The U.S. Department of the Treasury posted a press release titled: “Treasury Sanctions Russian Ransomware Actor Complicit in Attacks on Police and U.S. Critical Infrastructure”. From the press release: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced settlements for over $24 million and $29 million, respectively, with Bittrex, Inc. (Bittrex), a virtual currency exchange based in Bellevue, Washington.…
The U.S. Department of Treasury tweeted: “For the first time ever, Treasury has sanctioned a virtual currency mixer. Blender.io is used by the DPRK to support malicious cyber activities & money-laundering of stolen virtual currency”. The tweet included an image…