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A crypto investor was arrested for kidnapping and torturing an Italian man for weeks to steal his Bitcoin password.
Details emerge on the NYC Bitcoin torture case, where John Woeltz allegedly tortured Michael Carturan to obtain his crypto ...
A surge in violent attacks on crypto holders is driving insurers to develop kidnap and ransom policies tailored for digital ...
The service of the two officers has been "modified," the NYPD confirmed, as an internal review into their potential ...
All, authorities allege, were victims tied to cryptocurrency-related crimes that have spilled out from behind computer ...
The US has reported the highest number of crypto kidnapping cases since 2019, despite a recent spike in France. Victims often ...
Almost 60,000 Bitcoin addresses tied to LockBit’s ransomware ... victims and the ransomware organization. Related: Crypto crime in 2024 likely exceeded $51B, far higher than reported ...
Officers with the ICAC Task Force were able to track down one website and discover illegal material. The Internet Watch ...
The rise in crypto-related crime incidents show that crime is changing everywhere, says Bloomberg Opinion's Lionel Laurent.
The recent case of an Italian tourist who was kidnapped in New York City and tortured by people allegedly after his ...