News with the tag "darknet"

In a significant move against illicit cryptocurrency activities, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has just announced urgent crypto sanctions targeting 49 digital addresses. These addresses are reportedly tied to Behrouz Parsarad, the administrator of the ...

We gained access to BreachForums, a closed online forum with a thriving cybercrime community, to get a sense of the products and services being sold on the digital black market of the dark web. Here’s what we found. This article is written for educational purposes, and doesn’t encourage the use of t...

Larry Harmon laundered 350,000 BTC, but he was treated leniently for his help in jailing Roman Sterlingov.

A landmark sentencing has closed the chapter on Bitcoin Fog, the longest-running bitcoin mixing service on the darknet, with its operator facing over a decade in prison. The Fall of Bitcoin Fog: DOJ’s Pursuit Unmasks a Decade-Long Darknet Operation The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Frid...

Along with money laundering, Maximiliano Pilipis is also accused of failing to file a tax return for income generated in 2019 and 2020.

German authorities used a timing attack to reveal a darknet admin’s identity, but Tor claims that the suspected attack vector is outdated.

Heather Morgan, known by her rap persona “Razzlekhan,” could land an 18-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to laundering cryptocurrency linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack. Prosecutors described her role as pivotal in obscuring stolen bitcoin through complex schemes, despite not being part of ...

Despite recent fluctuations in the general crypto market, Bitcoin, the flagship digital asset is showing signs of an impending major rally, possibly to a new peak, which indicates a potential positive shift in price movement to the upside. Bitcoin’s Mega Bull Run Begins To Unfold Bitcoin is reported...

Two Russian nationals have been charged with running a massive money laundering network that processed billions through cryptocurrency exchanges, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. These exchanges, including Cryptex and Joker’s Stash, enabled criminals to bypass regulations and funnel f...

A Nigerian national has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a massive darknet fraud scheme that intended to cause over $6 million in losses, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Using various online aliases, Kaura led a global network selling stolen payment c...