Cybercrime News

The Biden administration reportedly intends to ramp up efforts to trace cryptocurrency payments.

Cryptocurrencies represent far less of a market for criminals compared to traditional finance, so crypto bans won’t solve the problem.

Coinbase CSO says ‘good ol’ fashioned police work’ landed the FBI the private keys.

Government officials did not specify the exact method used to seize the funds from the ransomware group.

The U.S. president has rarely made public statements on crypto and blockchain, though officials in his administration are reportedly reviewing current regulations.

Hackers will keep hacking as long as organizations are vulnerable — crypto is not an exception.

The SEC has taken action against a Californian man for fraudulently offering insider stock trading tips on a darknet marketplace.

U.S. Congress subcommittee says that bank reporting methods led to Capitol attack arrests but worries that Bitcoin might have helped fund the insurrection.

The proceeds of crypto crime fell by more than $5 billion in 2020, due to increasing regulatory compliance by crypto exchanges and declining scams.

The private sector invests enormous resources to help the government combat crypto crimes, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.

BuyUCoin initially denied the reports of a data breach, but added that all user funds are safe.

The Assistant Commissioner of the City of London Police said the partnership with Komainu would help in “denying criminality the proceeds of crime."

Investigators reportedly identified the individuals by tracing the crypto exchange accounts used to launder the funds.

Despite the crypto industry experiencing a major rise in mainstream interest in 2020, the year also saw many prominent crypto personnel apprehended by regulators.

Major figure in Justice Department's cyber work is out from the policy office, but no word on where she's heading next.