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Crime
DeepDotWeb Operator Pleads Guilty to Laundering $8.4M in Bitcoin Kickbacks
Tal Prihar admitted to taking bitcoin payments from darknet marketplaces in exchange for referral links.
Acer Reportedly Hit With $50M Crypto-Ransomware Demand
Acer hasn't yet confirmed the attack, reports Tech Radar.
Russia's Darknet Criminals Have Novel Crypto Cash-Out System: 'Buried Treasure'
A darknet ad flagged by the crypto sleuths at Elliptic says vendors will bury vacuum-packed physical cash “5-20 cm under the ground.”
Romanian Barber Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $620K in Crypto
The man is accused of hacking "the seventh-largest cryptocurrency operator in the world."
Crypto Crime Siphoned Off Nearly $10.5B in 2020: Research
Blockchain analytics company Coinfirm noted that scams and fraud account for two thirds of the funds misappropriated.
Serbian Man Indicted for Embezzling $7M Through Fraudulent Crypto Schemes
According to the indictment, Kristijan Krstic founded two digital-asset investment platforms that fraudulently induced investors to buy securities in the form of investment contracts.
Australian Man Arrested for Trying to Launder $4.3M With Bitcoin
The man was arrested in his car, where police found $1 million in cash, cocaine and electronic devices.
Cryptopia Exchange, Currently in Liquidation, Gets Hacked Again: Report
The hacked wallet belonged to a creditor, U.S. firm Stakenet, which had not lost funds in the 2019 hack, as reported by Stuff.
New Jersey Crime Watchdog Says Crypto ATMs Need More Regulation
State regulation of crypto ATMs is poor and federal laws aren't much better, the commission said in a report.
Kia Motors America Victim of Ransomware Attack Demanding $20M in Bitcoin, Report Claims
BleepingComputer claims to have evidence the ransomware gang DoppelPaymer is demanding 404 BTC from the car firm.
