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"Kraken, a U.S. Crypto Exchange, Is Suspected of Violating Sanctions"

2022-07-26 [vendor] OFAC investigating Kraken
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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

  1. 2022-07-26 Breach occurred
  2. 2022-07-26 Publicly disclosed