U.S. Trades Cybercriminals to Russia in Prisoner Swap

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:15:44 +0000

Twenty-four prisoners were freed today in an international prisoner swap between Russia and Western countries. Among the eight Russians repatriated were five convicted cybercriminals. In return, Russia has reportedly released 16 prisoners, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.

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Police bust alleged operator of Bitcoin mixing service Helix

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 11:45:49 +0000

The Ohio man is charged with running a Bitcoin mixer to launder over $300m—now worth $3.6b—on behalf of Dark Net crooks trying to hide out.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/wxaX5m7CMuw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US chases fraudulent bitcoin exchange BTC-e for $100m

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:19:26 +0000

Two years ago, the US government fined an international cybercriminal and his fraudulent bitcoin exchange over $100m. Now, it’s going after them for the money.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/n6rUDnziA4A” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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