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Eastern Europe: High Grassroots Adoption, Outsized Darknet Market and Ransomware Activity

Eastern Europe's crypto crime landscape shows that scams dominate and there is also significant ransomware activity.

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Chainalysis in Action: Justice Department Demands Forfeiture of 280 Cryptocurrency Addresses Associated with North Korea Exchange Hackers

"The U.S. recently sought to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts tied to North Korean hacks that stole millions of cryptocurrency. Read more on this, here."

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Chainalysis in Action: Department of Justice Announces Takedown of Two Terrorism Financing Campaigns with Help from Blockchain Analysis

Department of Justice announces takedown of two terrorism financing campaigns with help from Chainalysis tools. Read more about the incident.

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Fighting Back Against SIM Swap Attacks with Blockchain Analysis

Learn more about SIM swap attacks and how to fight back against SIM swap attacks with blockchain analysis. Read on to learn more about this here.

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Chainalysis In Action: How Law Enforcement Used Blockchain Analysis to Follow Funds and Identify the Twitter Hackers

Law enforcement used Chainalysis to investigate the Twitter hack, using Bitcoin's transparency. Learn more about how they used Chainalysis to crack the case.

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The Twitter Hack: What We Know One Week Later

Chainalysis updates its analysis of the July 2020 Twitter hack: how the funds were moved across exchanges and what the investigation revealed for law enforcement.

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An Update to Our FutureNet Intelligence Brief

"Chainalysis has released an updated intelligence brief on the Futurenet Ponzi scheme. Click here to read the document and learn more about the update."

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Fact Checking Recent Cryptocurrency Terrorism Financing Reports

Fact-checking recent cryptocurrency terrorism financing reports is necessary. Learn more about Chainalysis campaigns that analyze terrorist financing.

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Introducing Chainalysis Crypto Crime Intelligence Briefs

Chainalysis's new Crypto Crime Intelligence Briefs identify new groups and services transacting with cryptocurrency. Click to read the first three briefs.

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Making Cryptocurrency Part of the Solution to Human Trafficking

Read Chainalysis research on how cryptocurrency intersects with human trafficking and plans to counteract this activity. Click this link for more on this.

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Ransomware Attackers Aren’t Sparing Anyone During Covid-19

Covid-19 ransomware attacks are targeting hospitals and healthcare organizations. Learn more about which ransomware strains were active during Covid-19.

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Covid-19 Has Wiped Out 33% of Cryptocurrency Scammers’ Revenue, But That’s Not the Whole Story

Did you know Covid-19 has wiped out 33% of cryptocurrency scammers’ revenue? Chainalysis digs deeper into Covid-19’s impact on different types of scams.

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The Chainalysis Crypto Crime Report is Here. Download to Learn Why 2019 Was the Year of the Ponzi Scheme.

Cryptocurrency adoption is increasing, with 18% of Americans and 35% of millennials purchasing it. Read the Chainalysis Crypto Crime Report here for more.

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Darknet Market Activity Higher Than Ever in 2019 Despite Closures. How Does Law Enforcement Respond?

After a small decline in 2018, total darknet market sales grew 70% in 2019 to over $790 million in crypto, making it the first time sales surpassed $600 million.

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Ransomware Goes Mass Market

Ransomware attacks are on the rise, but it’s difficult to calculate their impact. Read more about the increasing amount of ransomware attacks.