Mt. Gox founder Mark Karpeles has always denied any wrongdoing in the implosion of his Bitcoin exchange. But he’s just been arrested anyway, apparently for overstating his financial situation by US$1,000,000 almost a year before the bankruptcy.. 
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DEA agent who lined his pockets with Silk Road bitcoins pleads guilty
Carl Force confessed to routing bitcoins into his own accounts while investigating the black market site.
Silk Road coupon forger charged with wire fraud
US law enforcement’s infiltration and takedown of the Silk Road underground marketplace has turned up yet another court case, with a New Orleans man charged with selling counterfeit shopping coupons through the site, and its successors, on an epic scale.
Feds subpoena Reddit for personal info of dark web forum members
The subpoena demands information on five users of the Darknet Markets subreddit, all of whom discussed the recent fall of Evolution, a mega-mart for drugs.
Dark Web’s ‘Evolution’ market vanishes along with $12 million
The owners of the drugs/guns/malware market ‘Evolution’ have vanished with about $12 million in Bitcoin. 
Fancy a cryptocoin miner with your Torrent client? “Foistware” back in the spotlight…
If product X suddenly wants you to install product Y as a “recommended extra”, is that a good thing or a bad one? In the latest brouhaha, X = torrent client and Y = cryptocoin miner…
Hackers force closure of Canadian Bitcoin exchange Cavirtex
Canada’s largest Bitcoin exchange – Cavirtex – has announced its closure, saying the latest in a string of hacking attacks may have left hashed passwords and 2FA “secrets” compromised.
The end of the Silk Road for Dread Pirate Roberts – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s our weekly “60 Second Security” video. Enjoy a fresh and entertaining take on the latest security news in just one minute…
SSCC 180 – Surely zero-days come from cybercrooks, not from Silicon Valley? [PODCAST]
Enjoy the first 2015 episode of our popular weekly security podcast. In this episode: zero-day politics, leaky security features, Bitcoin news, and a shout out to our New Year #sophospuzzle winners!
Bitstamp loses $5 million in BTC after security breach, suspends service
Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp suspended operations on Monday after hackers swiped up to 19,000 bitcoins (worth approximately $5.2m) over the weekend.