It seems online black markets are going through a precarious time. Sheep, one of the most popular online drug-selling sites, has shut down after an alleged theft of thousands of Bitcoins from the site. Another site, Black Market Reloaded, has temporarily gone offline.
The internet is a place where lots of dark things happen. Bitcoins can be used to kill politicians and buy drugs, social media is used to post rape videos, and don’t even try to start a debate on Twitter. But a new low was reached when a 20-year-old live streamed his suicide attempt.
Prostitution may well be one of the very oldest professions, but it certainly isn’t one of the most technologically sophisticated. Although, a new local website might change that.
Donka Panova is a 77 year-old woman who is revered in her community for her “special talent”. Otherwise known as ‘Golden Hands’, Panova is one of the most well respected pick-pockets in Bulgaria.
Thuli Madonsela, you biscuit. The public protector’s provisional Nkandla report has found that our president has “derived substantial personal benefit from works that exceeded security needs,”and must repay the state.
Leon Gersten is a 79 year-old holocaust survivor. Before his village in Poland was liberated by the soviet army, Gersten managed to survive thanks only to one man – Czeslaw Polziec.
Francesco Raccosta, a high-ranking mafia boss, disappeared from his home in March 2012. It is now believed that he was kidnapped by rival mobsters, beaten and subsequently fed to pigs – while he was still alive.
Following on from our earlier story about “Higella” and her drug use, it’s emerged that there was “a culture of secrecy” between Lawson and ex-husband Charles Saatchi.
Warrant officer Samuel “Saddam” Maropeng, one of the two hawks linked to Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir, had been leading a lavish lifestyle before his arrest, thanks to his various operations in the criminal underworld.
Ian Watkins has admitted to attempting to rape a baby, and 12 other sex-offence charges hours before the commencement of his trial at the Cardiff crown court in Wales. This, from the Guardian: Watkins, whose former band has sold around 3.5m albums, admitted 13 offences over five years, including attempting to rape one of the […]
BIPS is one of the largest European Bitcoin payment processors. And just last week, they were the victim of a huge Bitcoin heist, which saw them lose 1,295 Bitcoin – currently worth R10 million.
For many of us, Smartphones have become an extra limb. It is an extended part of who we are, so it only makes sense to use it at all times. Or does it? Sure, sitting in traffic is boring, but that’s not an excuse to reach for your phone – no matter how tempting that blinking light is.
You know that “no animals were harmed in the making of this film” thing? Those of us who watched Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning ‘Life of Pi’, will remember the tiger, Richard Parker. Well, apparently he wasn’t “not harmed” in the production of the film after all.
The group of protesters who stormed through the Cape Town CBD last month have vowed to give it another go, despite being denied permission by the authorities.
Nigella Lawson, known as the ‘domestic goddess’ because of her homely presence and squeaky-clean image, has been found to be a severe drug user.
The never-ending Krejcir saga has taken another wild turn, when it was revealed that two Hawks members – linked to the Czech fugitive – were arrested.
Lawyer’s for Czech businessman Radovan Krejcir (or, as some like to call him, “the one man crime wave that blew into South Africa”), released a medical report that allegedly supports Krejcir’s claims that police officers arrested and tortured him.
The swastika has become one of the most infamous and easily-recognisable symbols on earth, and that process didn’t happen overnight, and it didn’t happen by chance. A new series of photographs gives us a glimpse into how the symbol was systematically jammed into the minds of millions.
It’s been well over 50 years since Charles Manson and the Manson family were at the height of their infamy,and well over 40 years since Manson’s death penalty was commuted into a life sentence. He’s 79 years old now, an he recently held an interview with Rolling Stone.
We all remember Silk Road, don’t we? That multi-million dollar website that illegally sold drugs using bitcoins? Yes, that one. So, the owner of said site, Ross Ulbricht, was caught and imprisoned. But what was on his laptop at the time he was caught?
How whack is crack really? Disgraced Toronto Mayor Rob Rod freely admits to smoking crack cocaine ‘in one of my drunken stupors’ (he also regularly binge drinks – fun guy). Thanks to the mayor, everyone’s talking about crack again. This video shows you exactly what happens to your brain on crack, and it’s definitely not fun.
The government security cluster has advised members of the media and the public that publishing pictures of Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead could lead to arrest. Thus far the reply has been a resounding “bring it on”. We’d like to add our voice to that chorus.
We all had those moments in school when you went over to your mates place, only to find a crop of marijuana sitting neatly in the back garden. We then might have dismissed those parents as irresponsible, but one man is making the argument for combining parenting and marijuana.
Last week we posted CCTV video footage of an extremely clinical hijacking that took place somewhere in Jo’burg. Now we’ve found even more footage of a similarly well-executed hijacking, also taking place in Jo’burg.
Oscar Pistorius has been served. His indictment, which was issued just yesterday, contains two extra charges of recklessly firing his gun out of an open car sunroof last year, and firing someone else’s handgun at a restaurant just weeks before he murdered Reeva Steenkamp. Read the whole indictment here
We all had our suspicions, but it’s now been confirmed. Evidence from the eThekwini Municipality conclusively reveals that the doomed mall in Tongaat had been built illegally.
Condoms are killing the LA porn industry. In January this year, a law condom mandate that made it mandatory for condoms to be used on all adult film sets went into effect in Los Angeles County.
Following a tumultuous council debate, it was decided that disgraced mayor Tom Ford would be stripped of all his powers. He reacted violently.
Ag shame. After going through the effort of buying pirated copies of Mandela:Long Walk to Freedom in the backstreets of Joburg, it has now been revealed that the DVDs don’t feature the actual movie.
A man from San Francisco claims that a Google Maps satellite image near some train tracks shows the body of his teenage son – who was murdered in 2009.