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Hackers say they wiped out $90 million from Iran cryptocurrency exchange

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hackers with possible links to Israel have drained more than $90 million from Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, according to blockchain analytics firms. The group that claimed responsibility for the hack leaked on Thursday what it said was the company’s full source code. “ASSETS LEFT IN NOBITEX ARE NOW […]

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Crypto crime spills over from behind the screen to real-life violence

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was held for ransom and his finger cut off. A couple in Connecticut were carjacked, beaten and thrown into a van. All, authorities allege, were victims tied to cryptocurrency-related crimes that have spilled out from […]

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Norfolk resident loses $76,000 in crypto scam: OPP

The online advertisement was irresistible: Invest in cryptocurrency and wait for the money to roll in. But the ad was a lie. Instead, police in Norfolk County say a silver-tongued fraudster bilked a resident out of $76,000. According  to an OPP release, the victim responded to an advertisement last  October and was soon connected to […]

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