Iran Shuts Down Over 8,000 Illegal Crypto Mining Farms in 3 Años

Authorities in Iran have closed down more than 8,000 underground facilities for cryptocurrency mining in the past three years, local media reported. Despite the government’s crackdown, illegal crypto mining continues to account for a serious amount of energy consumption, official figures

Crypto Exchange Bitrue Suffers $23 Million Hack

Singapore-based crypto exchange Bitrue has lost millions of U.S. dolares’ worth of ether and other coins in a hack. The trading platform suspended withdrawals until early next week to conduct additional security checks and promised to compensate the affected users. Bitrue

Russian Court Sends 3 Crypto Robbers to Strict-Regime Prison

Three Russians are going to spend time in high-security prison for stealing over a million U.S. dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency from another man. Además, the court has also ordered them to fully compensate the victim for the damages, prosecutors announced….

Corea del Norte robó una cantidad récord de criptoactivos en 2022, Se revela el informe de la ONU

El régimen de Corea del Norte logró robar más criptomonedas el año pasado que en años anteriores, según un borrador de la ONU. reporte. A pesar de la diferencia entre las estimaciones citadas, los autores concluyen que 2022 fue un año récord para el robo de criptomonedas,…

Former FTX Director of Engineering Under Scrutiny by US Law Enforcement, Alleged Proffer Sessions Held With Prosecutors in New York

A NOSOTROS. law enforcement officials are reportedly scrutinizing Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at FTX, according to a report citing people familiar with the matter. Another report, published on Jan. 10, 2023, details that Singh met with federal prosecutors at

Grupo Lazarus de Corea del Norte vinculado a nuevo esquema de piratería de criptomonedas

The Lazarus group, a North Korean hacking organization previously linked to criminal activity, has been connected to a new attack scheme to breach systems and steal cryptocurrency from third parties. The campaign, which uses a modified version of an already existing

Ruso arrestado por defraudar a compradores de hardware de minería valorado $300,000

La policía de la ciudad de Astrakhan, en el sur de Rusia, detuvo a un hombre acusado de defraudar a personas que querían comprar criptomineros.. Los funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley dicen que el sospechoso ganó millones de rublos mediante ventas ficticias de dispositivos de minería a ciudadanos rusos.…

Security Service of Ukraine Shuts Down Crypto Mining Farm Near Front Line in Kharkiv

Ucrania’s main law enforcement agency has busted an illegal facility mining cryptocurrencies in the Kharkiv region. The operators of the crypto farm have been minting coins using large amounts of stolen electricity, threatening energy supply to critical infrastructure, the agency said….

Ex CEO de Crypto Exchange Wex Dmitry Vasiliev supuestamente detenido en Croacia

Dmitry Vasiliev, co-owner and former chief executive of the now defunct Russian crypto exchange Wex, has been arrested upon entering Croatia, local media reported. The crypto entrepreneur is wanted by Kazakhstan where he is accused of stealing money from an investor….