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FBI: North Korean Hackers Behind $100M Horizon Bridge Theft

Lazarus Group and APT38, both associated with North Korea, are responsible for the attack in June, the agency concluded.

By Jesse Hamilton

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Jan 23, 2023 at 11:17 p.m. UTC

Jan 23, 2023

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US Charges Crypto Exchange Bitzlato With Laundering $700M

Authorities have accused the little-known platform of laundering funds tied to illicit Russian finance and have arrested its founder.

By Jesse Hamilton

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Jan 18, 2023 at 5:19 p.m. UTC

Jan 18, 2023

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Justice Department Announces Major International Crypto Enforcement Action

The department held a press conference at noon Eastern time on Wednesday.

By Nelson Wang

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Jan 18, 2023 at 3:11 p.m. UTC

Jan 18, 2023

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FBI Investigating 3Commas Data Breach

This week, an anonymous person leaked 100,000 API keys connected to the crypto trading service.

By Sam Kessler

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Dec 29, 2022 at 11:48 p.m. UTC

Dec 29, 2022

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DeFi Exchange Mango's $114M Exploit Was 'Market Manipulation,' Not a Hack, Ex-FBI Special Agent Says

Chris Tarbell, co-founder of crypto investigative firm Naxo, discusses why the theft was more about manipulating the platform's native token than hacking the system.

By Fran Velasquez

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Oct 20, 2022 at 6:22 p.m. UTC

Oct 20, 2022

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Crypto Exchange Binance.US Hires Ex-FBI Agent as First Head of Investigations

BJ Kang led the probes of a number of high-profile Wall Street insider-trading cases.

By Stephen Alpher

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Oct 20, 2022 at 3:24 p.m. UTC

Oct 20, 2022

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FBI Asks DeFi Platforms to Increase Security Measures, Warns Crypto Investors Against Vulnerabilities

The warning comes after a slew of DeFi hacks this year, which has led to investors losing billions of dollars worth of crypto.

By Parikshit Mishra

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Aug 30, 2022 at 6:17 a.m. UTC

Aug 30, 2022

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US Justice Department Seizes $500K in Ransom Payments and Crypto From North Korean Hackers

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said the FBI has identified a new type of ransomware used by the state-sponsored hackers.

By Elizabeth Napolitano

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Jul 19, 2022 at 3:36 p.m. UTC

Jul 19, 2022

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FBI Adds OneCoin Founder Ruja Ignatova to Its Most Wanted List

Ignatova is accused of defrauding investors out of more than $4 billion via a crypto Ponzi scheme.

By Cheyenne Ligon

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Jun 30, 2022 at 2:45 p.m. UTC

Jun 30, 2022

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FBI Says LinkedIn Is Being Used for Crypto Scams: Report

Most of the scammers have been traced to Southeast Asia. One group of victims said they lost hundreds of thousands of dollars each.

By Amitoj Singh

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Jun 17, 2022 at 7:57 p.m. UTC

Jun 17, 2022

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