British phone provider TalkTalk gets hacked, receives a ransom demand of £80,000 and is threatened to the customer data being published.
The attack of Colonial Pipeline is a good example of the necessity to better protect data. However, many agree that the FBI breaking into the crypto pockets of cybercriminals proves that using cryptos is not as risky as some may think.
Three suspects have been detained by Chinese police in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency theft. The estimated damage made up $87 million USD.
The United States Marshals Service has sold the last 44,000 bitcoins seized from the Silk Road marketplace.
The US Marshals Service plans to auction off the final chunk of 44,341 bitcoins confiscated from the Silk Road online dark market.