Bitcoin – Page 2 – World Justice News

News

Operator of ‘Bitcoin Invested’ Pirate Site Movie2K Charged After More Than a Decade

April 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

More than a decade ago, Movie2K was one of the largest pirate sites on the Internet. Serving a German audience, the streaming portal shut down in 2013, but that wasn’t the end of the story. […]

Woman found with £2bn in Bitcoin convicted of money laundering arrangement offence

March 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former takeaway worker found with Bitcoin worth more than £2bn has been convicted at Southwark Crown Court of a crime linked to money laundering. Jian Wen, 42, from Hendon in north London, was involved […]

Pirate IPTV Owners Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison & $18m Damages

October 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

Two men who operated a pirate IPTV service have been handed 36-month prison sentences by a specialist IP court in Sweden. Anonymous tips led to an investigation, police surveillance including wiretapping, and subsequent raids which […]

FTX thief cashes out millions during Bankman-Fried trial

October 12, 2023 World Justice News 0

A thief who stole more than $470m (£383m) in cryptocurrency when FTX crashed is trying to cash it out while the exchange’s founder is on trial. Sam Bankman-Fried’s high-profile court case began last week. The former crypto […]

Razzlekhan and husband guilty of $4.5bn Bitcoin launder

August 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

A husband and wife cyber-crime team have pleaded guilty to trying to launder $4.5bn (£3.5bn) of Bitcoin that he had stolen in a hack in 2016. Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein were arrested last year […]

Briton pleads guilty in US to 2020 Twitter hack

May 10, 2023 World Justice News 0

A British national extradited to the US last month has pleaded guilty in New York to a role in one of the biggest hacks in social media history. The July 2020 Twitter hack affected over […]

Stolen $3bn Bitcoin mystery ends with popcorn tin discovery

November 7, 2022 World Justice News 0

The US Department of Justice has revealed it seized $3.36bn (£2.9bn) of Bitcoin last year which was stolen from an infamous darknet website. The stash of 50,676 Bitcoin was found hidden on various devices in […]

YouTube accused of not tackling Musk Bitcoin scam streams

June 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

YouTube is being criticised for failing to tackle a network of cyber-criminals streaming fake Elon Musk videos to scam viewers. The criminals are hijacking YouTube accounts and using the videos to promote bogus cryptocurrency giveaways. […]

Cryptocurrency worth $3.6bn linked to 2016 Bitfinex Exchange hacking seized

February 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

US officials have seized $3.6bn (£2.65bn) in bitcoin and arrested a colourful rapper and her partner. The Department of Justice said the action represents its largest-ever financial seizure. Heather Morgan and her husband Ilya Lichtenstein […]

Lincolnshire boy has £2m of cryptocurrency seized by police

October 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

A boy who set up a fake website as part of a “sophisticated cyber fraud” has had more than £2m of cryptocurrency seized by police. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, used […]

Human Rights

Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]