🔐 Cyber News (Apr 29, 2024):

1️⃣ Justice: The U.S. Federal Prosecutor's Office has levied charges against the founders of the anonymous Bitcoin wallet, Samourai Wallet, for their involvement in laundering $100 million in illicit funds. CEO Keonn Rodriguez was apprehended on April 24th in the U.S., while CTO William Lonergan Hill was detained in Portugal, with extradition procedures initiated. Samourai Wallet was implicated in facilitating transactions for sanctioned individuals, diverse cybercriminals, and darknet marketplaces, including Silk Road and Hydra. ⚖️

2️⃣ Justice: The U.S. District Court has reached a verdict in the case of the fraudster Jabara Igbara, also known as Jay Mazini. He has been sentenced to seven years in prison for orchestrating criminal schemes targeted at the Muslim community. ⚖️

3️⃣ GOV.UK: The National Crime Agency and police in the United Kingdom have been granted authority to seize, freeze, and dismantle cryptocurrency used in criminal activities. Within investigations, law enforcement is empowered to seize passwords or memory cards and liquidate #cryptocurrency assets if their reintroduction into circulation is deemed detrimental to public welfare. This measure particularly pertains to private coins. 🛡️

4️⃣ Mash: Customers of the cryptocurrency exchange #Beribit congregated in the "Federation" tower in "Moscow City," demanding the restitution of their digital holdings. Reports indicate that the platform is retaining assets valued at approximately 400 million rubles (~$4.3 million). Allegedly, company representatives unsuccessfully attempted to evade through an alternative exit. 💼

5️⃣ Shadid: The team behind the #DePIN protocol at io.net has successfully thwarted the efforts of a group seeking unauthorized access to users' personal information and GPU models. 🔒

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