Benjamin Vitaris

Benjamin Vitaris
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Benjamin Vitáris is a Bitcoin enthusiast who currently studies marketing at the Budapest Business School. He regularly writes about various topics, including the dark web, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

White Hats Step In to Save Funds from Vulnerable Ether Wallets

Criminals have stolen $32 million worth of ether from multisig wallets due to issues with the Parity client.

Hansa Market Taken Down in Global Law Enforcement Operation

Darknet marketplace Hansa was seized in a multi-agency investigation led by the FBI and the DEA with the support of Europol.

AlphaBay Shut Down by Law Enforcement, Admin Commits Suicide in Jail

Following law enforcement raids in three countries took down the website, the alleged administrator has committed suicide in a Thai prison.

Swiss “Crypto Valley” to Create Digital Identities for Its Citizens on the Ethereum Blockchain

As of September 2017, the Swiss town of Zug will offer all of its citizens a digital identity on the Ethereum blockchain.

Some Small Movement in Cryptocurrency Regulatory Challenges This Week

Theo Chino, a bitcoin advocate who has been fighting regulations in the U.S. for over two years, requested the withdrawal of the proposed “Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses...

AlphaBay Went Down a Week Ago: Customers Looking for Alternatives

AlphaBay, the most popular market on the dark net, has been offline since July 4. Its absence has since resulted in users looking for alternative underground marketplaces.

Cybersecurity Firm Reports All Fortune 500 Companies Exposed on the Dark Web

Every Fortune 500 company has some level of exposure on the dark web, with technology and telecommunications firms ranking at the top of the list, according to a report...

Operator of Illegal Bitcoin Exchange Coin.mx Sentenced to Prison

Anthony Murgio, 33, of Tampa, Florida, has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for running a Bitcoin exchange connected to hackers. The exchange was used...

How a Bitcoin Whitehat Hacker Helped the FBI Catch a Murderer

An ethical hacker breached the database of a phony darknet website offering hitman services and leaked the data. The information from the data dump helped the FBI in their...

FBI: Hackers Extorted $28 Million in Cryptocurrencies Last Year

On June 22, the Federal Bureau of Investigation presented its annual Internet Crime Report for the year of 2016. The FBI analyzed the victim reports at the Internet Crime...

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