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"Taxman makes first ever seizure of NFTs"

2022-02-13 [vendor] British authorities seize NFTs in tax investigation
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Incident Details

British tax authorities seized three NFTs in what they said was an attempt to dodge £1.4 million ($1.9M) in taxes. Officials stated that the seizure was a “warning to anyone who thinks they can use crypto assets to hide money”, which may come as a surprise to some of the masterminds in the crypto subreddits.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Regulatory / legal action
Vendor / Product
British authorities seize NFTs in tax investigation

Timeline

  1. 2022-02-13 Breach occurred
  2. 2022-02-13 Publicly disclosed