Miami, Florida – A 17-count indictment was unsealed in federal court in Miami, Florida charging Paul E. Vernon, 48, the founder, operator, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Project Investors Inc., doing business as Cryptsy, with criminal violations for his involvement in a sophisticated theft scheme involving his cryptocurrency exchange. The charges include tax evasion,…
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DeepDotWeb Administrator Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Money Laundering Scheme
Defendants Received Over $8 Million in Kickbacks from Purchases of Contraband on Darknet Marketplaces An Israeli national was sentenced yesterday to 97 months in prison for operating DeepDotWeb (DDW), a website that connected internet users with Darknet marketplaces, where they purchased illegal firearms, malware and hacking tools, stolen financial data, heroin, fentanyl and other illicit…
Canadian man linked to thedarkoverlord sentenced to federal prison for trafficking stolen identities on the dark web
ATLANTA – Slava Dmitriev has been sentenced for access device fraud in connection with his possession and sale of over seventeen hundred stolen identities on the dark web. Dmitriev, a Canadian citizen, was arrested while on vacation in Greece in September 2020 and extradited to the United States in January 2021. “This defendant profited off…
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) investigation targets Dark Web marketplace vendors and administrator
January 26, 2022 – Ottawa-Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) The CRTC’s Chief Compliance and Enforcement Officer today announced penalties totalling $300,000 to four Canadians for their involvement in the Dark Web marketplace Canadian HeadQuarters (also known as CanadianHQ). The marketplace was taken offline following the execution of warrants by CRTC staff. Before…
It started with Roblox… would it end with swatting?
Dave Herndon reports: Police were called to Salina Intermediate School after the assistant principal called about a student whose computer was hacked Jan. 6. Police came to the school and talked with the student and his father, who were both worried that another game was going to have them Swatted after the student’s computer was…
PA: Pennsbury’s Computer System Breached, Incident Under Investigation
Tom Sofield reports: The Pennsbury School District reported a cyber attack had breached their network. In a letter to the public Sunday, Superintendent Dr. Thomas Smith wrote the cyber attack breached district data. There was no evidence an financial or personal data for staff or students was compromised. Read more at LevittownNow.