Arizona’s lawmaker David Schweikert introduced “The Scam Farms Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025” in August, suggesting neo-private-pirates stabbed by the state-to fight cybercriminals engaged in threats against the United States.
The Bill The US president allows that issue of marque letters In the “private armed and equipment” contracted by the government to “use all means reasonable” to occupy the owner and prevent or “punish” the cybercriminals considered the president’s threat.
These threats include crypto theft, Pig butchering scams. The bill was read:
“Criminal businesses that use cybercrimes and forced labor show an unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States’s economic and national security.”
The bill describes scams as the “gesture of war” made by individuals, organizes criminals, and foreign governments against the US and a resurrection of a law in the 18th century that may have implications for the future of cybersecurity and asset seizure if passed.
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The US can occupy the seizures of property -owners in Bitcoin Reserve and National Crypto Stockpile
Over $ 142 million in crypto is lost in hackers in July, and the total amount of crypto was stolen until 2025 exceeds $ 3 billion. The stolen crypto seized by U.S. enforcement officials in the investigations may be able to relieve the government in court proceedings.
US president Donald Trump signed an executive order in January Establishment of a Bitcoin and Crypto reservewhich can only accumulate crypto through neutral budget or forfeiture asset techniques.
In July, the US Federal Government filed a civil complaint with Claim more than 20 bitcoin (Btc), which costs more than $ 2.3 million, obtained by Dallas, Texas, Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) during an operation against the Chaos Ransomware Hacker Group.
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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) also Took $ 1 million to crypto From the Blacksuit Ransomware Group the same month.
In August, the DOJ The seizure was permitted of $ 2.8 million in crypto from a purse controlled by Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko, which Said Targeting individuals and businesses with ransomware attacks.
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