Tag: untraceable

31 JUL

3-D printed guns allow the public access to real, working weapons that are virtually untraceable — here’s how they work

Oli Scarff/Getty Images Eight states announced on Monday that they were suing the Trump administration over giving the public access to blueprints for 3-D printed guns.  The guns do not have serial numbers, people printing them would not have to undergo background checks, and the weapons would virtually be untraceable.  Concern over the rise of 3-D-printed […]

05 AUG

Researchers say WannaCry operator moved bitcoins to “untraceable” Monero

Enlarge (credit: Monero) When the master or masters of the WannaCry cryptoransomware worm emptied the bitcoin wallets associated with the malware earlier this week, they apparently did so to make future movement of the funds more anonymous. According to researchers at the Italian information security firm Neutrino, the bitcoin were exchanged for XMR, the “untraceable” […]

17 FEB

Man who used CNC mill to make untraceable guns, sentenced to 41 months

Enlarge / An AR-15 lower receiver, seen here in 2014 at a store in Oceanside, California. (credit: Sandy Huffaker for The Washington Post via Getty Images) A Sacramento, California man was sentenced Thursday to over three years in prison for unlawful manufacture of a firearm and one count of dealing firearms. Last year, Daniel Crownshield, pleaded […]