Bitcoin Extortion Plot Turns Violent as Fake Mailman Forces Way Into Home
Alleged bitcoin extortion turned violent in Seattle as prosecutors say a suspect posed as a postal worker, forced entry into ...
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Coinbase claims arrest in the $355 million insider extortion scheme that targeted nearly 70,000 customers
Coinbase said a former customer support agent was arrested in India as investigators probe a breach tied to insider bribery ...
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Embargo’s Double Extortion Play Bags $34M From US Victims
Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! Embargo, a cybercrime group, has collected more than $34 million in cryptocurrency ...
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Coinbase Hit by $20M Extortion Plot After Data Breach
Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase $700.17M was recently targeted in a scheme where ...
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UK Gang Jailed for $124K Crypto Kidnapping and Extortion
A court in Manchester has sentenced seven gang members for kidnapping and forcing a man to hand over more than $124,000 ...
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Crypto Platform CEO Arrested for Allegedly Paying Deputies in Extortion Scheme
Crypto platform Zort’s CEO has been arrested on multiple charges. Allegations against Iza include paying large sums to Los Angeles ...
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Uniswap Labs CEO Denies Protocol Deployment Extortion Claims
Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Abrams has refuted claims that the platform charges $20 million for protocol deployments, calling them “completely ...
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Crypto Exchange Kraken Says Hackers Used Bug Bounty Program for ‘Extortion’ After $3M Exploit
Nick Percoco, Kraken's chief security officer, said in a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that the firm ...
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Steven Nerayoff Intends to Sue U.S. Authorities for $9.6B Over Dropped Extortion Fees
The federal government denied nearly all of Nerayoff’s claims in a submitting of its personal, together with the assertion that ...
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