One of the biggest ever dark web police stings leads to 150 arrests
Police around the world have arrested 150 suspects in one of the largest-ever dark web sting operations.The suspects arrested included several high-profile targets, involved in buying or selling illeg ...
The largest dark web market for illegal goods is no more
id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"> Two of the three largest dark web markets are closed for busi ...
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 ...
Four paedophiles jailed in Germany for raping boys in garden shed
Adrian V., darknet marketplace 28, a computer technician and the ringleader, led the sexual abuse from a shed belonging to his mother - who fetched the men breakfast as they assaulted the victimsFour ...
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 ...
Irish health system struggling to recover from cyberattack
LONDON (AP) - Ireland´s health system was still struggling to restore its computers and treat patients on Tuesday, four days after it shut down its entire IT system in response to a cyberattack. Thous ...
MDMA use drops due to COVID lockdowns, other drugs rise -EU report
LISBON, March 17 (Reuters) - The closure of nightclubs and bars during COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe is likely behind a significant drop in the use of party drug MDMA last year but consumption of other ...
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 Chai ...
Child porn purveyor to get 21-27 years under new plea deal
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - A man whom U.S. authorities have described as the world´s largest purveyor of child pornography would be sentenced to 21 to 27 years in prison under the terms of a new plea de ...
First Silk Road. Now AlphaBay. What’s next for the dark web?
id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"> A government shutdown of dark web marketplaces AlphaBay and H ...