Interpol wants to police metaverse crimes, reveals secretary general

    According to Stock, criminals have started targeting users on platforms similar to the metaverse, adding that “we need to sufficiently respond to that.” The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO), or Interpol, is investigating how it could police crimes in the metaverse. However, a top Interpol executive believes there are issues with defining a metaverse crime. According to…

    Dubai Police to roll out new NFT collection by GITEX 2022

    The Dubai Police announced that it plans to roll out the 2nd edition of its NFT collection during the Gulf Information Technology Expo (GITEX) 2022, which will be held between 10-14 October 2022. In this edition, the force will give out 150 free NFTs in a raffle draw, while about 23 million people showed interest…

    Polish police find Bitcoin mining rig inside the police station

    Polish Bitcoin miners took the idea of hiding in plain sight to a new level when they placed the rack with operating crypto machines inside police headquarters. As local media reported, Polish police have found a crypto-mining rig within its own police station. Warsaw police told the local news outlet Gazeta Wyborcza it has discovered…

    London police seized one of the largest hauls in the crypto world

    Scotland Yard seized £114 million (around $158 million) worth of cryptocurrency, which they believe was being used to transfer proceeds of crime. As the Metropolitan Police said on Friday, they arrested a 39-year-old woman on suspicion of money laundering. This was the biggest seizure in the U.K. and more than doubled their total seized from…

    Dubai residents have lost Dh80 million to crypto scams in 2021: How to secure yourself?

    Residents of Dubai lost above AED80 million in crypto scams since the beginning of 2021, the Dubai Police official said. There have been over 200 cases of crypto scams in the UAE this year, revealed Tarek Mohammed, Head of the Digital Assets Crime Section at the Dubai Police GHQ. He has provided online a virtual…