Alekesei Andriunin, founder of crypto market maker Gotbit, has pleaded guilty to market manipulation before a court in Boston. He received a comparatively lenient sentence for this. The prosecution accuses Andriunin and Gotbit of conspiracy, electronic fraud (“wire fraud”) and fraudulent manipulation of the cryptocurrency trading volume. In addition to Gotbit and Andriunin, Fedor Kedrov
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned federal employees that cybercriminals are attempting to steal their login credentials in connection to a widely used government financial services platform, according to a notice viewed by FedScoop. Hackers are targeting the Employee Personal Page, or MyEPP page, which is operated by the National Finance Center (NFC), a
Image: United States Department of Justice The U.S. Secret Service has seized the website of Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, marking a major international crackdown on a platform accused of helping criminals launder billions of dollars in illicit money. In a joint operation involving law enforcement from the U.S., Germany, Finland, Estonia, and other European countries,