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FBI used bitcoin wallet records to peg notorious IntelBroker as UK national (www.theregister.com)

submitted 10 hours ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

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Pro tip: Don't use your personal email account on BreachForums The notorious data thief known as IntelBroker allegedly broke into computer systems belonging to more than 40 victims worldwide and stole their data, costing them at least $25 million in damages, according to newly unsealed court documents that also name IntelBroker as 25-year-old British national Kai West.…

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[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I never understood how transactions were supposed to be anonymous if every single one ever made was recorded on the blockchain. The argument a long time ago seemed to be that the sheer volume of transactions would make it impossible to reasonably handle, but in the past couple years I’ve seen more and more stories where the FBI has tools that let them trace transactions and use them in arrests of people engaged in crimes that have netted millions of dollars. Maybe right now it’s still only worth doing on major crimes, but I assume it will only get easier and more available with time.

[–] blah3166@piefed.social 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Bitcoin is not anonymous, it's pseudonymous.

Pseudonymous: the semi-anonymous nature of transactions and wallet addresses.

I believe Monero is supposed to be anonymous. not sure what other crypto out there has this property.