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"Kraken, a U.S. Crypto Exchange, Is Suspected of Violating Sanctions"
Primary Source ↗Incident Details
The New York Times reported on July 26 that the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has been investigating major US-based crypto exchange Kraken for suspected sanctions violations. They reportedly believe that Kraken has been providing services to people in Iran and other sanctioned countries. The Times’ sources have said that OFAC is likely to impose a fine on the company, which would make Kraken the largest crypto company to face enforcement from OFAC relating to the Iranian sanctions.
Technical Details
- Initial Attack Vector
- Regulatory / legal action
- Vendor / Product
- OFAC investigating Kraken
Timeline
- 2022-07-26 Breach occurred
- 2022-07-26 Publicly disclosed