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ForkLog 24 19.08.2021

Bitcoin mixer operator Helix pleads guilty to laundering $300 million

Founder of the cryptocurrency-mixing service Helix and CEO of Coin Ninja Larry Din Harmon pleaded guilty to laundering more than $300 million. The Ohio native faces up to 20 years in prison and multimillion-dollar fines.

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ForkLog 12 19.08.2021

Liquid Bitcoin exchange hacked for $80 million

The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid reported a breach of hot wallets. The hacker moved digital assets valued at over $80 million.

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ForkLog 13 18.08.2021

Since the start of the year, experts have uncovered more than 1,500 fraudulent sites targeting cryptocurrency investors.

Since January 2021, Kaspersky Lab specialists have documented more than 1,500 fraudulent resources aimed at cryptocurrency investors and users interested in mining.

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ForkLog 9 18.08.2021

Angarsk suspects detained in mining-equipment theft

Police in Angarsk have detained four suspects in the theft of cryptocurrency mining equipment.

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ForkLog 11 17.08.2021

Saint Petersburg resident’s iPhone stolen and cryptocurrency withdrawn worth 1.5 million rubles

A resident of Saint Petersburg reported to the police a theft of his phone and subsequent theft of funds, including cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 13 17.08.2021

Data on organizers and users of a drug-trafficking forum put up for sale in bitcoins

An unknown hacker breached a major CIS drug-trafficking forum, Legalizer, and published data on the platform's organizers and users.

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ForkLog 15 16.08.2021

Poly Network offers $500,000 bounty for vulnerability discoveries

The Poly Network developers announced the launch of a bounty programme to find bugs in the protocol’s core functions.

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ForkLog 10 16.08.2021

Imprisoned drug dealer charged with laundering funds via Bitcoin

U.S. authorities charged Maryland resident Ryan Faras, who was convicted of drug trafficking via the dark web, with laundering funds through cryptocurrency while in prison. The Baltimore Sun reports.

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ForkLog 15 16.08.2021

T-Mobile Opens Probe Into Potential Data Leak Affecting 100 Million Users

T-Mobile has begun assessing the situation after a post on one of the hacker forums about the sale of data belonging to 100 million users.

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ForkLog 26 13.08.2021

Poly Network unveils plan to reimburse users after breach

Poly Network developers published a roadmap for reimbursing users affected by the recent breach.

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ForkLog 44 13.08.2021

Cybercriminals Have Built a Service to Check ‘Dirty’ Bitcoin

Researchers at analytics firm Elliptic discovered a dark-web service that allows checking potential links between Bitcoin addresses and criminal activity.

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ForkLog 24 13.08.2021

Russia ranks fourth globally in total losses from hacker attacks

In 2020 Russians lost $15.2 billion due to cybercrime attacks. This is the fourth-highest figure worldwide in terms of losses after the United States — $28 billion, Brazil — $26 billion and the United Kingdom — $17.4 billion.

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