British Hacker Sentenced to 10 Years For Stealing $600,000 in Bitcoin
A British computer hacker was jailed for 10 years and eight months after being found guilty of...
2 years agoTag: bitcoin crime
Snowden Document Reveals NSA Program to Track Bitcoin Users
As if torn from the subplot of a Hollywood spy thriller, Edward Snowden papers prove that the...
2 years ago
Taiwan: Suspects in $100k Bitcoin Robbery Arrested
Four men have been arrested in Taiwan in connection with a Bitcoin robbery. During the...
2 years ago
Employees of Canadian Bitcoin Company Kidnapped For Ransom, Freed
A Canadian peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange has fallen victim to a failed heist attempt. The...
Turkish Gang Extort 450 Bitcoin
According to several Turkish news sources, law enforcement have detained a criminal ring in...
Europol Report Say Bitcoin is Common Currency for Cybercriminals
In its latest report called the Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment for 2015, Europol...
Know DD4BC – The Extortionist Group Demanding Bitcoin Ransoms
Cybercriminal group DD4BC, which stands for “DDoS for Bitcoin” (Distributed Denial of...
5 years ago
Illegal Bitcoin Exchange Operator Faces Trial in NY Court
Anthony Murgio, who was charged for operating an illegal bitcoin exchange, has appeared in...
Second US Agent to Plead Guilty to Bitcoin Crimes
Former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Carl Force has accepted his crimes including...
Former Secret Service Agent Guilty of Bitcoin Theft
Shaun W. Bridges, a computer crime expert who was part of the Secret Service task force that...
Teenager in Virginia Helped ISIS Use Bitcoin
A teenager in Virginia pled guilty to charges of helping ISIS use bitcoin to fund its...
Hackers Demand Bitcoin Payments in Queensland Attack
A Brisbane-based business was recently hacked and perpetrators are demanding bitcoin payments...
Investigations Ongoing for Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme in Thailand
Bitcoin has been subject to a lot of fraudulent activity, owing partly to the decentralized...
Two Former Federal Agents Convicted of Stealing Bitcoins
Two former federal agents who helped bring down the online black market Silk Road have been...
New York Firefighter Mugged and Stabbed Over Bitcoins
What is the digital world coming to? An era of hardcore crime has made its way into our...
