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Russia Busts Revil Ransomware Group on US Request, Arrests 14 Members

Russia Busts Revil Ransomware Group on US Request, Arrests 14 MembersRussian law enforcement agencies have dismantled the notorious hacking group Revil, believed to be behind ransomware attacks in the U.S. involving cryptocurrency. Although Moscow is unlikely to hand over Russian citizens to Washington, the operation has been carried out on request from the United States, despite heightened geopolitical tensions between the two powers. Russia’s FSB […]

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Russian Police Arrest 2 Women, High-Ranking Members of Finiko Crypto Pyramid

Russian Police Arrest 2 Women, High-Ranking Members of Finiko Crypto PyramidLaw enforcement in the Russian republic of Tatarstan have made new arrests in connection with the crypto Ponzi scheme Finiko. Two women detained this week are believed to have attracted millions of dollars to the pyramid. The now collapsed Finiko lured investors from a number of countries in the post-Soviet space and around the world, […]

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Top Finiko Crypto Pyramid Executive Arrested in Russia’s Tatarstan

Top Finiko Crypto Pyramid Executive Arrested in Russia’s TatarstanA high-ranking representative of Russia’s notorious Finiko Ponzi scheme has been arrested in Tatarstan. Ilgiz Shakirov, a businessman from Kazan, rose to the rank of vice president of the crypto pyramid which is believed to have defrauded millions of investors in the Russian Federation and surrounding regions. Kazan Police Detain Finiko Vice President Police in […]

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Mining Hardware Thief Gets 3-Year Sentence in Russia

Mining Hardware Thief Gets 3-Year Sentence in RussiaRussian authorities have investigated a number of cases involving the theft of crypto mining equipment in the past months. A resident of Yaroslavl has just been found guilty of stealing mining hardware worth over $20,000 and sentenced to three years in prison. Russian Convicted of Stealing Mining Rigs Receives Prison Sentence A 34-year-old man from […]

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California Man Arrested for Using Government’s Covid-19 PPP Loan to Buy Cryptocurrency and Tesla

California Man Arrested for Using Government’s Covid-19 PPP Loan to Buy Cryptocurrency and TeslaThe U.S. has arrested a man on criminal charges after he allegedly defrauded the government’s Covid-19 loan programs and used the money to buy cryptocurrency and Tesla. Using PPP Loan to Buy Cryptocurrency and Tesla The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that Lebnitz Tran was arrested Thursday “on criminal charges related to his […]

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FBI Arrests 6 Free Keene Members Operating Cryptocurrency Exchange

FBI Arrests 6 Free Keene Members Operating Cryptocurrency ExchangeSix people involved with the Free Keene movement have been arrested and charged for allegedly operating an illegal cryptocurrency exchange business. “They operated their virtual currency exchange business using websites, as well as operating virtual currency ATM machines in New Hampshire,” the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said. FBI Raids Properties and Charges 6 People […]

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