The U.S. government on Thursday indicted two Russians and sanctioned a cryptocurrency exchange in a bid to crack down on cross-border cybercrime related to cryptocurrencies. The Department of Justice, State Department, and Treasury Department are working together on a coordinated effort against Russian nationals Timur Shakhmametov and Sergei Ivanov and Cryptex, a virtual currency exchange suspected of serving Russia-based cybercriminals. announced. …
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