cybercrime

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Posted by | April 23, 2024
Scammers eye Toncoin as Telegram-TON partnership grabs headlines

Telegram’s integration of the TON blockchain and its native Toncoin token has become a honeypot for scammers promoting a referral pyramid scheme.

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Posted by | January 26, 2024
Total Value of Crypto Stolen From DeFi Platforms in 2023 Plummets by 63.7% Year-on-Year: Chainalysis

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis says the value of crypto assets that cybercriminals stole in 2023 went down by more than 50% compared to 2022, largely due to a significant drop...

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Posted by | November 29, 2023
BIS advises central banks to plan in advance for CBDC security

From legal issues to hackers, launching a CBDC is fraught with risks, and BIS has a big list of them to consider. 3337 Total views 5 Total shares Issuing a...

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Posted by | November 13, 2023
Australian regulators will compel businesses to report cyberattacks: Report

This obligation won’t be backed by a fine if the company fails to comply, and businesses will still be permitted to pay ransoms, though this is discouraged. 1247 Total views...

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Posted by | November 10, 2023
China declares stealing digital collections like NFTs liable for criminal theft sentence

The Chinese government says theft of digital collections violates the protection law and interests of the crime of illegally obtaining computer information system data. 413 Total views 4 Total shares...

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Posted by | November 9, 2023
Can crypto Privacy Pools help balance privacy and regulation?

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently authored a research paper, the primary focus of which was integrating privacy features into blockchain transactions while ensuring compliance with a range of regulatory requirements....

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Posted by | November 9, 2023
India trained 3,000 police officials on crypto investigations in 2022–2023

The Narcotics Control Bureau and the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre trained 141 officials and over 2,800 officers in the financial year 2022–2023. 759 Total views 21 Total shares The...

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Posted by | October 31, 2023
October sees a comparative lull in crypto crime with losses of $32.2M: CertiK

There is no clear downward trend in crypto crime, but a quiet month is undoubtedly more than welcome in the Web3 community. 530 Total views 4 Total shares Web3 theft...

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Posted by | October 2, 2023
AI can be used in ‘every single process’ of JPMorgan’s operations, says CEO

JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon pointed to trading, hedging, research and error detection as just some of the processes that can be streamlined by AI. 1012 Total views 4 Total shares...

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Posted by | October 2, 2023
September becomes the biggest month for crypto exploits in 2023: CertiK

The Mixin Network cross-chain protocol accounted for almost two-thirds of the crypto exploit losses in September. 2203 Total views 51 Total shares September has officially become the worst month in...

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