Cryptocurrency

September 15, 2023 CEP Staff

World’s Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange Uncovers ISIS-K Terror Funding Streams

Fortune recently reported that Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has responded to more than 47,000 law enforcement requests this year but distinguished itself by proactively sharing intelligence with Central Asian law enforcement...

Cryptocurrency

February 18, 2021 CEP Staff

DOJ Indicts North Korean Operatives For Cryptocurrency Extortion Through Cyberwarfare

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment against three intelligence operatives from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The individuals are accused of conspiring to steal and extort cash and...

September 23, 2020 CEP Staff

Cryptocurrency Used To Finance ISIS Terror Activities

A recent investigation by the Wall Street Journal revealed that ISIS and its affiliates worldwide are using a vast web of monetary and cryptocurrency assets to finance its terrorist activities. Despite losing its territory in Iraq and Syria, ISIS...

August 19, 2020 CEP Staff

U.S. Seizes Cryptocurrency Assets Of Terror Groups

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice seized nearly two million dollars worth of cryptocurrency assets from three U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations—al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Hamas. The operation, which represents the largest seizure of...

June 26, 2019 CEP Staff

Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency Will be Ripe for Misuse

Libra Has Potential for Online Extremist and Terrorist Exploitation This month, Facebook announced plans to launch its own cryptocurrency, the Libra, by mid-2020. Already, regulators in both Europe and the United States are expressing concern about...