During a virtual panel with Bloomberg on Tuesday, the assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division, Bryan Vorndran, said that “crypto is the primary currency, the primary vehicle, to fac...
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FBI admits crypto is a “huge challenge”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reiterated their concern with cryptocurrencies when it comes to cybersecurity and extortion. Bryan Vorndran, assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division shar...
FBI Warns of Increased Crypto Romance Scams Leading up to Valentine’s Day
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sent out a warning to gullible singles looking for love, to be on the lookout for romance scams making use of cryptocurrencies. In a recent press release,...
Valentine’s Heartbreak: FBI Warns Of Crypto Romance Scams Ahead Of Hearts’ Day
Valentine’s Day is a significant day for many people worldwide. In the run-up to “heart’s day,” many will take on the role of Mr. Cupid – the chubby winged angel – except his arrows of love will not o...
FBI warns against rising crypto romance scams during Valentine’s week
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning against the rise in romance scams in the San Francisco Bay Area, with the latest trend involving cryptocurrencies. Just a ...
The FBI Says Crypto Scams Are Up
Experts at the Portland division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are telling people what they can do to avoid cryptocurrency scams, which have seemingly become much more prominent and agg...
Kansas Woman Allegedly Led All-Female ISIS Battalion And Planned To Attack College, Shopping Mall In The U.S.
Topline The FBI on Friday took custody of a former Kansas teacher named Allison Elizabeth Fluke-Ekren who federal prosecutors allege led an all-female military battalion under the control of the Islam...
FBI Says Brian Laundrie Claimed Responsibility For Gabby Petito’s Death
Topline Brian Laundrie wrote in a notebook found near his body that he was responsible for the death of his fiancé Gabby Peitito, whose disappearance during a cross-country road trip last year set off...
FBI Names Malik Faisal Akram As Man Killed After Taking Hostages At Texas Synagogue
Topline The armed man who took four people hostage, including a rabbi, for nearly 12 hours at a Texas synagogue has been identified as 44-year-old British national Malik Faisal Akram, the FBI Dallas F...
Man Swiped Unpublished Novels In Online Scam, FBI Alleges
Topline Filippo Bernardini, 29, of London, was arrested at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport Wednesday, accused of having impersonated hundreds of agents, editors and other publishing p...