Ohio Crypto Manager Gets Nine Years for $10M Ponzi Scheme
Rathnakishore Giri, a 31-year-old investment manager from New Albany, Ohio, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for running a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of about $10 million. The sentence closes a criminal case built around false promises of Bitcoin derivatives trading, principal protection and guaranteed […]
North Korean actors exploit “fake Zoom” ruse to drain crypto wallets, $300M reported stolen
North Korean-linked actors have used a deceptive video-call technique dubbed “fake Zoom” to extract funds from cryptocurrency wallets, resulting in reported losses of $300M. The campaign targets individual and institutional holders by combining impersonation with remote interaction to gain access to credentials and authorization flows.