Get a Pentest and security assessment of your IT network.

Cyber Security

Liberty Reserve founder arrested for money laundering, service closed down

Arthur Budovsky Belanchuk, 39, was reportedly arrested in Spain by Costa Rican authorities after his they raided suspect..s home and offices in San Jos.. and Heredia. Investigators say that Budovsky’s businesses in Costa Rica, including Liberty Reserve, were used to launder money for child pornography websites and drug trafficking. Liberty Reserve is a largely unregulated money transfer business that allows customers to open accounts using little more than a valid email address, and this relative anonymity has attracted a huge number of customers from underground economies.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2013/05/liberty-reserve-founder-arrested-for.html

Related posts
Cyber Security

Ashley Madison 2.0 Hackers Leak 20GB Data Dump, Including CEO's Emails

Cyber Security

Art of Twitter account hacking

Cyber Security

Alexa Eavesdropping Flub Re-Sparks Voice Assistant Privacy Debate

Cyber Security

Dan Geer, Richard Thieme on specialization in security