Bitcoin Cybersecurity Law Enforcement 
The Fintech Times
AUGUST 7, 2025
What I’m seeing is that we’re entering a new phase of risk, one that goes far beyond compliance, beyond cybersecurity, into the physical world. Four armed men broke into his home, tied up his partner, and forced Danny at gunpoint to transfer an undisclosed amount of Bitcoin. His captors were after his bitcoin password.
PYMNTS
MARCH 22, 2016
When it comes to bitcoin, the stories about ransomware seem to be nothing out of the ordinary for the mainstream news cycle. Ironically, this most recent case comes less than a year after a New Jersey police officer from the same city was nabbed for selling bitcoin mining equipment. The result? This is a major shift in effort.”.
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PYMNTS
JANUARY 17, 2017
The hackers sent the college a ransom note demanding payment in bitcoin within seven days for a private key to regain access to the files. The Los Angeles Valley College District decided to pony up and pay the digital ransom to the tune of $28,000 in bitcoin. Francisco C.
Fintech News
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
In 2024, law enforcement traced a series of cryptocurrency transactions to local hawala networks, which facilitated money transfers between terrorist cells. All due to weak enforcement mechanisms and the difficulty of tracking blockchain-based transactions.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 10, 2018
The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of America has been hit with ransomware, with cybercriminals demanding a payment in bitcoin to a specific wallet address. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies usually don’t recommend paying these types of ransoms, since it might encourage attackers to keep committing these cybercrimes.
CB Insights
NOVEMBER 2, 2017
Over 143 million Americans will be at risk of financial fraud for years following the Equifax cybersecurity breach, while an estimated 3 million Wells Fargo customers unknowingly had their digital identity stolen to open fraudulent trading accounts. RegTech Trends.
PYMNTS
MAY 15, 2017
The NHS has experienced a major cyber-attack, we are working with law enforcement and our advice will follow shortly!” s signals intelligence agency, who is now managing director of cybersecurity firm PGI Cyber, told Bloomberg. El Mundo reported attackers want a ransom paid in bitcoin, Bloomberg stated.
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