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Telegram Cracks Down on Suspected $8B Chinese Crypto Crime Marketplace Set Up in Colorado
Telegram Cracks Down on Suspected $8B Chinese Crypto Crime Marketplace Set Up in Colorado

Messaging app Telegram has closed thousands of channels belonging to suspected Chinese crypto-crime marketplaces after new research shed light on the situation, according to Elliptic.

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Burmese Militia Group Said to Run ‘Pig Butchering’ Compounds
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Burmese Militia Group Said to Run ‘Pig Butchering’ Compounds

A militia group in Burma that allegedly runs a large-scale haven for cyber scammers, the Karen National Army, has been blocked from the U.S. financial system by the Department of the Treasury.

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Cambodian Huione Group Received $98B in Crypto Leading to U.S. Crackdown: Elliptic
Cambodian Huione Group Received $98B in Crypto Leading to U.S. Crackdown: Elliptic

Huione Group, the Cambodia-based conglomerate that the U.S. Treasury Department wants to cut out of the U.S. financial system, received $98 billion worth of crypto since 2014 through illicit schemes l...

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Money Launderer Who Moved Scam Victims’ Funds Faces Up to Two Decades in U.S. Prison
Money Launderer Who Moved Scam Victims’ Funds Faces Up to Two Decades in U.S. Prison

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Investors Lost Record High $5.6B to Crypto Scams in 2023, FBI Says
Investors Lost Record High $5.6B to Crypto Scams in 2023, FBI Says

Investors lost a record $5.6 billion to crypto-related financial crime in 2023, up 45% from 2022, according to a new report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint ...

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