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Axie Infinity's owner vows to reimburse victims of $600 million theft after a hacker pulled off one of the largest crypto heists in history
Users who lost tokens during the massive Ronin Network crypto heist will be reimbursed, according t…
Phil Rosen
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A crypto hacker just pulled off one of the largest heists in history, swiping $625 million in tokens
"We are working with law enforcement officials, forensic cryptographers, and our investors to make …
Phil Rosen
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Janet Yellen says crypto has its benefits and the Treasury hopes to offer guidance on regulations that foster 'healthy innovation'
Janet Yellen told CNBC that the Treasury recognizes the benefits of cryptocurrency, but she remains…
Phil Rosen
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Here’s how you can stay safe from cybercrimes in 2022
Anyone using the internet is susceptible to cybercrimes. When we talk about them, it does not just …
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Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein: All the latest on the NYC couple arrested over alleged Bitfinex $4.5B bitcoin-laundering plot
Everything to know about the husband and wife techies that have been arrested and accused of launde…
Rob Price,Becky Peterson
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Agents had to 'wrest' a phone out of the hands of one of the accused bitcoin launderers as she repeatedly tried to lock the device
Heather Morgan and her husband Ilya Lichtenstein allegedly had a "contingency plan" to flee to East…
Rob Price,Becky Peterson
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Crypto has entered a bear market in 2022. Here's how cybercrime and NFT swindles have helped fuel the downturn.
"None of this works if people don't trust the system they're engaging with, so it's really importan…
Phil Rosen
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The US Justice Department is tightening its oversight of cryptocurrencies with the launch of 2 new enforcement initiatives
One of the initiatives is called the "National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team," which will tackle …
Isabelle Lee
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The global economy lost $1 trillion to hackers, with McAfee pegging the average cost of cybercrime at $500,000
The growing cybercrime incidents now cost the world economy more than $1 trillion, or just more tha…
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American athletes were reportedly told to use burner phones in Beijing due to a 'unique opportunity for cybercrime' at the Winter Olympics
Team USA was warned "every device, communication, transaction and online activity may be monitored"…
Hannah Towey,Scott Davis
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Google is partnering with the Department of Defense to fight cybercrime
Google has announced it will provide the Department of Defense tools to fight cybercrime, as the co…
Hugh Langley
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Trump's 3 Supreme Court appointees joined the 3 liberal justices to limit a landmark federal cybercrime law
The Supreme Court ruled that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act doesn't cover cases where someone acc…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Bitcoin's use in crime is a bizarre regulatory fixation because any monetary system can be used unlawfully, a crypto fund co-founder says
"We didn't ban dollars because Pablo Escobar had heaps of dollars in his basement," the Castle Isla…
Shalini Nagarajan
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A guide to two-factor authentication, the two-part security test for your online accounts and devices
Two-factor authentication is a security measure that makes you pass two security tests before gaini…
Melanie Weir
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Managed Detection and Response Services – an effective defense to knockout sophisticated cyberattacks
Modern organizations of all sizes can rest easy with Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR) Services …
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A Russian national who tried to hack Tesla in a botched multimillion-dollar ransom attempt has pleaded guilty
Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov pleaded guilty to attempting to hack Tesla so that a cybercrime gang could…
Grace Dean
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Cybercrimes are underreported — half of the adolescent victims never report
Children aged between 13 to 18 years are more prone to online bullying, given the longer h…
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'Significant' increase in cybercrime against women during lockdown: Experts
"We received a total of 412 genuine complaints of cyber abuse from March 25 till April 25. Out of t…
PTI
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What is phishing? Here's what you should know about the virtual scamming technique and how to protect yourself from data theft
Phishing is a form of cybercrime wherein emails from fake senders request your personal info. Here'…
Dave Johnson
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Indian police stations are struggling to access computers as cybercrime zooms
In India, a third of police stations across 22 states do not have access to a functional computer, …