters attack Mirror Protocol on Terra blockchain

Fraudsters are attempting to drain the Mirror Protocol community pool via the on-chain governance system, according to CertiK researchers. The attackers published a series of proposals, and if adopted, MIR tokens worth more than $111 million would be sent to their addresses.

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ForkLog 14 24.12.2021

Hackers spread cryptomining malware via pirated Spider-Man: No Way Home

Malicious actors began distributing malware for covert cryptocurrency mining via a torrent file for the popular film Spider-Man: No Way Home, according to experts at ReasonLabs.

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ForkLog 16 23.12.2021

Part of the bitcoins from a wallet calling itself WEX’s ‘miner’ moved to Binance

Outgoing transactions from the address belonging to the extortionist demanding 120 BTC on behalf of the “WEX exchange client” lead to wallets of several trading platforms with mandatory user verification. One of the addresses belongs to Binance.

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