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Crime
Crypto Crime Blotter: Scammers Dupe Jersey Island Man Out of £1.2 million, Backpage Laundered Cash With Crypto
Did Backpage launder cash through crypto? What happened to three Germans on the DarkWeb? This week's Crypto Crime Blotter.

NYPD Warns $2 Million Stolen in Scam Involving Bitcoin
The New York Police Department warned the public to be aware of phone scams where callers impersonate government officials and demand bitcoin.

U.S. DOJ Moves to Detain Defendant in Crypto 'Shadow Banking' Case
U.S. prosecutors want to detain Reginald Fowler until his trial for illicitly providing banking services to crypto exchanges.

Crypto Crime May Have Cost Sector $1.2 Billion in Q1, Says Report
Losses arising from cryptocurrency hacks and fraud may have reached as high as $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2019, CipherTrace estimates.

Microsoft Outlook Hackers Stole Crypto Using Victims' Emails: Report
Hackers who breached Microsoft Outlook have reportedly used the email service to steal cryptocurrency users' funds.

Australian Crypto Scam Reports Rose Almost 200% in 2018
Australia saw a surge in reports of scams involving cryptocurrencies last year, according to the country's consumer watchdog.

New Crypto-Mining Malware Targeting Asian Firms With NSA Tools
A new form of malware discovered by Symantec is targeting enterprises using leaked NSA tools to infect networks and mine monero.

US Prosecutors Charge 2 Foreign Nationals Over Bitcoin Investment Scam
Two Nigerian nationals have been indicted in the U.S. for wire fraud and money laundering relating to a fake bitcoin investment scheme.

New York State Sees First Conviction for Crypto Money Laundering
A case involving millions of dollars in bitcoin and Western Union payments resulted in New York State's first conviction for crypto money laundering.

Student Gets 10-Year Jail Term for SIM-Swap Crypto Thefts Worth $7.5 Million
A 21-year-old student from the U.S. who stole over $7.5 million in cryptocurrency via SIM-swap hacks has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
