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Cryptocurrency 'mixers' see record transactions from sanctioned actors
An increase in funds sent from illicit addresses has accelerated the rise, indicating the technology remains attractive to cyber criminals.
FBI takes down dark web marketplace for U.S. citizen personal data
The crime operation may have been connected to Joker's Stash.
Losses to cryptocurrency scams top $1B, FTC reports
Nearly half of the scams originated on social media.
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.
In a first, Treasury Department sanctions major cryptocurrency mining firm
Treasury: "By operating vast server farms that sell virtual currency mining capacity internationally, these companies help Russia monetize its natural resources."
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.
