Cybersecurity incident — 2023-08-24 00:00:00
Affected organization: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Undetermined
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is duped by a common cryptocurrency scam, resulting in the agency losing over $50,000 in digital money it had seized during a three-year investigation into the use of digital currency for laundering suspected drug proceeds.