Crime

Crime

Report: Bitcoin Targeted in 22% of Financial Malware Attacks

Security firm Kaspersky Lab says bitcoiners are a popular choice of victim in malware attacks aimed at personal finances.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 August 2014
Crime

Ross Ulbricht’s Silk Road Defence Invokes Fourth Amendment

Ross Ulbricht's defence team has filed a new pre-trial motion alleging that some FBI evidence is inadmissible in court.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 August 2014
Exchanges

Bitcoin Foundation Urges Court to Dismiss Charge in Florida LocalBitcoins Case

The Bitcoin Foundation has submitted a filing in a Florida case it says will help protect local bitcoin traders.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 August 2014
Exchanges

Tokyo Police Launch Investigation into Missing Mt. Gox Bitcoin

The Tokyo Police investigation will focus on 27,000 BTC suspected to have been stolen from Mt. Gox.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 July 2014
Exchanges

Can New York’s BitLicense Prevent Another Mt. Gox Catastrophe?

Proposals on cyber management, information security and disaster management are aimed at stopping similar disasters for customers.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 July 2014
Crime

Trend Micro Report Finds Criminals Unlikely to Abuse Namecoin

A namecoin botnet throws up questions about privacy and censorship in alternative domains.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 July 2014
Europe

Dutch Legal Service Given Authority to Confiscate Bitcoins

The Openbaar Ministerie, a public prosecution service within the Dutch judiciary, can now seize bitcoins from criminals.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 July 2014
Regulation

Bitcoin Features in Latest FinCEN Suspicious Activity Report

The US financial crimes agency has published a new analysis covering positive and negative aspects of bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 July 2014
Crime

World Bank Report: Bitcoin is a ‘Naturally Occurring’ Ponzi

A World Bank policy research working paper on Ponzi schemes mentions bitcoin as a market-driven bubble.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 July 2014
Hacking

Hackers Offer Stolen CNET Database for Bitcoin in Publicity Stunt

Russian hacking group wOrm, which managed to steal CNET’s user database, offered to sell the information for 1 BTC.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 July 2014
Bitcoin

Industrial Bitcoin Mine Employee Disappears After $190k in Alleged Theft, Fraud

A man using at least two aliases has defrauded both investors and a Tampa-based industrial bitcoin mine.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 July 2014
Exchanges

8 Million Vericoin Hack Prompts Hard Fork to Recover Funds

Cryptocurrency exchange platform MintPal has suffered a successful hack attack that stole 30% of all vericoins.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 July 2014
Bitcoin

Banning, Dumping and Attacks on Mining: Could Bitcoin be Hijacked?

Has bitcoin reached a point where its technology infrastructure is safe from attack? Or is it still vulnerable?

Policy & regulation  ·  13 July 2014
Regulation

Italian Authorities Issue Bitcoin Warnings, Urge Regulation

Three Italian institutions have issued new warnings on bitcoin, calling for legislation to eliminate regulatory ambiguity and illicit use.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 July 2014
Crime

Ross Ulbricht Loses Bid to Dismiss Federal Silk Road Suit

A US district judge has denied the alleged Silk Road leader's request to have all charges dismissed.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 July 2014