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Malaysian Bitcoin Mining Gang Stole Over $2M in Electricity, Say Police
Police seized 1,746 bitcoin mining machines across 21 premises in raids this week. Original Source
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German Fraudster Refuses to Give Police Passwords to $60M Bitcoin Wallet
German authorities have seized a Bitcoin wallet containing 1,700 BTC, valued at approximately $60 million at the current price. However, the wallet owner refuses to cooperate in disclosing the password. The seizure came about after an investigation into covert crypto-malware installations over two years ago. The fraudster at the heart of
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Digital Asset Manager Komainu to Provide Custody of Crypto Seized by UK Police
Cryptocurrency seized by U.K. police during investigations will now be securely stored by digital asset manager Komainu.Under a new framework service agreement with the Derbyshire Constabulary on behalf of the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) Cybercrime Programme, Komainu will be responsible for providing a more “robust” means to store cryptocurrencies
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Opportunities for blockchain in police investigations
The problem of spreading cybercrime is becoming more acute today, and developed countries with high gross domestic product rates suffer from it to a much greater extent than developing countries. This is due to the fact that the more advanced technologies are used by society, the stronger its dependence is
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ICO launches tool to help police forces using data analytics
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is urging police forces to build in data protection from the start when considering data analytics projects. A
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UK Police Find no Crime in Alleged $3M Crypto ‘Staking’ Scam
Investors who say they lost hundreds of thousands of pounds in an alleged cryptocurrency fraud have had no luck persuading the police that there was in fact a crime committed.According to an investigation by the Metro newspaper published Tuesday, a number of investors said they had invested in a cryptocurrency
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Spanish Police Arrest Head of Billion-Dollar Crypto Arbitrage Platform on Fraud Allegations
Spanish National Police have arrested the operator of cryptocurrency arbitrage firm Arbistar 2.0 in a crackdown on the platform that researchers and investors allege to be a massive bitcoin Ponzi scheme.The arrest should serve as a reminder to crypto investors of the value bitcoin’s traceable blockchain provides to investigators. While
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#EndSARS Activists Are Using Bitcoin to Battle Police Brutality
As protests surge through Nigeria in response to police brutality, one enclave of protestors has turned to bitcoin as a financial lifeline during turbulent times. The Feminist Coalition’s bank account was shuttered this month after its involvement in the End SARS protests came to light, according to a person familiar but
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