Darkode Rises Again, Bitcoin Authentication Now Enabled
Two weeks ago, the US Government made an important breakthrough in the ongoing war against cyber crime when intelligence agencies managed to shut down Darkode. This forum, which acts as a marketplace for malware, spyware, and hacking tools, has been a thorn in the eye of government officials for quite some time. But despite best efforts, Darkode has returned to the scene, and allegedly tightened their security. On July 15 2015, Darkode was officially taken offline, thanks to the combined efforts of various intelligence agencies around the world. An online marketplace where illegal malware....
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Darkode, which is a notorious cybercrime forum, indicated that it is ready to resume operations after numerous arrests and a government takedown. According to a forum status post earlier in the week, most of the Darkode staff is still intact, along with several senior members. The post also indicated that the government raids were mostly focused on new members of the forum or on people that have retired from the cybercrime scene in years. The forum will resume on an invite-only basis that will require blockchain verification. Forum Blockchain Verification. Only confirmed active members....
A Darkode hacker has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for illegal cybercriminal activities. The hacker, who controlled 5,000 computers as a botnet, also conspired with another individual to steal over $80,000 in bitcoin. Rory Stephen Guidry, 29, of Louisiana was sentenced to 12 months and a day in prison for hacking and then attempting to sell a botnet; conspiring and stealing over $80,000 in bitcoin; hacking a computer to steal over 5,000 active credit card accounts. Guidy controlled and attempted to sell a botnet of over 5,000 computers to a fellow user of the infamous....
Online marketplaces have been a thorn in the eye of government officials ever since the inception of the Internet. With so many people in the world accessing the Internet on a daily basis, there is a legitimate chance someone is using the service for illegal or illicit deals. Elite black markets are off-limits to most people, for obvious reasons. The....
ChangeTip today announced it was integrating Two-factor-authentication on their platform. With the integrating of a 2FA option, the company expects to offer enhanced security to the customers' accounts. ChangeTip knows the importance of security is. So today, we are releasing Two-Factor Authentication to our users. ChangeTip's mission is to enable a truly global economy by reducing economic disparity through the efficient and open transfer of value to and from each other. Together, as a strong and robust community, the company embraces Bitcoin and shows that micropayments are a great use....
ChangeTip today announced it was integrating Two-factor-authentication on their platform. With the integrating of a 2FA option, the company expects to offer enhanced security to the customers' accounts. ChangeTip knows the importance of security and now has released a Two-Factor Authentication to enhance the security of its customers. ChangeTip's mission is to enable a truly global economy by reducing economic disparity through the efficient and open transfer of value to and from each other. The company embraces Bitcoin and show that micropayments are a great use case for the technology.....