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London police seize over $667,000 in bitcoin from convicted hacker
The sentencing judge described Grant West as “a one-man cybercrime wave.”
Bitcoin hype pushes hackers to stash their money in lesser-known cryptocurrencies
Lesser-known cryptocurrencies like Monero, Dash and ZCash are all the rage in the criminal underground.
Unexplained cyberattacks sow chaos among dark web markets
A three-week long wave of cyberattacks against several popular dark web marketplaces has left the notorious underground e-commerce economy drenched in uncertainty.
The business models behind ATM malware empires
Sophisticated criminal operations have strategic vision and perhaps even insider help.
What will become the new alpha of dark web marketplaces?
Flashpoint CEO Josh Lefkowitz talks with Greg Otto on the change in the hierarchy of dark web marketplaces and if anyone will ever rise to the stature of AlphaBay.
WannaCry's bitcoins were converted to Monero, researchers say
The responsible parties may have relied on Monero since it hides both ends of a transaction, as well as the amount.