Hydra, a bazaar that traded in drugs, fake documents, and cryptocurrency laundering over the Tor network, was taken down. US authorities arrested Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian residing in China, nine months later after hunting the cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato which laundered $4.58 billion worth of cryptocurrency transactions. Mikhail Matveyev, a suspect from ransomware groups, was also arrested by Russian authorities.
“Unprecedented cyberattack” sparks warning to US citizens to switch to encryption
US authorities are encouraging citizens to use encrypted messaging apps to protect their data following a severe cyberattack on telecom companies. The attack, thought to