Russian Operator of BTC-e Crypto Exchange Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering

A Russian operator of a now-dismantled BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges from 2011 to 2017. Alexander Vinnik, 44, was charged in January 2017 and taken into custody in Greece in July 2017. He was subsequently extradited to the U.S. in August 2022. Vinnik...

Belarusian National Linked to BTC-e Faces 25 Years for $4 Billion Crypto Money Laundering

A 42-year-old Belarusian and Cypriot national with alleged connections to the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e is facing charges related to money laundering and operating an unlicensed money services business. Aliaksandr Klimenka, who was arrested in Latvia on December 21, 2023, was...

2 Russians charged in Mt. Gox Bitcoin heist and BTC-e money laundering

By Habiba Rashid Accused individuals allegedly conspired to launder around 647,000 stolen Bitcoins from Mt. Gox, leading to its collapse. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 2 Russians charged in Mt. Gox Bitcoin heist and BTC-e money laundering...

Two Russian Nationals Charged for Masterminding Mt. Gox Crypto Exchange Hack

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ has charged two Russian nationals in connection with masterminding the 2014 digital heist of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox. According to unsealed indictments released last week, Alexey Bilyuchenko, 43, and Aleksandr Verner, 29, have been accuse...

Greece U-Turns — Now Approves Mr. Bitcoin's Extradition To Russia

Greece just took another U-turn. Mr. Bitcoin a.k.a. Alexander Vinnik is not going to France nor to the United States; instead, he is now possibly going to his homeland Russia. The Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece on Friday has overruled previous decisions and approved to extradite the...

Feds Seize BTC-E exchange website – CoinBase suffers DDoS attacks

By Waqas A couple of days ago it was reported that the 38-year-old Russian This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Feds Seize BTC-E exchange website CoinBase suffers DDoS attacks...

BTC-e exchange’ owner arrested over money laundering accusation

By Waqas A 38-year-old Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik who also happened to This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BTC-e exchange owner arrested over money laundering accusation...

Bitcoin Exchange Operator Arrested For $4 Billion Money Laundering Scheme

Greek police have arrested a Russian man who is believed to have been the operator of the popular BTC-e Bitcoin exchange on charges of laundering more than $4 billion in bitcoin for culprits involved in hacking attacks, tax fraud and drug trafficking. A United States jury indicted 38-year-old...

Malicious Chrome Extension Hijacks CryptoCurrencies and Wallets

Although the number of malicious browser extensions has significantly increased in the past years, but recently a new extension of the Google Chrome is allegedly targeting Cryptocurrency users that is capable of stealing Bitcoins and other crypto coins silently. The malicious Chrome browser...