The self-proclaimed 'Crocodile of Wall Street' and her husband have been granted bail set at $3million and $5million respectively after being arrested for allegedly laundering $4.5billion in stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex exchange hack. Ilya '' Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Rhiannon Morgan, 31, who raps under the name Razzlekhan,...
German investigators shut down big darknet marketplace
BERLIN (AP) - German prosecutors said Tuesday that they have taken down what they believe was the biggest illegal marketplace on the darknet markets url and arrested its suspected operator. The site, known as DarkMarket, was shut down on Monday, prosecutors in the southwestern city of Koblenz said.All sorts of...
Gab, the social network used by Pittsburgh shooting suspect, returns
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US sanctions crypto exchange over ransomware ties
Washington has announced sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange it says has worked with ransomware attackers The United States imposed sanctions Tuesday on cryptocurrency exchange SUEX for its ties to ransomware extortionists, as Washington seeks to crack down on a sharp rise in digital crime attacks. The move marks the first...
U.S. imposes sanctions on Russian darknet market and crypto exchange
WASHINGTON, darknet markets 2024 April 5 (Reuters) - The U.S.Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Tuesday on a Russia-based darknet market darknet site and dark web market urls a cryptocurrency exchange that it said operates primarily out of Moscow and darkmarket list St. Petersburg. The sanctions against Russia-Based Hydra and dark...
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, 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...
German police make arrests over massive child pornography website
BERLIN, May 3 (Reuters) - German police have uncovered one of the world's largest underground websites for dark darknet markets onion darkmarket 2024 child pornography with more than 400,000 users and arrested four people connected to the platform, darknet markets 2024 prosecutors said on Monday. The "BOYSTOWN" platform has existed...
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...
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 articleShare EA also said that it was 'actively working with law...
More than 150 arrested in global crackdown on Darknet traders:…
THE HAGUE, Oct 26 (Reuters) - At least 150 people have been arrested by European and U.S.authorities after a joint crackdown on traders of drugs, weapons and other illicit goods on darknet market e-commerce sites, Dutch media reported Tuesday citing police agency Europol. Cash and cryptocurrency worth 26.7 million euros...