FinCEN associate director says his agency has its eyes on DeFi projects

The Ronin Bridge attack has drawn attention to how DeFi projects can be weaponized in national security threats.

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Texas man gets 5 years for stealing 38,000 PayPal account credentials

DOJ said Marcos Ponce will spend five years in prison and pay back $1.4 million in stolen money.

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Cryptocurrency regulators are scrambling to catch up with hackers, who are swiping billions

But who’s in charge has become a game of hot potato.

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FBI warns agricultural sector of heightened risk of ransomware attacks

The agricultural sector has been hit by a rising number of costly ransomware attacks.

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In a first, Treasury Department sanctions major cryptocurrency mining firm

“By operating vast server farms that sell virtual currency mining capacity internationally, these companies help Russia monetize its natural resources,” the Treasury Department said in a statement.

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North Korea aims ‘TraderTraitor’ malware at cryptocurrency workers

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is attributing the campaign to hackers known as the Lazarus Group.

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Treasury updates Lazarus Group sanctions with digital currency address linked to Ronin Bridge hack

The address received $600 million in Ethereum and other digital currency during the March attack, crypto-tracking company Chainalysis said.

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A practical reason why crypto might not work for large-scale sanctions evasion

According to crypto-tracking company Chainalysis, the markets probably couldn’t handle it without prices tanking.

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