Australian man accused of running world's biggest 'dark web' market
An Australian man is accused of running a $220million illegal darkweb marketplace which has been called the biggest in the world and ‘ for criminals’. A joint investigation by Australian Federal Police, Scotland darknet Marketplace Yard, the , darknet websites Europol, and German authorities, among others, led to the arrest of the man, darknet markets […]
Cybercrooks steal code for Electronic Arts games including FIFA 21
Hackers have stolen the source code for Electronic Arts (EA) games including and tools like the ‘Frostbite’ engine that powers titles such as the ‘Battlefield’ series. The California-based video game company acknowledged the cybercrime on Thursday June 10, Share this article Share EA also said that it was ‘actively working with law enforcement officials and […]
U.S. imposes sanctions on Russian darknet market and crypto exchange
WASHINGTON, darkmarket April 5 (Reuters) – The U.S.Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Tuesday on a Russia-based darknet market site and a cryptocurrency exchange that it said operates primarily out of Moscow and St. Petersburg. The sanctions against Russia-Based Hydra and dark darknet market list currency exchange Garantex, dark market 2024 published on the Treasury Department’s […]
Bitcoin proves double-edged sword for criminals
US authorities have said they were able to access the ‘private key’ to the hackers’ bitcoin account of ransomware hackers Darkside Regulators have repeatedly criticised the growth of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin because of their popularity with criminals but the technology’s transparent transactions can also work against law breakers. The lesson is one that has […]
U.S. imposes sanctions on Russian darknet market and crypto exchange
WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) – The U.S.Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Tuesday on a Russia-based darknet market dark market 2024 site and dark web market list a cryptocurrency exchange that it said operates primarily out of Moscow and St. Petersburg. The sanctions against Russia-Based Hydra and darknet market markets 2024 currency exchange Garantex, published on […]
U.S. arrests alleged 'Bitcoin Fog' money launderer
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON, April 28 (Reuters) – U.S.officials on Tuesday arrested Roman Sterlingov, dark web market list web darknet markets onion address the alleged principal operator of cryptocurrency money laundering website Bitcoin Fog, according to a federal court filing. Sterlingov, a citizen of Russia and Sweden, was detained in Los Angeles on money-laundering related […]
Cybercrooks steal code for Electronic Arts games including FIFA 21
Hackers have stolen the source code for Electronic Arts (EA) games including and tools like the ‘Frostbite’ engine that powers titles such as the ‘Battlefield’ series. The California-based video game company acknowledged the cybercrime on Thursday June 10, Share this article Share EA also said that it was ‘actively working with law enforcement officials and […]
Crypto money laundering rises 30% in 2021 -Chainalysis
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion in cryptocurrencies last year, up 30% from 2020, dark market onion according to a report from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis released on Wednesday. Overall, cybercriminals have laundered more than $33 billion worth of crypto since 2017, Chainalysis estimated, with most of the […]
Darknet crypto kingpin JokerStash retires after illicit $1 billion…
By Tom Wilson LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) – The kingpin or kingpins of the world’s biggest illicit credit card marketplace have retired after making an estimated fortune of over $1 billion in cryptocurrency, according to research by blockchain analysis firm Elliptic shared with Reuters. The “Joker’s Stash” marketplace, where stolen credit cards and identity data […]
The history of hacking ransoms and cryptocurrency
id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body” data-component=”trackCWV”> Earlier this month, hundreds of companies from the US to Sweden were entangled in the , a company that offers network infrastructure to businesses around the world. The Kaseya hack comes on the heels of other headline-grabbing cyberattacks like the and the . In each instance, criminals had the opportunity to make off with […]