The government has clawed back millions in stolen crypto that it’s now returning to victims US authorities are taking action to return $8.2 million in cryptocurrency to victims of a fraudulent investment scheme that tricked individuals into transferring funds. The scam, which involved sending deceptive messages to unsuspecting people, convinced victims to invest in what
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FBI Nets 16 After Launching Fake Cryptocurrency To Catch Crooks
The sting operation ensnared financial and cryptocurrency firms across the country The FBI recently netted 16 individuals in a groundbreaking sting operation by creating a fake cryptocurrency to catch fraudsters involved in market manipulation. The US government unsealed charges in Boston, accusing leaders from four cryptocurrency firms and four financial service companies of orchestrating large-scale
FBI To Use NFTs to Contact Clucoin Fraud Victims
The decision is one of the first where law enforcement uses NFTs to communicate The FBI is taking an innovative approach by utilizing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to contact victims of a crypto fraud scheme tied to the fraudulent CluCoin project. This marks one of the first instances where law enforcement will use NFTs as a
FBI May Have Inside Information on Who Satoshi Nakamoto Really Is
An inquiry made to the FBI revealed cryptic details about Bitcoin’s potential creator The mystery surrounding Bitcoin’s (BTC) creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, has taken an interesting turn with recent developments involving the FBI. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by investigative journalist Dave Troy has led to speculation that the FBI may possess inside
FTX has been delivering its user data to the FBI
The ongoing FTX debacle has led to federal authorities being given a lot of personal data FTX advisers have recently been issued subpoenas by several FBI field offices, forcing the bankrupt cryptocurrency firm to disclose data from customer transactions and accounts, according to a Bloomberg report that reviewed the document. FTX consultants have turned over