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The exact nature of the alleged probe remains unclear, though Homeland Security’s El Dorado Task Force primarily targets international money laundering and financial crimes.
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Homeland security’s definition is a term of American origin that incorporates all methods and strategies of governmental effort to ensure a homeland that is safe and secure. The term homeland security is mostly related to anti-terrorist activities but can — and is — used to refer to protection from natural disasters, hazards caused by human error and malicious actions. The Homeland Security Department of United States is a department of the federal government that maintains the country’ security in such areas as anti-terrorism, border security, cyber security, customs and immigrations, and disaster prevention and management. Homeland Security Investigations is a part of the Department of Homeland Security which conducts investigations into financial crimes and fraud, intellectual property theft, human trafficking and so on.
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Crypto lawyer James Murphy has sued the US Department of Homeland Security to force the agency into disclosing whom it believes is Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.
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The US Department of Homeland Security reported that it has disrupted hundreds of ransom attacks since its formation in 2021.
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The funds were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Recovery efforts for the remaining funds are ongoing.
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The agencies have worked together for years, but now their joint efforts are official as they plan to ramp up activity.
8474 - Opinion
Government should develop Know Your Customer procedures for social media and messaging services and take stronger measures to track cryptocurrency transactions.
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The developer of a Mutant Ape Yacht Club knock-off collection has allegedly defrauded investors of $2.9 million and admitted to a rug pull.
10060 - Altcoin Watch
The market capitalization of the world’s largest stablecoin received a boost despite facing regulatory threats in the United States.
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With the U.S. voter turnout declining, experts believe that blockchain-based mobile voting platforms can restore trust.
2760 Rumour has long been that Homeland Security in the United States has been interested in Bitcoin’s role in the buying and selling of drugs and other illegal goods and services.
2507INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation has recently completed a specialized training to identify the methods and strategies used to avoid detection on the Darknet, which often use non-standard communications protocols and ports.
1054The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reached out to Silicon Valley as part of its efforts to maintain ease of access to encrypted data.
687The task force DEA agent who worked on the Silk Road case allegedly extorted hundreds of thousands of dollars from Ulbricht, two-thirds of bitcoins have now been mined and more top stories for March 31.
736A spokesman for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division told a Senate subcommittee hearing that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin are vulnerable to organized crime.
449CoinDesk’s Danny Bradbury asks an important question in light of the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’ hearing on Bitcoin: Is all of this even necessary?
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