Incognito Market, a darknet marketplace for narcotics trading, has reportedly exit-scammed its users of their BTC and XMR.
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The Chainalysis 2024 Crypto Crime Report highlights a $1.7 billion revenue surge in darknet markets and a rise in crypto-linked sanctions and new scam trends.
1590The Hong Kong-based crypto exchange had no KYC and was a major support for the darknet marketplace Hydra.
9053Crypto hackers have turned their attention toward the crypto user, and “security hygiene” is more important than ever, according to Binance’s Jimmy Su.
6648The compromised accounts could give bad actors confidential information about companies and individuals.
9766Cryptocurrency accounts still fetch the highest prices among hacked online accounts, according to online data security provider Privacy Affairs.
11603The sanctions were part of an international effort aimed at “[disrupting the] proliferation of malicious cybercrime services, dangerous drugs and other illegal offerings.”
5843Changing an intelligence agency's perspective on crypto crime is the next step toward a successful crypto investigation.
2748A Swedish-Russian citizen has been charged with operating a multi-million Bitcoin laundering service after authorities traced his crypto transactions from 2011.
19010The SEC has taken action against a Californian man for fraudulently offering insider stock trading tips on a darknet marketplace.
13182The proceeds of crypto crime fell by more than $5 billion in 2020, due to increasing regulatory compliance by crypto exchanges and declining scams.
7427The admin of a well-known darknet market link provider claims its donation address was flagged as suspicious after it criticized Chainalysis' KYT flagging system.
10862Anonymous sources claim that President Trump is sympathetic to the Free Ross campaign and is considering clemency for the Silk Road founder.
12159CipherTrace speculated that the anonymous user made the transactions “to stay up to date with the Bitcoin network,” but it may have been hacked.
69266Recent exit scams have displaced the users of darknet markets, with Eastern European-only platform Hydra now the largest worldwide.
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