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Identities of More Than 80 Americans Stolen for North Korean IT Worker Scams

Unmasked

Identities of More Than 80 Americans Stolen for North Korean IT Worker Scams

The US Justice Department revealed the identity theft number along with one arrest and a crackdown on “laptop farms” that allegedly facilitate North Korean tech worker impersonators across the US.

Ross Ulbricht Got a $31 Million Donation From a Dark Web Source, Crypto Tracers Suspect

Windfall

Ross Ulbricht Got a $31 Million Donation From a Dark Web Source, Crypto Tracers Suspect

Trump Frees Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht After 11 Years in Prison

Free Ross

Trump Frees Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht After 11 Years in Prison

China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle

Cashing In

China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle

69,000 Bitcoins Are Headed for the US Treasury

Twists and Turns

69,000 Bitcoins Are Headed for the US Treasury

The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning

Snowballing

The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning

He Trained Cops to Fight Crypto Crime&-and Allegedly Ran a $100M Dark-Web Drug Market

Two Faced

He Trained Cops to Fight Crypto Crime—and Allegedly Ran a $100M Dark-Web Drug Market

Change Healthcare’s New Ransomware Nightmare Goes From Bad to Worse

Malpractice

Change Healthcare’s New Ransomware Nightmare Goes From Bad to Worse

Child Abusers Are Getting Better at Using Crypto to Cover Their Tracks

Out of Sight

Child Abusers Are Getting Better at Using Crypto to Cover Their Tracks

The Weird, Big-Money World of Cybercrime Writing Contests

Pen Testers

The Weird, Big-Money World of Cybercrime Writing Contests

Silk Road’s Second-in-Command Gets 20 Years in Prison

Drug Bust

Silk Road’s Second-in-Command Gets 20 Years in Prison

Chinese Labs Are Selling Fentanyl Ingredients for Millions in Crypto

Dangerous Wares

Chinese Labs Are Selling Fentanyl Ingredients for Millions in Crypto

The Team of Sleuths Quietly Hunting Cyberattack-for-Hire Services

WIRED30

The Team of Sleuths Quietly Hunting Cyberattack-for-Hire Services

Cops Just Revealed a Record-Breaking Dark Web Dragnet

Whack-a-Mole

Cops Just Revealed a Record-Breaking Dark Web Dragnet

On the Trail of the Fentanyl King

Opioid Crisis

On the Trail of the Fentanyl King

Meet the Creator of North Korea’s Favorite Crypto Privacy Service

High-Wire Acts

Meet the Creator of North Korea’s Favorite Crypto Privacy Service

Most Criminal Cryptocurrency Funnels Through Just 5 Exchanges

Exit Strategy

Most Criminal Cryptocurrency Funnels Through Just 5 Exchanges

Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars

Karma

Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 6: Endgame

True Cybercrime

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 6: Endgame

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 5: Takedown

True Cybercrime

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 5: Takedown

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 4: Face to Face

True Cybercrime

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 4: Face to Face

The Hunt for the Dark Web's Biggest Kingpin, Part 3: Alpha Male

True Cybercrime

The Hunt for the Dark Web's Biggest Kingpin, Part 3: Alpha Male

IRS Seizes Another Silk Road Hacker’s $3.36 Billion Bitcoin Stash

Windfalls

IRS Seizes Another Silk Road Hacker’s $3.36 Billion Bitcoin Stash