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Police Confirm North Korean Connection in Bitcoin Exchange Phishing

Law enforcement officials have confirmed that hackers from North Korea sought to steal bitcoins from exchanges in South Korea.

By Nikhilesh DeOct 2, 2017

The SEC charged two companies and a businessman with anti-fraud violations after he allegedly launched ICO campaigns backed by nonexistent assets.

By Nikhilesh DeSep 29, 2017

The company behind the FICO credit score system is looking at how to collect information from bitcoin exchanges, new public documents show.

By Nikhilesh DeSep 25, 2017

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a lawsuit against a New York-based man and his company for allegedly running a bitcoin scam.

The EU is eyeing beefed-up penalties around crimes involving cryptocurrencies, such as ransomware, the European Commission said this week.

By Stan HigginsSep 21, 2017

Switzerland's financial markets regulator has cracked down on a trio of companies tied to an alleged cryptocurrency scam.

By Nikhilesh DeSep 20, 2017

The trial of Ryan Kennedy, the controversial founder of the now-defunct dogecoin exchange Moolah, began in a UK court this week.

More than 1.65 million computers were targeted by cryptocurrency mining malware attacks in the first eight months of 2017, according to a new report.

By Nikhilesh DeSep 13, 2017

The alleged operator of BTC-e has spoken out in an interview in which he claimed he is innocent of charges brought by the U.S. government.

By Nikhilesh DeSep 11, 2017

Malaysia's Securities Commission has issued a statement warning investors of the perceived risks of initial coin offerings (ICOs).