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FBI warns against DeFi crimes

FBI Warns Against DeFi Crimes

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On August 29, The Federal Bureau of Investigation released an announcement warning investors that the number of exploits in DeFi platforms has been growing resulting in investors' losing money. The authority encouraged investors who suspect criminals that have stolen their investments to contact...

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FBI Warns About Crypto Scams on LinkedIn

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The US investigative agency warned about the presence of crypto scammers on the popular professional platform LinkedIn. During an interview with CNBC, FBI special agent Sean Ragan said crypto fraudsters on LinkedIn are an essential threat to user safety. He added that there are a lot of potential...

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FBI Attributed Hacker Group Behind the Ronin Attack

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation published a statement on the investigation results associated with the $600 M hack of the Ronin Network. Ronin is an Ethereum sidechain built for the play-to-earn game, Axie Infinity. According to the statement, the FBI was able to confirm that the hackers behind...

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FBI Returned $2.3 M in BTC Paid at Colonial Pipeline Hack

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On June 7, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) stated that investigators succeeded in recovering huge amounts in crypto that were paid in ransom to cybercriminals who attacked the American oil pipeline system Colonial Pipeline. CNN was the first to publish the news. The hack took place in...

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A Man Who Ordered His Wife's Murder Paying in BTC was Found

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A man from the US state Tennessee, Nelson Repogle used BTC to order his wife's assassination. He contacted the hitman via a murder-for-hire online platform. Fortunately, the FBI succeeded to prevent the crime. The case was discovered by FBI Special Agent Clay Anderson. Repogle sent the hired...

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Hacking attempt against Tesla failed

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The FBI has arrested one of the main criminals trying to hack Tesla for $4 million Bitcoin price Tesla and FBI managed to prevent an attack against "Gigafactory". Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, a Russian citizen was arrested in Los Angeles. It was found out that he tried to steal Tesla's...

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