Posted on Jan 18, 2023

U.S. says Russian national ran crypto exchange widely used by cybercriminals

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"The U.S. has arrested a Russian national and founder of a cryptocurrency exchange on charges of allegedly laundering more than $700 million, the Department of Justice said Wednesday.

Anatoly Legkodymov, the founder of Bitzlato, a Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange that touted its lax approach to verifying customers’ identity, was arrested in Miami Tuesday night."

U.S. says Russian national ran crypto exchange widely used by cybercriminals

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Posted 2 y ago

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SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM

Posted 2 y ago

I am glad the DOJ got involved in resolving this! I guess that this is the latest threat to us! I read where some athletes who invested and lost money in Crypto! ventures!

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U.S. says Russian national ran crypto exchange widely used by cybercriminals

U.S. says Russian national ran crypto exchange widely used by cybercriminals

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