Crime
As Ransomware Payments Continue to Grow, So Too Does Ransomware’s Role in Geopolitical Conflict
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[UPDATED 1/30/23] Lessons from the Wormhole Exploit: Smart Contract Vulnerabilities Introduce Risk; Blockchains’ Transparency Makes It Hard for Bad Actors to Cash Out
New updates, 1/30/23: Last week, the Wormhole attacker converted 95,000 ETH stolen during the hack into staked ETH. The attacker…
Crime and NFTs: Chainalysis Detects Significant Wash Trading and Some NFT Money Laundering In this Emerging Asset Class
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DeFi Takes on Bigger Role in Money Laundering But Small Group of Centralized Services Still Dominate
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Meet the Malware Families Helping Hackers Steal and Mine Millions in Cryptocurrency
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North Korean Hackers Have Prolific Year as Their Unlaundered Cryptocurrency Holdings Reach All-time High
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Crypto Crime Trends for 2022: Illicit Transaction Activity Reaches All-Time High in Value, All-Time Low in Share of All Cryptocurrency Activity
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The Biggest Threat to Trust in Cryptocurrency: Rug Pulls Put 2021 Cryptocurrency Scam Revenue Close to All-time Highs
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P2P Cryptocurrency Exchange Chatex and Two Russian Nationals Indicted and Sanctioned for Roles in Ransomware Operations
Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) announced joint indictments, arrests, and…
Everything You Need to Know About OFAC’s New Sanctions Guidance for Cryptocurrency Businesses
On October 15, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released Sanctions Compliance Guidance for…
North America: DeFi Drives Growth in World’s Second-biggest Cryptocurrency Market But Ransomware Is Cause For Concern
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Eastern Europe’s Crypto Crime Landscape: Scams Dominate, Plus Significant Ransomware Activity
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OFAC Highlights the Importance of Ransomware Prevention & Reporting in Latest Advisory
On Tuesday, September 21, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an updated advisory…
Chainalysis in Action: OFAC Sanctions Russian Cryptocurrency OTC Suex that Received Over $160 million from Ransomware Attackers, Scammers, and Darknet Markets
Want to learn more about the sanctions against Suex and what this means for the larger fight against ransomware? Watch…
Applying Counterterrorism Strategies to Ransomware
Last month, national leaders in the U.S. compared the global surge in ransomware events to the terrorism threat following the…