US nails R59-billion Silk Road Bitcoin thief
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has convicted a hacker who stole 50,000 Bitcoin — valued at $3.3 billion (R59 billion) at the time — from the "Silk Road" marketplace on the dark web, Bleeping Computer reports.
James Shong pleaded guilty to money...
Silk Road founder will serve life in jail
Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht will spend the rest of his life in jail after he lost his latest legal appeal.
Online sales of illegal drugs have tripled since Silk Road closure
Online drug sales have tripled since Silk Road was shut down in 2013, according to a report by NBC.
Silk Road founder’s fortunes auctioned
The US government Thursday launched its third auction of digital currency seized when US authorities shut down a drug-dealing website in 2013
Silk Road founder convicted
A man was swiftly convicted Wednesday of creating and operating an underground website that prosecutors said enabled drug dealers worldwide to reach customers
“Breaking Tor” talk cancelled at Black Hat
A highly anticipated talk on how to identify users of the Internet privacy service Tor has been withdrawn from the upcoming Black Hat security conference