News with the tag "FBI"

Eminem’s former sound engineer, Joseph Strange, has been charged with copyright infringement and interstate transportation of stolen goods for allegedly leaking and selling 25 of Eminem’s unreleased songs for $50,000 in bitcoin. Leaked Songs Circulated via Youtube and Reddit The former sound enginee...

Federal authorities move to return $8.2 million in seized cryptocurrency to victims of a widespread crypto fraud scheme that tricked investors through deceptive messages and fake platforms. FBI Seized $8.2M in Crypto—Now They’re Taking Action to Reimburse Victims Federal authorities are working to r...

The FBI urged immediate action to block transactions tied to North Korea’s $1.5 billion crypto heist, warning the hackers are swiftly laundering funds to evade recovery. FBI Urges Public and Private Sectors to Cut Off North Korea’s Stolen $1.5B in Crypto The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has implicated North Korean-backed hacking groups in a major cryptocurrency heist involving $1.5 billion in digital assets. The cyberattack targeted Bybit, a Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange, making it one of the largest crypto thefts publicly known. This incid...

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an urgent advisory to crypto exchanges, node operators, and blockchain service providers, urging them to block transactions from addresses tied to the $1.4 billion Bybit hack . The agency confirmed that North Korea’s infamous hacking unit, co...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) asked for crypto industry help in tracking and blocking transactions intended to launder the $1.5 billion stolen from Bybit by North Korean hackers. The FBI published a list of Ethereum addresses that are holding or have held assets from the theft in a publi...

In a stunning announcement that has sent ripples through the cryptocurrency world, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has officially pointed the finger at North Korea for the colossal $1.5 billion heist from the popular crypto exchange Bybit. This revelation, made public on February 26th...

Hold on to your digital wallets, crypto enthusiasts! The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a stark warning that should send shivers down the spine of every crypto exchange and service provider. They’re urging everyone in the crypto space to take immediate action and block transac...

Federal authorities arrested three individuals in California for allegedly laundering over $13 million from victims of crypto investment scams known as “pig butchering.” The suspects, including Chinese nationals Mingzhi Li and Zeyue Jia, along with Jun Shi, allegedly created shell companies—Magic Lo...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has extradited a Brazilian national to the United States of America from Switzerland over a $290 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme between 2016 and 2021. According to the DOJ, the citizen of Brazil appeared at the United States District Court in Seattl...