Cybercrime News

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.

Institutions still fear Bitcoin’s criminal persona, its volatility, and other factors.

Cybercriminals may favor a different cryptocurrency in the coming months, however.

The recent surge in DeFi makes the industry is an attractive target for hackers.

Recent exit scams have displaced the users of darknet markets, with Eastern European-only platform Hydra now the largest worldwide.

Regulators are addressing the growing threat of transnational cybercrimes in the financial industry.

Bad actors allegedly tried to brute force their way into accounts belonging to Paxful's users in an ongoing series of attacks.