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ForkLog 12 16.09.2021

US court sentences Stefan Qin, founder of crypto hedge funds Virgil Sigma and VQR Multistrategy, to seven and a half years in prison

Stefan Qin, founder of the New York hedge funds Virgil Sigma and VQR Multistrategy, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. Prosecutors say that he defrauded investors of more than $54 million.

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ForkLog 22 15.09.2021

Trend Micro: Ransomware Becomes the Main Cybersecurity Threat in the First Half of 2021

Trend Micro researchers analyzed cybersecurity threats in the first half of 2021.

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ForkLog 11 15.09.2021

Residents of two Russian regions lose about 8 million rubles in fraudulent Bitcoin investments.

Three Russians collectively handed over about 8 million rubles to scammers while trying to invest in cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 30 15.09.2021

Fraudsters stage fake Bitcoin giveaway, posing as Apple event

Fraudsters exploited the hype around Apple's product reveal by staging a fake cryptocurrency giveaway.

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ForkLog 13 15.09.2021

Court eases indictment in Backpage case over child trafficking and Bitcoin money laundering

An Arizona district court found the indictment against the Backpage founders for aiding child trafficking for sexual exploitation to be improper.

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ForkLog 26 14.09.2021

Cloudflare CEO: cryptocurrency exchanges have become a popular target for hackers

Cryptocurrency exchanges have become a popular target for cyberattacks, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said in an interview on the Mad Money show on CNBC.

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ForkLog 10 14.09.2021

Ukraine detains suspects over Bitcoin extortion of about $263,000

Ukrainian law enforcement authorities have identified suspects believed to be behind an extortion of nearly 7 million hryvnias (about $263,000 at the time of writing) in cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 19 14.09.2021

The Digital Laundromat: How NFTs Are Intensifying the Money-Laundering Problem

In 2021, NFTs became one of the hottest topics in the crypto industry. Some say the technology could worsen problems in the art market, long described as the “perfect venue for money laundering.” ForkLog investigates whether these concerns are justified.

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ForkLog 20 13.09.2021

Three SBU officers face charges over kidnapping of a businessman and extortion of 7 BTC

The State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine has established the involvement of three cyber department officers of the Security Service (SBU) in the kidnapping of a cryptocurrency trader and the theft of money from him.

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ForkLog 24 13.09.2021

DeFi project on the Avalanche blockchain hacked for $3.2 million

The decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Zabu Finance on the Avalanche blockchain announced a hack. The attacker siphoned off crypto assets worth about $3.2 million.

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ForkLog 11 13.09.2021

Thieves broke into a Saint Petersburg apartment housing ASIC miners worth 1.7 million rubles

A 36-year-old resident of Saint Petersburg reported to the police a theft of four Bitcoin mining devices.

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ForkLog 18 13.09.2021

Official damages in Finiko pyramid case exceed 1 billion rubles

The damages claimed by victims in the Finiko case have tripled and surpassed 1 billion rubles.

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