Kraken Received 3 Times More Law Enforcement Requests in 2018
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has revealed that it has received three times more law enforcement requests in 2018 compared to 2017. The overwhelming majority of requesting authorities...
Michigan Man Busted for Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange – Faces...
A man in Michigan is facing federal charges for operating an unlicensed Bitcoin exchange after selling over $55,000 USD of Bitcoin to undercover agents. There’s a song that goes...
Amendment To Ban End-to-End Encryption Passed By Hungarian Parliament
Discussions about encryption are becoming more of a norm than the exception these days, and the situation is only getting direr in certain regions. The Hungarian Parliament is in...
Kripos Shuts Down Major Dark Web Drugs Marketplace
Ever since the Silk Road platform came to fruition, Bitcoin seems to become a favourite form of payment across dark web marketplaces. Kripos, the Norwegian Police Service’s...
UK Law Enforcement Sources Hint At Impending Craig Wright Arrest
Editor’s Note (5-6-2-16, 2:43 AM EST): The SiliconAngle piece cited in this article was produced by an impostor site posing as the real SiliconAngle. This source article does...
FBI Used Invalid Warrant To Infect Tor Website With Malware
Malware is a grave threat to computer users all over the world, and even law enforcement does not shy away from using this technique to hack Tor and obtain sensitive information. But...
Law Enforcement Shuts Down Blackberry PGP Communication Network
The war between law enforcement and encryption is far from over by the look of things. Yesterday afternoon, the Dutch police and government officials shut down a communication network...
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