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Bitcoin Extortion Group DD4BC Prompts Warning from Swiss Government

Distributed denial-of-service attacks against organizations in New Zealand appear to be connected to the extortionist group DD4BC.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 May 2015
Crime

FinCEN Fines Ripple Labs for Bank Secrecy Act Violations

FinCEN has fined digital currency startup Ripple Labs as part of its first civil enforcement action against an industry firm.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 May 2015
Crime

Nevada Regulators Seek Bitcoin Poker Site Operator’s Arrest

The Nevada Attorney General's Office is seeking the arrest of the operator of the popular bitcoin poker service Seals with Clubs.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 April 2015
Crime

US Police Officer Charged with Receiving Stolen Bitcoin Miners

A New Jersey police officer has been arrested and charged with receiving stolen property after allegedly selling stolen bitcoin mining equipment.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 April 2015
Crime

Interpol Creates Digital Currency to Study Crypto Crime

Interpol’s cybercrime research facility, the Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI), has created its own digital currency in a bid to combat cryptocurrency-fuelled crime. The IGCI team, which includes members from Singapore’s police force, will use its in-house virtual currency to study scenarios of cryptocurrency use and misuse in a specially designed simulation training game. Madan Mohan […]

Markets  ·  20 April 2015
Crime

Controversial Dark Web Bitcoin Bot Released from Custody

An automated shopping bot designed to make purchases on dark web marketplaces using bitcoin has been released after being confiscated.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 April 2015
Crime

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Child Porn and Price Disregarded

This week, bitcoin was once again associated with nefarious transactions, though this may have interestingly deflected more usual criticisms.

Markets  ·  17 April 2015
Crime

New Tool Helps Victims Fight Bitcoin Ransomware

Kaspersky Lab has released a new tool to help free computer files 'held hostage' by bitcoin ransomware.

Business  ·  14 April 2015
Crime

Bitcoin Exchanges in Talks to Join Fight Against Child Pornography

The Internet Watch Foundation is working with bitcoin companies to prevent digital currency being used to buy online child sexual abuse imagery.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 April 2015
Crime

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Political Spin and Kidnapped Data

CoinDesk has looked at the top bitcoin-related headlines from across the world.

Markets  ·  11 April 2015
Crime

Federal Agents Arrest Bitcoin Gun Buyer in Sting Operation

A man in Boston has been charged and arrested after attempting to buy a $2,500 firearm from a dark net website using bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 April 2015
Crime

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Silk Road Strikes Comedic Gold

CoinDesk has looked at the bitcoin related headlines from across the world.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 April 2015
Exchanges

Czech Police Seize $345,000 Property Linked to Bitcoin Hack

Czech police have seized a luxury property purchased with bitcoin by a couple previously linked to online drug bazaar Sheep Marketplace.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 April 2015
Crime

Exclusive: Silk Road Agent Gave Bitcoin Tax Advice Prior to Arrest

In a revealing 2014 interview, DEA agent Carl Force discussed his interests in bitcoin as a part-time public accountant.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 March 2015
Crime

Federal Agents Face Arrest for Alleged Silk Road Bitcoin Theft

Two undercover agents who contributed to the US government's efforts to take down Silk Road are expected to be arrested on Monday.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 March 2015