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A Bright Side to the Dark Web
17.4.2020
The dark web typically conjures up thoughts of criminal activity. While there are undoubtedly unsavory characters leveraging the darknet for illegal pursuits, there are also virtuous uses of the “hidden internet.”
As reported, per data from blockchain analytics provider Chainalysis, over USD...
Darknet Market to Permanently Ban Vendors Preying on COVID-19 Fears
6.4.2020
Monopoly Market will ban vendor caught selling fake cures or using the coronavirus pandemic as a marketing tool
Over 172 Million Weibo Users Personal Data Is For Sale on Dark Web
23.3.2020
Chinese social media giant Weibo sees massive data breach, with data from millions of user accounts for sale for Bitcoin on the dark web
Interpol Enlists Korean Startup to Track Crypto on the Dark Web
21.3.2020
Interpol enlists a Korean startup holding patents for analyzing crypto flows across the deep net to help fight cybercrime across the dark web
How Popular Is the Dark Web in India? A Look at Increasing Tech Use and Free Market Potential
7.3.2020
Now that the Reserve Bank of India’s banking ban on cryptocurrencies has been lifted by a recent Supreme Court decision, there is reinvigorated interest in bitcoin within the South Asian nation. Exchanges can reconnect to banking institutions and offer the support they formerly did to their...
OSCE Sponsors Cryptocurrency Course for Central Asia Law Enforcement
21.2.2020
The OSCE held a course on the darkweb and cryptocurrencies for law enforcement officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and other Central Asian countries
Authorities Arrest Ohio Man for Laundering $300M in Crypto on the Dark Web
13.2.2020
An Ohio native faces several charges of illegal activity, including laundering 350,000 Bitcoin through a Dark Web tumbler service
Silk Road Marketplace Senior Adviser Pleads Guilty in US Federal Court
31.1.2020
The senior adviser to the Silk Road dark web marketplace has admitted one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics in a U.S. federal court
Crypto Payments on Darknet Markets Doubled for First Time Since 2015
29.1.2020
The share of total incoming cryptocurrency transactions on darknet markets has doubled for the first time since 2015, according to Chainalysis
US Citizen Accepting Bitcoin for Narcotics Indicted by DOJ
3.1.2020
Joanna De Alba "dispensed heroin and methamphetamine from the shadowy corners of the internet," said U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue
Russia’s Largest Darknet Market Is Hawking an ICO to Fund Global Expansion
13.12.2019
Here’s one token sale that’s almost certainly illegal, and not just under securities laws
Weekly Platform News: Strict Tracking Protection, Dark Web Pages, Periodic Background Sync
12.12.2019
In this week's news: Firefox gets strict, Opera goes to the dark side, and Chrome plans to let web apps run in the background.
Let's get into the news.
Firefox for Android will block tracking content
Mozilla has announced that the upcoming revamped Firefox for Android (currently available in...
US Think Tank Releases Report on Investigation Into Illicit Transactions on the Dark Web
21.11.2019
U.S. think thank releases a report on the future of investigating illicit transactions on the dark web, including tracing crypto use
US Court Orders Dark Web Drug Dealer to Forfeit $150K in Bitcoin
26.10.2019
Dark web drug dealer to surrender $150K to U.S. court per recent order
Former US Army Interpreter Gets 30 Years for Dark Web Fentanyl Trade
5.10.2019
Former U.S. Army interpreter sentenced to 30 years in jail for selling opiates using crypto
Binance Helps UK Police to Stop $51 Million Phishing Fraud
27.9.2019
Binance assists British police in an investigation of a $51 million phishing attack
$800 Bitcoin Buys $10,000 Cash on Dark Web, Turn-Key Money Laundering
13.9.2019
Criminal buyers can buy $10,000 for $800 in Bitcoin in a clever turn-key money laundering service, security researchers claim
Cybercriminals Selling Hacked Fiat Money for Bitcoin at 10% of Its Value
13.9.2019
Dark market sellers are offering fiat cash for bitcoin at discount prices, but there's a catch
Dark Web Drug Dealer to Forfeit Millions of Dollars in Illicit Crypto Earnings
20.8.2019
A man has been sentenced in San Diego, California, for conspiring to sell opioids and other drugs over dark web markets for cryptocurrencies.
Three UK Men Busted Over Bitcoin-Based Drug Ring
12.8.2019
The trio sold their products on the dark web and shipped as far as Australia