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Bitcoin surveillance helped feds take down a massive child porn site
Law enforcement officials in the US say they relied on sophisticated techniques for tracking Bitcoin transactions to take down “the largest child sexual exploitation market by volume of content.” It’s a reminder that criminals who think Bitcoin is a foolproof way to cover their tracks are mistaken. The news: US federal prosecutors have indicted 23-year-old Jong Woo Son of South Korea for operating a child pornography site called Welcome To Video. In addition to Son, who had already been arrested and convicted in South Korea on separate child pornography-related charges, 337 of the site’s users—residing in ... (full story)
