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CDCROP: The White House South Lawn, Washington DC, America (Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images)

White House Convenes Summit for Stopping the Spread of Ransomware

Among other moves, President Biden’s office plans to share information with partners about crypto wallets used for laundering extorted funds.

By Nelson Wang

Nov 1, 2022 at 10:14 p.m. UTC

Nov 1, 2022

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US Treasury Blacklists Several More Bitcoin Addresses Allegedly Tied to Iran Ransomware Attacks

The sanctions watchdog agency added several bitcoin addresses allegedly used in ransomware attacks to its blacklist.

By Nikhilesh De Danny Nelson

Sep 14, 2022 at 3:08 p.m. UTC

Sep 14, 2022

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US Extradites Alleged Crypto Money Launderer From Netherlands

Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov is scheduled to face a five-day jury trial beginning on Oct. 4

By Amitoj Singh

Aug 18, 2022 at 7:36 a.m. UTC

Aug 18, 2022

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CDCROP: U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

US Rep. Josh Gottheimer Proposes $3M Boost to Treasury’s Crypto Crime-Fighting Unit

The amendment would increase funding to the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence for blockchain analysis tools, training and investigative support.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Jul 25, 2022 at 8:36 p.m. UTC

Jul 25, 2022

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US Justice Department Seizes $500K in Ransom Payments and Crypto From North Korean Hackers

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said the FBI has identified a new type of ransomware used by the state-sponsored hackers.

By Elizabeth Napolitano

Jul 19, 2022 at 3:36 p.m. UTC

Jul 19, 2022

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Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager (Danny Nelson)

Chainalysis Launches 24/7 Hotline for Crypto Crime Victims

Ransomware actors raked in all-time high of $731 million in crypto payments in 2021, and 2022 is on track to be another record year for crypto-enabled cyber crime.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Jun 22, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 22, 2022

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Ransomware Gang Extorted 725 BTC in One Attack, On-Chain Sleuths Find

The infamous Conti ring’s internal messages, leaked in February, served as a jumping-off point for a new transaction analysis by Crystal Blockchain.

By Anna Baydakova

May 17, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

May 17, 2022

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Truckers in Alberta on their way to the province's capital of Edmonton (Naomi Mckinney/Unsplash)

The Ramps Killing Bitcoin's Dissident Thesis

Why does crypto work for Russian ransomware, but it wasn't useful for the Ottawa truckers?

By JP Koning

Mar 22, 2022 at 6:23 p.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2022

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Canadian Police Seize $28M in Bitcoin, Extradite Alleged Affiliate of Ransomware Gang

Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins is accused of carrying out dozens of ransomware attacks in 2020 – many of which were specifically targeted at the health care sector during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Mar 10, 2022 at 6:11 p.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2022

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