Hackers stole 20 bitcoins from a Muscovite’s account, worth about 28.5 million rubles. On Thursday, March 24, reports REN TV, citing a source. According to the publication, cybercriminals created a computer virus that could steal passwords to cryptocurrency wallets and uploaded it to a phishing site under the guise of software. Later, the victim downloaded […]
The US Department of Justice announced the seizure of $ 3.6 billion in cryptocurrency, which was stolen in 2016 by Russian Ilya Lichtenstein. All these years, he and his wife Heather Morgan have been laundering bitcoins stolen from the Bitfinex exchange, but they left too many traces that brought cybercrime agents to them. In the […]
According to it, the turnover of digital assets will be brought out of the shadows and integrated into the country’s financial system. The government approved the concept of legislative regulation of the circulation of digital currencies in Russia. As noted in the official statement of the Cabinet of Ministers, it involves the imposition of strict […]
The American authorities detained a married couple in New York suspected of being involved in the theft of almost $ 3.6 billion in cryptocurrency. They face up to 25 years in prison. How informs The US Department of Justice, the detainees are 34-year-old Ilya Lichtenstein, a native of Russia, and 31-year-old American Heather Morgan. They […]
Analysts commissioned by the Russian government estimated the amount of taxes that can be collected from the Russian crypto market in the amount of up to 1 trillion rubles, learned The Bell. Right now, the authorities are arguing how exactly the circulation of cryptocurrencies and mining will be regulated in Russia, the newspaper reports. It […]