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Where the FBI’s top cybercrime agents go after quitting the force

Life beyond government can be lucrative.

On May 5, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Former Tor developer created malware for the FBI to hack Tor users

Operation Torpedo netted 19 convictions and counting and at least 25 de-anonymized individuals.

On Apr 27, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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How the Internet’s highest-profile prosecutor sits at the center of Turkish corruption

Preet Bharara has become a Turkish celebrity for pursuing what Turkey's government will not: justice.

On Apr 5, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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OpenBazaar, Bitcoin’s answer to Amazon and eBay, launches version 1.0

The official release marks the first time vendors will be able to use real money on transactions.

On Apr 4, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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A tree grows in Ross Ulbricht’s prison cell

'It’s a weird feeling to have no control.'

On Mar 27, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Drug case in Ireland has fingerprints of Carnegie Mellon’s attack on Tor

Did the FBI share CMU's methods with Irish police?

On Dec 21, 2015 by Joseph Cox

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Corrupt Silk Road Secret Service agent gets 6 years

Shaun Bridges pled guilty to one count each of money laundering and obstruction of justice.

On Dec 7, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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U.S. arrests key Silk Road advisor Variety Jones in Thailand

Law enforcement says he's 54-year-old Canada native Roger Thomas Clark.

On Dec 5, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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The Dark Net drug market that survived Ukraine’s civil war

Drugs will find a way.

On Nov 9, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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How Bitcoin rose from the dead

Bitcoin is at its highest level in a year. What gave it new life?

On Oct 30, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Cop charged with stealing $820K from Silk Road is trying to run, prosecutors claim

Shaun Bridges has pleaded guilty to stealing a fortune in bitcoins.

On Oct 20, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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DEA agent in Silk Road trial gets 78 months in prison for extortion

Another government agent, Secret Service officer Shaun Bridges, also faces significant prison time.

On Oct 20, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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How the world’s police are taking on the Dark Net

This is policing on a global scale.

On Sep 22, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Silk Road agent pleads guilty to stealing more than $800,000 in Bitcoin

It's a Deep Web spin on the classic tale of a cop gone corrupt.

On Sep 1, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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Top Dark Net black market pauses operations due to Tor vulnerability

New research shows it may be easier than expected to deanonymize users.

On Aug 26, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill