FinCEN
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FinCEN: Ransomware Payments Fell in 2024 After 2023 Peak, Report Shows
FinCEN reported 4,194 ransomware incidents from 2022–2024 with more than $2.1 billion in payments; activity peaked in 2023 and fell in 2024 after law enforcement disruptions of major gangs.
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U.S. seizes $15 billion in Bitcoin, sanctions Southeast Asia cybercrime network tied to alleged Cambodian leader
U.S. authorities announced the seizure of 127,271 Bitcoin (about $15 billion) tied to Chen Zhi and unsealed an indictment alleging he ran the Prince Group, a Cambodia-based network of scam compounds linked to human trafficking and global fraud; coordinated U.S. and U.K. sanctions targeted people, businesses and the Huione Group.
