$3M In Stolen XRP Tracked — But Victim May Never See It Again: Investigator
A US investor says he lost $3 million in XRP after hackers emptied his wallet, and blockchain tracking suggests the funds moved fast through shadowy over-the-counter networks tied to Southeast Asia. Related Reading: Biggest Shiba Inu Burn In Months — And It Came From A Coinbase Account Funds Traced To OTC Networks According to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT, the stolen coins were first pooled into a single Tron address and then pushed through OTC services linked to an illicit marketplace known as Huione Guarantee. Reports have disclosed that Huione Guarantee is tied to a range of criminal....
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The U.S. Justice Department has seized bitcoin stolen from an elderly man in a government imposter scam and will be returning the cryptocurrency to him. “The fraudsters deceived the victim into believing his personal information had been used to facilitate a drug trafficking and money laundering scheme,” detailed the DOJ. DOJ Returns Bitcoin Stolen From Elderly Victim The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday “the successful forfeiture and return of stolen cryptocurrency to [an] elderly man victimized by government imposter scam.” The DOJ explained....
The hackers continue to spread out the stolen funds using Bitcoin privacy tools as a means to remain anonymous, despite the identity of the hackers believed to be a North Korean cybercrime group. The hackers behind the $625 million Ronin bridge attack in March have since transferred most of their funds from ETH into BTC using renBTC and Bitcoin privacy tools Blender and ChipMixer. The hacker’s activity has been tracked by on-chain investigator ‘₿liteZero’, who works for SlowMist and contributed to the company’s 2022 Mid-Year Blockchain Security report. They outlined the transaction pathway....
Federal authorities tracked down and seized more than 94,000 bitcoin allegedly stolen from Bitfinex. But how did they get their hands on the pseudonymous funds?
Filecoin has grown to be one of the most beloved crypto with an active community that continues to keep it alive. However, questions about the blockchain’s origin, and its ICO in particular, are beginning to pop up as an on-chain sleuth has posted findings of his investigation. Digging Into The Filecoin ICO The on-chain investigator […]
The US Department of Justice has successfully returned to an elderly person the bitcoin stolen by a government imposter. US Attorney Dena J. King announced Tuesday “the forfeiture and return of stolen cryptocurrency to [an] elderly man victimized by government imposter scam.” On August 31 last year, a total of 12.164699 bitcoins worth approximately $574,766 […]