FBI Closes Russian Hacker Marketplace Fuelled By Crypto
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has shut down a Russia-based website that hosted online shops engaged in the sale ...
Tag: Cybercrime
The “Dark Side” of Crypto Crime in Latin America, Report
A new report by Intsights and Ciphertrace delves into the way cybercrime and crypto intersect in Latin America. The report ...
50% of US Departments Fell Victim to Ransomware in 2019, Report
Over half of all public and private organizations in the US fell victim to ransomware attacks at some point in ...
Could Ransomware Be Driving Up Bitcoin Prices?
Research is suggesting that the number of ransomware incidents has risen in 2019. The payment method of choice for the ...
Trump Administration Goes After North Korean Bitcoin Hackers
The U.S. Treasury has announced sanctions targeting North Korean cybercrime syndicates responsible for over $2 billion in bitcoin exchange hacks. ...
North Korea Cryptocurrency Report Urges Southeast Asia To ‘Mitigate’ Threat
A new report into the alleged use of cryptocurrency by North Korea claims the whole of Southeast Asia is “vulnerable” ...
Pure Bit Bamboozles Investors in $2.7 Million ICO Exit Scam
Pure Bit lured investors in with promises of a rewarding ICO then mysteriously vanished, taking 13,000 worth of ETH with ...
Young Man Waterboarded and Waxed by ‘Friends’ Who Wanted His Crypto-Wallet Password
A main rule of crypto ought to be 'don’t tell your friends you have crypto.' One man violated this unspoken rule ...
