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USA v. 2210.8222 SOL Crypto: Forfeiture Complaint (‘North Korean Military Hacking’)

December 3, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto seized as part of an investigation into "virtual currency hacks perpetrated by members of a North Korean military hacking group known within the cybersecurity community as the Lazarus Group or APT38" in USA v. 2210.8222 SOL Cryptocurrency at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Crypto Worth $3.3M: Forfeiture Complaint (‘North Korean Military Hacking Groups’)

November 21, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the proceeds of "virtual currency hacks perpetrated by members of North Korean military hacking groups known within the cybersecurity community as the Lazarus Group, APT38, and CryptoMimic" in USA v. All Bitcoin, Ether, and Tether Seized From Two Accounts at MEXC and Two Accounts at Binance, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

U.S. takes forfeiture action against crypto linked to ‘$879M heists by North Korean military hacking groups’

October 6, 2024
The United States has filed forfeiture complaints against previously-seized Bitcoin and Tether that allegedly can be traced to the theft of crypto worth $879 million from at least five entities, including those in Japan, Singapore, U.S., and Vietnam, by "North Korean military hacking groups" known as the Lazarus Group and Advanced Persistent Threat 38 over 13 months in 2021-2022.

SEC v. Robert Westbrook: Complaint (‘$3.75M Hack-to-Trade Fraud’)

September 27, 2024
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent scheme by Westbrook to hack into the computer systems of U.S. public companies to deceptively obtain material nonpublic information about their corporate earnings and to use that information to profit by trading in advance of the companies’ public earnings announcements" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Robert B. Westbrook, "whose last known address" is in Chelsea, England, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Steven Kowalski v. Wai Kit Lo: Amended Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)

August 22, 2024
Amended Order dismissing complaint against Wai Kit Lo regarding the alleged theft of approximately 1,400 Bitcoin for lack of personal jurisdiction in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Wai Kit Lo, of Hong Kong, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Sofia Reca v. KuCoin et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto-Wash Enterprise’)

August 21, 2024
Class Action Complaint alleging "KuCoin processed billions of dollars in transactions by bad actors who took cryptocurrency from plaintiff and the putative Class herein as a result of hacks, ransomware attacks, or theft and utilized KuCoin to launder the cryptocurrency and/or to transfer the cryptocurrency through their KuCoin accounts and out of KuCoin" in Sofia Reca v. Flashdot Limited, formerly known as PhoenixFin Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Mek Global Limited, of the Seychelles; Peken Global Limited, of the Seychelles, and PhoenixFin Private Limited, of Singapore, collectively d.b.a. KuCoin; Chun 'Michael' Gan, and Ke 'Eric' Tang at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

David Gonzalez v. Binance et al: TRO Motion (‘Crypto-Wash Enterprise’)

August 18, 2024
Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction to "prevent and enjoin" the defendants "from transferring, trading, selling, or otherwise moving any and all assets, coins, monies, or other cryptocurrency from the Alleged Hacker Account" in David Gonzalez v. BAM Trading Services Inc., d.b.a. Binance US, of Delaware, USA; Binance Holdings Ltd., d.b.a. Binance, of the Cayman Islands; Changpeng Zhao, and John Does 1-100 at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Steven Kowalski v. Binance Holdings Ltd.: Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)

August 9, 2024
Order dismissing complaint against a crypto exchange regarding the "loss of roughly 1,400 bitcoins in August 2020" for lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Binance Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Steven Kowalski v. Kraken: Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)

August 8, 2024
Order dismissing complaint against the operators of a crypto exchange known as Kraken regarding the alleged theft of approximately 1,400 Bitcoin for lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Payward Inc. and Payward Ventures Inc., both of Delaware, USA, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Steven Kowalski v. Wai Kit Lo: Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)

August 8, 2024
Order dismissing complaint against Wai Kit Lo regarding the alleged theft of approximately 1,400 Bitcoin for lack of personal jurisdiction in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Wai Kit Lo, of Hong Kong, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Steven Kowalski v. Lee Kei Lau: Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)

August 8, 2024
Order dismissing complaint against Lee Kei Lau regarding the alleged theft of "just over 1,400 Bitcoin" for lack of personal jurisdiction in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Lee Kai Lau, of Hong Kong, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Mark Somos v. WordPress: Discovery Application (England, Germany & Ireland)

