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US charges admins of Garantex for allegedly facilitating crypto money laundering for terrorists and hackers

US charges admins of Garantex for allegedly facilitating crypto money laundering for terrorists and hackers

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday criminal charges against the administrators of the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex for allegedly facilitating money laundering by criminal and terrorist organizations, as well as violating U.S. sanctions. … 

US government charges operators of crypto mixing service used by North Korea and ransomware gangs

US government charges operators of crypto mixing service used by North Korea and ransomware gangs

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictments of Russian citizens Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik, and Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov, accusing them of operating services that helped criminals launder cryptocurrency. The three… 

Chinese government hackers reportedly targeted US Treasury’s sanctions office during December cyberattack

Chinese government hackers reportedly targeted US Treasury’s sanctions office during December cyberattack

Chinese government hackers targeted the U.S. Treasury’s highly sensitive sanctions office during a December cyberattack, according to reports. According to The Washington Post, the state-sponsored hackers targeted the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a… 

Internet surveillance firm Sandvine says it’s leaving 56 ‘non-democratic’ countries

Internet surveillance firm Sandvine says it’s leaving 56 ‘non-democratic’ countries

Sandvine, the makers of surveillance-ware that allowed authoritarian countries to censor the internet and spy on their citizens, announced that it is leaving dozens of “non-democratic” countries as part of a major overhaul of the…