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Woman Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison After Failed Bitcoin Murder-for-Hire Plot
[Sep 21, 2024 5:30 AM] A woman has been sentenced to over eight years in prison after her murder-for-hire plot using bitcoin fell apart. Melody Sasser attempted to use the dark web to hire a hitman to kill an Alabama resident. She paid nearly $10,000 in cryptocurrency…
Seattle Airport Hit by $6M Bitcoin Ransom Demand After Cyberattack
[Sep 20, 2024 6:30 AM] Hackers have targeted Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with a ransomware attack, demanding 100 bitcoins to buy the data back. Although the airport managed to fend off most of the damage, the attackers encrypted some data and posted stolen files…
Woman Sentenced to Prison for Bitcoin-Funded Dark Web Murder Plot
[Aug 21, 2024 4:30 AM] A Utah woman, Krista Renae Stone, 23, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for attempting to orchestrate a murder-for-hire using the dark web, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Monday. Stone targeted her ex-boyfriend’s new…
Queens Woman Indicted for Hiring Hitman With Cryptocurrency on Dark Web
[Jul 15, 2024 5:10 AM] A Queens woman, Yue Zhou, has been indicted on charges of murder for hire, following an investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York. Zhou allegedly used a dark web site to solicit a hitman, offering cryptocurrency, cash…
Federal Agents Crack Down on Drug Ring Using Crypto Mixers
[Jun 20, 2024 10:24 PM] Holly Danielle Adams, 34, from California, has pleaded guilty to charges of drug distribution conspiracy and money laundering via cryptocurrency mixers. This case stems from an investigation by the Northern California Illicit Digital Economy…
US Charges Empire Market Operators in $430M Dark Web Scheme — They Face Maximum Sentence of Life in Prison
[Jun 18, 2024 8:31 PM] The U.S. Homeland Security Investigations has charged two men for operating Empire Market, a dark web marketplace, facilitating $430 million in illegal transactions. The defendants face severe penalties, including life imprisonment. “During…
Woman Pleads Guilty to Using Bitcoin for Dark Web Hitman
[Jun 3, 2024 10:16 PM] In Salt Lake City, Krista Renae Stone, 23, pleaded guilty to using the dark web to arrange a murder-for-hire in 2023. According to court documents, Stone utilized bitcoin to pay $5,000 for the hit. Between March and September 2023, she accessed a…
US Jury Convicts Two in $8M Crypto-Linked Dark Web Drug Scheme
[May 28, 2024 8:28 PM] A federal jury in Salt Lake City convicted Oluwole Adegboruwa and Enrique Isong, foreign nationals, of multiple drug-related charges. From 2016 to 2019, they generated over $8 million in cryptocurrency, including bitcoin and ethereum. Adegboruwa…
Dark web market owner arrested in New York after FBI traces crypto
[May 20, 2024 7:34 PM] The FBI claimed it found Incognito Market’s alleged owner, Rui-Siang Lin, by tracking crypto from the dark web drug market to a crypto exchange account allegedly in his name.
Alleged Owner of Darknet Narcotics Bazaar ‘Incognito Market’ Arrested in New York
[May 20, 2024 3:38 PM] U.S. authorities have arrested and charged a Taiwanese national with operating darknet drug bazaar Incognito Market, which he allegedly used to facilitate over $100 million in crypto-denominated sales of illegal narcotics including fentanyl.
Report: Australian Police Seize Crypto Worth $1.5 Million From Dark Web Drug Dealer
Darknet bad actors work together to steal your crypto, here’s how — Binance CSO
[Jul 4, 2023 11:53 PM] Crypto hackers have turned their attention towards the crypto user and “security hygiene” is more important than ever, according to Binance’s Jimmy Su.
Over 100,000 Compromised Chatgpt Accounts Discovered on Darknet Markets
[Jun 24, 2023 12:30 AM] Cybersecurity researchers have found tens of thousands of devices storing Chatgpt credentials that have been infected with info-stealing malware. The account details have ended up being sold on the dark web, they said, pointing out that the…
100K ChatGPT logins have been leaked on dark web, cybersecurity firm warns
[Jun 22, 2023 7:44 PM] The compromised accounts could give bad actors confidential information about companies and individuals.
Judge Upholds Confidentiality of FTX Customers’ Identities, Citing Security Concerns
[Jun 10, 2023 12:00 PM] In the FTX bankruptcy case, the presiding judge John Dorsey has ruled to maintain the confidentiality of individual customer identities, according to a recent decision on Friday. Dorsey emphasized the importance of safeguarding these clients…
EU-Funded Report Calls for Crypto ID Checks, Police Training to Combat Darknet Markets
[Apr 12, 2023 2:48 AM] Law enforcement can learn how to track illicit activity, but outright crypto bans aren’t effective, a report commissioned by the EU's monitoring body for drugs concluded.
US Government Plans to Sell Over 41,000 Bitcoins Confiscated from Silk Road Hacker
[Apr 1, 2023 11:30 AM] According to a court document filed on March 31, 2023, regarding the sentencing of James Zhong, who stole over 50,000 bitcoin from the Silk Road marketplace, the U.S. government plans to liquidate 41,490 bitcoin “over the course of this…
Russians Offered Ready-made Crypto Exchange Accounts Amid Restrictions
[Jan 31, 2023 12:30 AM] Russian crypto traders have been looking to obtain unrestricted accounts for global exchanges as their access to such platforms is limited. Over the past year, the offering of such accounts on the dark web has increased significantly, cybersecurity…
Darknet Market Solaris Hacked by Competitor, Elliptic Reveals
[Jan 22, 2023 12:30 AM] A leading marketplace on the dark web, Solaris, has been hit by a rival, according to crypto analytics company Elliptic. The Russia-linked platform, which tried to occupy space vacated by the busted Hydra, is believed to have conquered up to a…
Ukrainian Steals Bitcoin From Russian Darknet Market, Donates to Charity
[Dec 26, 2022 6:30 AM] A Ukrainian living in the U.S. has reportedly hacked a major drug market on the Russian dark web, diverting some of its crypto proceeds. The man says he donated the digital cash stolen from the illicit website to an organization delivering…