August 1, 2024
Application by Mark Somos, described as "a dual citizen of the United States and a Hungarian national, is a human rights lawyer based in Heidelberg, Germany", to take discovery from Automattic Inc., d.b.a. WordPress and WordPress.com "for use in contemplated lawsuits against an anonymous John Doe(s) in Germany and/or in Ireland/England and Wales" regarding the publication of "hacked and tampered/manipulated confidential email attorney-client communications and other legal communications which contain sensitive information", alleged conduct that is "understood to be at the behest of Qatar", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Switzerland: Global-Data System IT LLC (‘Computer Data Theft’)

August 1, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Global-Data System IT LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown suspect for unauthorized obtaining of data, unauthorized access to a data processing system, damage to data, and extortion offenses".

USA v. $1.1M: Forfeiture Complaint (‘North Korean Hacking & Crypto Theft’)

June 4, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding "the theft of virtual currency by the North Korean military hacking group known as, among other names, the Lazarus Group and Advanced Persistent Threat" in USA v. $1,168,679 in funds associated with two Stablecoin addresses on the Ethereum Network at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Letter purports to link cyber attack on OffshoreAlert’s website to British fraudster David Kennedy

May 12, 2024
OffshoreAlert has received a bizarre 'Cease and Desist' letter that purports to link last week's prolonged cyber attack on our website to British investment fraudster David Kennedy, who was criminally convicted in England on May 3rd for his involvement in a £121 million investment fraud perpetrated by Cayman Islands-domiciled Axiom Legal Financing Fund, which collapsed after being exposed by OffshoreAlert in 2012.

‘Remove details of David Kennedy’s conviction or I will continue to disrupt your website’, writes ‘Hardpink Legal’

May 9, 2024
Bizarre letter from "Kojo Menne Asamoah DBA Hardpink Legal" demanding the removal from OffshoreAlert's website of details of the fraud conviction of David Kennedy for his role in the £121 million scam perpetrated by Cayman Islands-domiciled Axiom Legal Financing Fund, which collapsed after being exposed by OffshoreAlert in 2012. Remarkably, the author - who used a throw-away email address and may have been using a pseudonym - essentially claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on OffshoreAlert's website last week, which began three days after Kennedy's criminal conviction in England on May 3rd, 2024, ending the letter with the threat that "Failure to comply with this demand will continue with disruption of your service provided [by] Rackspace and Armor via all means necessary."

Damien Dernoncourt v. Credit Suisse AG et al: Complaint (‘$15M Email Hacking’)

April 11, 2024
Complaint for $15 million alleging "the brazen and flagrantly illegal act of hacking Plaintiff's email account" in Damien Dernoncourt, described as a citizen of France residing in Hong Kong who "is a prominent businessperson and entrepreneur who has found success in various corporate sectors, including the jewelry, fashion, and beauty industries, among others" v. Credit Suisse AG and UBS Group AG, both of Switzerland, at the Superior Court of Washington, King County, USA.

Greece: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (‘$39K Computer Fraud’)

February 5, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Greece - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for computer fraud".

Netherlands: Circle Internet Financial, LLC (‘€120K Crypto Theft’)

January 4, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Circle Internet Financial, LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Netherlands - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown subject(s) for unlawful entry and/or access of a computer facility or automated information system (computer hacking) and aggravated theft".

Hugo Soares v. BitPay Inc.: Complaint (‘Crypto Theft’)

November 16, 2023
Complaint alleging negligence regarding the loss of 336.2008 Bitcoin to a hacker in Hugo Soares, of São Paulo, Brazil v. BitPay Inc., described as "a payment processor that specializes in enabling individuals and businesses to accept payments in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies", at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Mignon Guishard-Pole v. Coinbase Inc. et al: Complaint (’10 BTC Crypto Theft’)

October 6, 2023
Complaint alleging negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract regarding the alleged theft of "10 BTC worth $488,260.90" in Mignon Eugenie Guishard-Pole, aged 70 v. Coinbase Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc., operators of "the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

San Marino: Meta Platforms Inc. (‘Hacking of Instagram Account’)

October 2, 2023
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Meta Platforms Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from San Marino - for use in a criminal investigation into "an unknown suspect for unauthorized access to a computer system and impersonation offenses".

