NFTs Are Increasingly Targeted by Criminals, Report Says
Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, are increasingly sought by criminals looking to either steal them or use them to launder illicit gains, a new report from blockchain…
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Crypto Firms Make Thieving Hackers an Offer: Keep a Little, Give Back the Rest
Some cryptocurrency platforms that have watched millions of dollars vanish in digital heists have made an unusual pitch to their attackers: Keep some of it, but give back the rest.The pleas…
North Korea Suspected of Plundering Crypto to Fund Weapons Programs
Cybercriminals’ push to launder $100 million from a June 23 crypto heist bears hallmarks of North Korean hacking operations, blockchain experts say, potentially marking the latest in a…
Baby-Formula Shipments Come With High Security to Deter Cargo Thieves
Efforts to rush baby formula to depleted U.S. stores are triggering a range of security steps aimed at protecting the shipments from potential theft, logistics security experts said,…
How the Feds Tracked Down $3.6 Billion in Stolen Bitcoin
The U.S. government’s $3.6 billion bitcoin bust this week appears to reflect its success five years ago in disrupting some operations used by criminals to launder stolen funds.The Justice…
Justice Department Says It Seized $3.6 Billion Worth of Bitcoin Stolen in 2016 Hack
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department said Tuesday it seized over $3.6 billion worth of digital currency stolen during a hack of a cryptocurrency exchange and arrested two suspects for allegedly…
Train Robberies Are a Problem in Los Angeles, and a Blame Game Has Ensued
Michelle Wilde bought a piece of sand art during a visit to Jerome, Ariz., earlier this month. Rather than carry it home, she had the shopkeeper ship the $145 frame to her.Instead of…
Big Videogames Make Some Costly Misfires
Even big, experienced videogame makers get it wrong sometimes. Having all do so at the same time is rare.
In an unusual twist to the holiday selling…
Russian Hacker With Kremlin Ties Extradited to U.S. on Insider-Trading Charges
WASHINGTON—The U.S. extradited from Switzerland a Russian national with close ties to the Kremlin on charges that he participated in a scheme to hack and steal corporate earnings information…
Flash-Mob Thefts Planned on Snapchat and Other Apps, Police Say
SAN FRANCISCO—A recent rash of thefts by fast-moving mobs at stores in the Bay Area and outside Minneapolis were organized on social media and committed by people who often didn’t know one…