The Justice Department announced Tuesday its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.5 billion — and the arrests of a New York couple accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange.
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Justice Dept. Announces $3.6B Crypto Seizure, 2 Arrests
The Justice Department announced Tuesday its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.5 billion — and the arrests of a New York couple accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange. The post Justice Dept. Announces $3.6B Crypto Seizure, 2 Arrests appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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