Lorne Tritt et al v. 3Commas Technologies OÜ: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Data Breach’)

September 25, 2023
Class Action Complaint "by Plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and the thousands of similarly situated persons whose cryptocurrency account trading credentials were acquired and/or accessed by unauthorized persons in a data breach (or data breaches) that 3Commas admitted on December 28, 2022" in Lorne Tritt, Bruce Johnson, and Joseph Fishman v. 3Commas Technologies OÜ, described as an Estonia company that "claims to be the largest crypto trading bot platform", at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Bart Stephens v. Jane Doe et al: Complaint (‘$6.3M Crypto Theft’)

August 16, 2023
Complaint by "a victim of attackers who stole over $6.3 million of his digital assets" in P. Bart Stephens, described as "the co-founder of a venture capital firm that invests in digital asset ventures" v. Jane Doe et al at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Robert Meany et al v. Atomic Wallet et al: First Amended Class Action Complaint (‘$100M Crypto Fraud’)

August 16, 2023
First Amended Class Action Complaint alleging that "As a result of Defendants' negligent, fraudulent, and unlawful conduct, countless Atomic Wallet user wallets around the world were hacked by North Korean hackers, resulting in the loss of over $100,000,000.00 USD worth of cryptocurrency related assets on or about June 3, 2023" in Robert Meany, Graham Dickinson, John Briscoe, Todd Gammon, Michael Fisk, Paul Unruh, Jovan Silva Delgado, Gregory Loberg, Vincent D'Amelio, Carter Ruess, Daniel Werter, Jeffrey Rogers, Erik Nelson, Landon Grubb, Sam Breazeale, Brenda Abbley, Dereck Ernest, Eric Jensen, Douglas Edwards, Dustin Falk, and Daniel Hayes v. Atomic Protocol Systems OÜ, d.b.a. Atomic Wallet, of Estonia; Evercode Infinite, d.b.a. Evercode Lab, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Konstantin Gladyshev, a.k.a. Konstantin Gladych; Ilia Brusov, a.k.a. Ilya Berezovsky, a.k.a. Ilya Bere, and Pavel Sokolov, a.k.a. Paul Sokolov, described as citizens and residents of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Germany: PayPal Holdings, Inc. (‘University Cyber Attack’)

June 30, 2023
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown perpetrator(s) for computer sabotage" perpetrated against a German university.

Estonia: ConsenSys Software Inc. (‘Crypto Fraud’)

June 26, 2023
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from ConsenSys Software Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Estonia - for use in a criminal investigation into an "unknown perpetrator(s)" for the alleged theft of crypto from a citizen of Estonia.

Robert Meany et al v. Atomic Wallet et al: Class Action Complaint (‘$100M Crypto Theft’)

June 21, 2023
Class Action Complaint alleging "negligent and unlawful conduct in connection with its cryptocurrency exchange platform, Atomic Wallet ... resulting in the loss of over $100,000,000.00 (100 million) USD worth of cryptocurrency related assets" in Robert Meany and Graham Dickinson v. Atomic Wallet, described as a crypto platform headquartered in Estonia, and Konstantin Gladych, described as a citizen of Estonia, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Oussama El Omari v. Dechert LLP et al: Complaint (‘Hacking’)

June 1, 2023
Complaint alleging hacking in Oussama El Omari, a former director of Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone Authority, in the United Arab Emirates v. Dechert LLP, a law firm; Nicholas Paul del Rosso, described as a private investigator, and Vital Management Services Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Germany: ‘Conti Ransomware’ Investigation

May 25, 2023
USA's Petition to disclose "Grand Jury Materials" regarding a criminal investigation into "Conti ransomware" to the "General Public Prosecutor's Office Frankfurt am Main" in Germany, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Scott Crabtree et al v. Aon Insurance Managers (Bermuda) Ltd.: Complaint (‘$2.9M Dividends Scam’)

April 14, 2023
Complaint "to recover dividends owned by Plaintiffs that were entrusted to the control and/or custody of Aon for distribution to Plaintiffs located in the United States" but, instead, were allegedly transferred to "accounts controlled by ... Hackers" in Scott A. Crabtree, A. Joseph Wilkins Jr., Timothy Pohanka, The Pohanka Grandchildren's IRR Trust, and The Geoffrey P. Pohanka 2004 Family Trust v. Aon Insurance Managers (Bermuda) Ltd., of Bermuda, and John Does at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Cameron Findlay v. Nicholas Del Rosso et al: Discovery Application (England)

