The US Treasury building in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2022. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) Ransomware costs top $1 billion as White House inks new threat-sharing initiative The Treasury Department released its finding as the White House is wrapping up an international summit on fighting the ransomware problem. Nov 1, 2022 By AJ Vicens
(Michelle Lee / Flickr) Treasury fines virtual currency exchange Bittrex for failing to catch ransomware payments The virtual currency exchange based in Washington state failed to catch more than 100,000 transactions from sanctioned regions. Oct 11, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Alessio Evangelista, associate director of FinCEN. (courtesy of Chainalysis) FinCEN associate director says his agency has its eyes on DeFi projects The Ronin Bridge attack has drawn attention to how DeFi projects can be weaponized in national security threats. May 19, 2022 By Tonya Riley
(Getty Images) FinCEN warns ransomware proceeds could be part of Russia sanctions evasion Treasury is reminding banks and other institutions of "red flags" as they handle cryptocurrency that could potentially be headed to Russia. Mar 8, 2022 By Joe Warminsky
A National Park Service worker mows the lawn at the White House in Washington, DC on January 18, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) US government launches plans to cut cybercriminals off from cryptocurrency The State Department is also offering up to $10 million for tips that help track down nation-sponsored hackers who attack critical infrastructure. Jul 15, 2021 By Tonya Riley
(Getty Images) Operator of bitcoin ‘mixers’ that served dark web markets faces $60 million FinCEN penalty It's the first action of its kind by FinCEN, which assessed that the Helix and Coin Ninja services failed to file suspicious activity reports and follow other… Oct 20, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
Golden end silver bitcoins with U.S. dollar isolated on white FinCEN fines BTC-e $110 million for violating anti-money laundering laws The fine comes in the form of a civil money penalty, the first of its kind for foreign-based virtual currency exchangers. Jul 27, 2017 By Ryan Johnston