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- BITZLATO TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS ALL BITCOIN WITHDRAWALSBitzlato, a cryptocurrency exchange platform, has temporarily suspended all Bitcoin withdrawals just weeks after its co-founder, Anatoly Legkodymov, pled guilty to operating an unlicensed money services business and agreed to dissolve the exchange.
The move comes as the company faces legal challenges related to seizing its assets in France. Despite the suspension, Bitzlato expresses determination and optimism regarding the situation.
Bitzlato’s founder’s guilty plea leads to the dissolution
Bitzlato’s former CEO, Anatoly Legkodymov, made a significant decision in a Brooklyn court. He pleaded guilty to one count of operating an unlicensed money services business and agreed to dissolve Bitzlato.
Additionally, Legkodymov was ordered to forfeit $ 23 million worth of cryptocurrency. This legal action stemmed from his arrest in Miami earlier in the year, which was part of a joint operation involving the United States Department of Justice, Treasury Department, and French law enforcement
This operation resulted in the seizure of a substantial portion of Bitzlato’s infrastructure, including its website.
Partial restoration of user funds
Despite the challenges posed by the legal proceedings and asset seizures, Bitzlato managed to partially restore access to user funds in March. Using a Telegram bot, the platform allowed users to withdraw 50% of their assets that had been stuck on the exchange. Over the subsequent months, the withdrawal limits gradually increased, reaching 70% by November.
The United States Attorney, Breon Peace, did not mince words when addressing Bitzlato’s alleged activities. He accused the cryptocurrency exchange of serving as an “open turnstile by criminals.”
The Department of Justice (DOJ) also alleged that Bitzlato had played a crucial role as a financial resource for the Hydra darknet marketplace, enabling users to launder funds, including those obtained through ransomware attacks.
Impact on users
Bitzlato’s users will likely be closely monitoring the developments surrounding the temporary suspension of Bitcoin withdrawals.
Many have already experienced a rollercoaster ride with their funds, from the initial asset seizure to the partial restoration of withdrawals. The outcome of the legal proceedings will determine the fate of these users’ assets, and the uncertainty can be unsettling for those affected.
- MS Wallet Drainer Has Siphoned Over $ 58 Million Using Google and X Phishing AdsA recent report from Scam Sniffer, an anti-scam solution, revealed that MS Wallet Drainer, a cryptocurrency malware tool, has managed to siphon over $ 58 million in crypto since March. The drainer uses Google search and X ads phishing links as a distribution vector and has affected over 63,000 victims as of December 21.
MS Drainer Allows Criminals to Siphon Over $ 58 Million
A recent report from Scam Sniffer, an anti-scam platform used by several Web3 wallets, has revealed that a certain malware type has managed to siphon over $ 58 million from cryptocurrency holders. The tool, called MS Wallet Drainer, attacks the cryptocurrency wallets (Ethereum, BNB, and other EVM chains and rollups) of victims using Google and X ads to infect their devices and drain them of any available funds and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
The malware is distributed using the search results of Google searches for popular cryptocurrency sites and decentralized finance exchanges, such as Zapper, Lido, Stargate, Defillama, Orbiter Finance, and Radiant. The same malware was also detected in a series of Ordinals-related X ads, and a recent sampling of X ads on some feeds resulted in more than 60% of the ads leading to sites using the MS Drainer.The report highlights that these ads use several techniques to obfuscate their purposes and pass advertising audits. For example, they only target certain regions and use redirection to bypass revisions.
One of the victims lost over $ 24 million in an Ethereum wallet, while another lost over $ 1 million in Ethereum assets. An investigation revealed that the tool is available in darknet forums with a price of $ 1,500 for a standard functionality set. While other similar malware tools are fully managed and charge a 20% fee, this one only charges for modules that add additional functionality to the standard package.
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