Topic: financial crimes

  • Ransomware Gangs Extorted $2.1B in Two Years: FinCEN

    Ransomware Gangs Extorted $2.1B in Two Years: FinCEN

    Ransomware extortion surged, with criminals collecting over $2.1 billion from 2022-2024, nearly matching the total from the previous eight years. While 2023 was a peak year, ransom payments dropped sharply in 2024, largely due to successful law enforcement actions against major gangs like ALPHV/B...

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  • Trump Family's Potential Gains from CZ Pardon Revealed

    Trump Family's Potential Gains from CZ Pardon Revealed

    The presidential pardon for Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao highlights a pattern of transactional relationships between tech leaders and government officials, where political funding enables favorable treatment and policy influence. Zhao's pardon removes professional restrictions from his fel...

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