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A Look at ‘Individual X’ and the Seized Stash of Silk Road Bitcoins Worth $1 Billion
9.11.2020
On November 3, 2020, the cryptocurrency community noticed that one of the largest addresses holding 69,369 bitcoins from the Silk Road were transferred. Following the onchain movement, the U.S. government revealed it had seized the coins from a person they dubbed “Individual X.”...
Cybercrime task force monitoring the global digital financial system
24.10.2020
Regulators are addressing the growing threat of transnational cybercrimes in the financial industry
Attack of the bots! Paxful fights off thousands of automated threats
24.10.2020
Bad actors allegedly tried to brute force their way into accounts belonging to Paxful's users in an ongoing series of attacks
Peter Schiff’s Euro Pacific Bank Under Investigation by Tax Authorities in 5 Countries
19.10.2020
Euro Pacific Bank, founded by gold bug and bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff, is reportedly under investigation by the tax authorities of five countries. The bank’s customers allegedly include several tax fraud masterminds and a Russian syndicate described by the FBI as the world’s worst...
US Treasury warns crypto firms not to reimburse unknown ransomware victims
1.10.2020
Malware payouts from insurance companies pose a threat to U.S. national security
Energi Implements EBI Recovery Tool to Reduce Cybercrime by 70%
29.9.2020
Cybercrime is the greatest threat to digitization, which prevents technology from growing further. To combat these emerging cybercrime threats, Energi, a versatile blockchain network that combines Ethereum compatible smart chain networks, a self-funding treasury, on-chain governance, and a robust...
Eastern Europe's sixth-largest crypto service is a darknet market
15.9.2020
A new report from Chainalysis has found that Eastern Europe is responsible for more darknet activity and ransomware volume than any other region
The $700 Million Wallet Crack: Bitcoin’s 7th Largest Address Is Under Constant Attack
11.9.2020
During the last two years, hackers have been trying to crack the seventh-largest bitcoin wallet, an address that holds 69,370 BTC or $712 million using today’s exchange rate. According to the CTO of the cybercrime intelligence firm, Hudson Rock, the wallet is being publicized on hacking...
The IRS offers a $625,000 bounty to anyone who can break Monero and Lightning
11.9.2020
The United States IRS agency has announced a bounty of up to $625k to anyone who can crack Monero’s privacy
Indian prime minister the latest victim of crypto scam Twitter hack
3.9.2020
A cybercrime group named ‘John Wick’ has taken responsibility for the attack
Alleged second teen mastermind behind Twitter’s 'Bitcoin giveaway' hack
2.9.2020
Graham Ivan Clark may not be the only juvenile responsible for the massive Twitter breach on July 15
Troubled Crypto AG successor reportedly dismisses 70 employees
28.8.2020
Unfortunate "crypto" brand name causes the company to shut down
Reddit user warns of a copy & paste exploit that stole his crypto
26.8.2020
He doesn’t know if it was the work of crypto malware or a more sophisticated hack
A major dark web marketplace has been offline for days and no one knows why
24.8.2020
Users are afraid they may be in the middle of an exit scam
I would never invest one cent in Bitcoin, says Ryanair CEO
24.8.2020
“Avoid Bitcoin like a plague.”
Developers Propose Plan to Protect Ethereum Classic Network From Further Attacks
20.8.2020
Major changes could be coming to the network
Two Attacks on ETC Network Leave Community Needing a Solution, Fast
16.8.2020
Multiple Ethereum Classic blockchain attacks leave significant discussions on what actually happened
A Tor Vulnerability May Have Enabled Dark Web Bitcoin Theft
11.8.2020
Stealing Bitcoin from Tor users is easy
California's Attorney General Warns People to Be Wary of Crypto Scams
7.8.2020
California authorities recently came out with a fresh cautionary statement on crypto crime
Much of Russia’s Blockchain Voter Data Is Now for Sale on the Dark Web
6.8.2020
Many Russian citizens now face exploitation on the dark web after their Blockchain voting data was accidentally leaked in early July