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Corrupt DEA Agent Sentenced for Bitcoin Theft from Silk Road

Leave a Comment / Crime, News, Scams / By / January 4, 2021 / , , , , , ,

Corruption Plagues Silk Road Trial Many know the Silk Road’s creator, Ross Ulbricht, is in jail, but what about the DEA agents? The Silk Road Scandal hasn’t Ended Almost 18 months of the site’s infamous closure, a DEA agent and a secret service agent were both arrested, facing charges for wire fraud – in relations to the Silk Road …

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Hollywood Hospital Targeted in Extortion Plot over Hacked File

Leave a Comment / Bitcoin, Crime, Law, News, Opinion, Scams / By / January 3, 2021 / , , ,

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center; a Hollywood hospital, had its electronic patient records hacked and held hostage chose to give in to ransomer demands and pay $17,000 in bitcoin to retrieve the ransomed records. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center staff noticed issues accessing its computer network on Feb. 5. The price to regain access to the hospital files was …

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