An Indian High Court has ruled that police cannot freeze entire bank accounts during fraud investigations. Only fraud-related amounts in bank accounts can be frozen. The decision followed a case where an account was frozen due to a cryptocurrency investigation. The court stressed that freezing accounts entirely disrupts livelihoods and called on investigative agencies to…
South Korean police are investigating Telegram for allegedly facilitating deepfake sex crimes. They plan to work with French investigators following the detention of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in France for similar investigations. “Telegram does not readily provide investigation data, such as account information, to us or other state investigative bodies, including those in the U.S.,”…
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was reportedly unaware of an arrest warrant issued against him in France, according to a source from the Paris prosecutor’s office. The French investigation was not linked to any U.S. actions. Neither President Emmanuel Macron nor the French foreign ministry were informed in advance of Durov’s arrest or presence in France….
The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office has disclosed the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who was detained at Le Bourget airport on August 24, 2024. Durov is currently in police custody as part of an extensive judicial investigation. The probe, launched on July 8, 2024, involves multiple serious charges, including complicity in illegal transactions, child…
Indian crypto exchange Wazirx says cybersecurity firm Mandiant, a Google subsidiary, has confirmed that Wazirx team laptops were not compromised during the $230 million cyberattack. The exchange added that attention is now focused on custodian Liminal’s wallet infrastructure, and the investigation’s findings have been shared with law enforcement and other agencies to assist in recovering…