Alleged Silk Road 2.0 'key assistant' charged
A 26-year-old man has been charged with three counts of conspiracy for his alleged role in running Silk Road 2.0, which launched shortly after the demise of the first iteration of the infamous...
View ArticleSilk Road paid thousands in shake-downs from malicious hackers
When operating outside of the law, you can't exactly rely on the police to protect your illegal enterprise from other criminals.
View ArticleSilk Road operators developed a taste for murder
Chat logs and other digital records entered into evidence in a federal court case Monday detailed how the operators of the infamous Silk Road underground online marketplace planned to have individuals...
View ArticleFour technologies that betrayed Silk Road's anonymity
Pro tip for any would-be online drug kingpins: Don't post vacation pictures on Facebook.
View ArticleCybercriminal gang plunders up to $1 billion from banks over two years
A still-active cybercriminal gang has stolen up to a $1 billion from banks in at least 25 countries over the last two years, infiltrating networks with malware and spying on employees' computers to...
View ArticleSwedish man pleads guilty to peddling Blackshades malware
A Swedish man pleaded guilty Wednesday to peddling one of the most prevalent spying programs called Blackshades that was widely used by the criminal underground.
View ArticleSnowden willing to face trial in US, if it's fair
Edward Snowden, the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor who leaked details of the agency's surveillance programs, is willing to return to the U.S. and face criminal charges, if he's assured...
View ArticleCourt rules warrant not needed for cell phone location data
Mobile phone users have "no reasonable expectation of privacy" for their location tracking data, and should expect police agencies investigating crimes to obtain that information without court-approved...
View ArticleMan charged with selling fake discount coupons on Silk Road
A Louisiana man has been accused of creating counterfeit coupons and selling them on the Silk Road underground websites, potentially defrauding businesses of more than US$1 million, the Justice...
View ArticleSwedish man sentenced for powerful Blackshades malware
The creator of a tool that was used to steal data from a half-million computers will go to prison for close to five years, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.
View ArticleDEA agent pleads guilty to accepting Silk Road funds
A Drug Enforcement Administration agent intimately involved in the Silk Road investigation admitted on Wednesday he secretly accepted bitcoins from the underground website's operator and illegally took...
View ArticleFormer attorney general calls Snowden deal possible
The "possibility exists" for the U.S. Department of Justice to cut a deal that would allow surveillance leaker Edward Snowden to return to the U.S., a former attorney general said in a media interview.
View ArticleFive arrested in JPMorgan US hacking case
U.S law enforcement officials have arrested five individuals who reportedly were involved in the high-profile 2014 computer hacking of JPMorgan.
View ArticleCarly Fiorina calls on Apple, Google to provide greater access for FBI
Republican presidential candidate and former tech-executive Carly Fiorina has called on Apple and Google to provide greater access to information about their users to the FBI and law enforcement in...
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