February 24, 2023
Application by Cameron Findlay, described as "a citizen of the United Kingdom" who "was the subject of a sustained electronic hacking attempt", to take discovery from Vital Management Services Inc., described as "a company that purports to provide investigative services, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina", and Nicholas Del Rosso, described as "the president, owner, and sole employee of Vital", for use in legal proceedings in England "against the law firm Dechert LLP and a former Dechert partner, Neil Gerrard", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

USA v. 3.9M Paxos Tokens: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$160M Theft From UK-Based Crypto Trader Wintermute’)

February 7, 2023
Complaint for the Forfeiture of 3,972,017 Paxos Standard Tokens seized from Paxos Trust Company that are associated with "the unauthorized procurement and transfer of approximately $160 million in digital assets from the virtual currency wallet of Wintermute, LLC", described as "a UK-based proprietary trading firm that specializes in algorithmic trading of digital assets", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Liechtenstein: Fifth Third Bank et al (‘$2.6M Trust Hacking Fraud’)

December 6, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Fifth Third Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Liechtenstein - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subject(s)" for allegedly hacking into "the email accounts of the protector of a trust and his attorney" and stealing $2.6 million.

RAKIA v. Farhad Azima: Judgment (‘RAKIA Hacking & Fraud’)

November 1, 2022
Judgment granting an application by Farhad Azima for permission to bring an additional counterclaim against the original claimant (RAKIA) on the grounds that it had obtained a judgment by fraud in Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority, described as "the sovereign wealth fund of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, part of the United Arab Emirates" v. Farhad Azima, described as "a US-based businessman, principally involved in the aviation industry"; David Neil Gerrard, Dechert LLP, and James Edward Dennison Buchanan at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

Jay Solomon v. Dechert LLP et al: Complaint (‘Fraud, Extortion & Hacking’)

October 14, 2022
Complaint "for the damages the Plaintiff has suffered as a result of the Defendants’ conspiracy, racketeering, mail and wire fraud, personal injury, tortious interference with Plaintiff’s business relationships, entitlements and resultant damages and related torts, which includes Defendants conspiring with others, illegal hacking, kidnapping, perjury, witness tampering, obstruction of justice, extortion, money laundering and theft of highly confidential information, documents, and materials" in Jonathan 'Jay' Solomon, who "was a chief foreign affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal" v. Dechert LLP, "a global law firm"; David Neil Gerrard, of England, who was "co-head of Dechert's White Collar Compliance and Investigations practice"; David Graham Hughes, of England, "a lawyer and former Dechert partner"; Nicholas Del Rosso, Vital Management Services Inc., Amit Forlit, of Israel; Israel Insight Analysis, SDC-Gadot LLC, Amir Handjani, Andrew Frank, and KARV Communications Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Farhad Azima et al v. Dechert LLP et al: Complaint (‘Racketeering’)

October 13, 2022
Complaint alleging "a sophisticated and organized group of individuals and entities led by Neil Gerrard engaged in a global campaign against perceived enemies of Ras Al Khaimah, a client of Dechert LLP" in Farhad Azima, described as "a successful entrepreneur" who has "founded and built numerous successful companies over the course of almost 50 years, including serving as chairman and CEO of multiple airlines"; ALG Transportation Inc., Main 3260 LLC, FFV W39 LLC, and FFV Development LLC v. Dechert LLP, David Neil Gerrard, David Graham Hughes, Nicholas del Rosso, Vital Management Services Inc., Amit Forlit, Insight Analysis and Research LLC, SDC-Gadot LLC, Amir Handjani, Andrew Frank, and KARV Communications at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Cyprus: Western Union et al (‘Computer Fraud Investigation’)

September 28, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Western Union and Money Gram - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Cyprus - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subject(s) for computer fraud, obtaining goods by false pretenses, and money laundering" regarding an alleged scheme in which some of the proceeds were sent to individuals in England and the United States.

Bruce Yuille v. Uphold HQ Inc.: Complaint (‘100 Bitcoin Crypto Theft’)

August 31, 2022
Complaint alleging negligence and intentional misrepresentation regarding the theft of approximately 100 Bitcoin worth $5 million in Bruce Yuille, described as "a 77-year-old individual consumer who lives in Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan" v. Uphold HQ Inc., described as a New York-based "a cryptocurrency exchange and digital money platform with more than 1.7 million customers globally and nearly $6 billion in transactions since its inception", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.