Security News

Fake Bitcoin exchange traps drug dealers on the dark web
2018-07-02 14:37

As around 35 alleged drug vendors have found out to their cost, you never know who you’ll meet on the dark web. In the case of the customers of one money laundering operation, it turned out to be...

France Also Interested in Greece's Russian Bitcoin Suspect
2018-06-28 05:36

France has joined the US and Russia in seeking the extradition of a Russian held in Greece for allegedly laundering $4 billion using the bitcoin digital currency, a court source said Wednesday. read more

Why Bitcoin’s about to give up one of its closely guarded secrets
2018-06-26 13:57

Roll up, roll up, the Bitcoin Core developers are finally set to reveal the cryptocurrency's alert key.

DDoS-Happy ‘Bitcoin Baron’ Sentenced to Almost 2 Years in Jail
2018-06-22 17:13

Far from being a simple hacktivist filled with an impulse for social justice, a different picture emerges when his activity is collated together.

Script kiddie goes from 'Bitcoin Baron' to 'Lockup Lodger' after DDoSing 911 systems
2018-06-20 22:15

US bloke gets 20 months for knackering city govt IT A 23-year-old Arizona man was thrown in the cooler this week after he admitted being the not-quite-infamous website-rattling "Bitcoin Baron".…

Hackers Steal $30 Million From Top Seoul Bitcoin Exchange
2018-06-20 11:01

Hackers stole more than $30 million worth of cryptocurrencies from South Korea's top bitcoin exchange, sending the unit's price falling around the world on Wednesday. read more

SHOCK! HORROR! SURPRISE! Bitcoin priceplosion may have been market manipulation
2018-06-15 10:24

Researchers claim that Bitcoin's 2017 price spike was built on little besides hot air and dodgy dealing.

Bitcoin value tumbles as hackers loot CoinRail cryptocurrency exchange
2018-06-12 14:51

Another Bitcoin robbery and another Bitcoin price fall - is correlation or causation?

Bitcoin Declines After Coinrail Cryptocurrency Exchange Hack
2018-06-11 14:04

Another Bitcoin exchange has been hacked, strengthening concerns over the security of exchanges, and causing a further fall in the value of bitcoins. read more

Regulating Bitcoin
2018-06-05 11:32

Ross Anderson has a new paper on cryptocurrency exchanges. From his blog: Bitcoin Redux explains what's going wrong in the world of cryptocurrencies. The bitcoin exchanges are developing into a...