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Litecoin relaunches MimbleWimble testnet as Europol targets privacy protocols

6.10.2020
Litecoin's privacy feature testnet returns as news emerges that Europol sees privacy and coin mixing technologies as major digital threats

While Darknet Users Search for New Markets, Global Law Enforcement Reveals Mass Arrests

5.10.2020
During the last month since the fall of Empire Market, darknet market (DNM) patrons have been migrating to alternative markets. Meanwhile, global law enforcement recently arrested 179 individuals tied to DNMs and seized over $6.5 million in cryptocurrency and cash proceeds. It hasn’t been...

Darknet, cryptocurrency and two intersecting health crises

27.9.2020
With new technologies evolving, criminals find easier ways for illicit activities — that is the dark side of anonymity and decentralization

US Government Darknet Raid Seizes $6.5M in Cash and Cryptocurrencies

22.9.2020
The U.S. government has today announced the results of one of the biggest seizures of drugs sold on the Darknet in history

Hydra’s ‘Complex Drug Delivery System’ in Russia Overshadows Western Darknet Markets

16.9.2020
On September 14, the blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis reported on the infamous Russian darknet marketplace (DNM) known as Hydra and noted the DNM is Eastern Europe’s “sixth-largest service by volume in the region.” Moreover, the report also reveals that Hydra has created...

Eastern Europe's sixth-largest crypto service is a darknet market

15.9.2020
A new report from Chainalysis has found that Eastern Europe is responsible for more darknet activity and ransomware volume than any other region

Moderator of Darknet Marketplace AlphaBay Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

2.9.2020
The Colorado man mediated disputes on the now-defunct darknet marketplace Alphabay

AlphaBay darknet market moderator sentenced to 11 years in Jail

2.9.2020
‘Criminals cannot hide behind technology to break the law,’ a US attorney stated

Ciphertrace Allegedly Builds Monero-Tracing Tools, XMR Proponents Disagree

31.8.2020
The blockchain surveillance firm Ciphertrace claims to have created the “world’s first” monero tracing tools for law enforcement. According to the company announcement, Ciphertrace developed forensic tools for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in order to track...

After Empire’s Exit Scam, Darknet Market Patrons Scramble to Find Alternatives

29.8.2020
Ever since the darknet market (DNM) Empire went under, DNM patrons have been scrambling to find reliable marketplaces on the deep web. On forums, individuals are discussing which markets are safe, the logistics of how to use different DNMs, and how much they lost from Empire Market’s exit...

Sources Say World’s Largest Darknet Empire Market Exit Scammed, $30 Million in Bitcoin Stolen

26.8.2020
One of the world’s largest darknet markets (DNM), Empire Market, allegedly exit scammed after the marketplace was taken offline for a number of days this week. DNM patrons are upset about Empire Market’s departure and customers say that $30 million in bitcoin held by the darknet’s...

Biggest Darknet Market Allegedly Exit Scams USD 30M In Crypto - Report

26.8.2020
Leading darknet market Empire Market has reportedly shut down its operations, exit scamming the site’s estimated 1.3 million users out of some bitcoin (BTC) 2,638, worth close to USD 30 million. Reported by dark.fail, a journalist specialized in covering the darknet, the development comes with...

Darknet’s Largest Marketplace Still Offline, Fears of Exit Scam Rise

26.8.2020
Empire Market, the darknet's most popular marketplace by site traffic, was suddenly taken offline on August 22

Darknet Giant Empire Market Offline for 36 Hours, Blame Cast at Massive DDoS Attack

23.8.2020
According to a number of sources, one of the largest darknet markets in the world, Empire Market has been offline for well over 36 hours. The researcher and analyst Dark.fail has been tweeting about the subject, as the market hasn’t been down for this long since 2019. It seems the popular...

Lockdown Life & Darknets: BTC Still the DNM King, Cashaa’s Stolen Coins Sent to Hydra, Cannabis Sales Surge

17.8.2020
During the last six months, the Covid-19 outbreak has caused a lot of disarray in the world and one thing is for sure, the use of darknet markets has surged. While the citizens of the globe have been locked down, cannabis sales have skyrocketed and the dollar value of bitcoin transactions done...

Bitcoin Users Leery of Tor: 23% of the Network’s Exit Capacity Compromised

13.8.2020
Hackers are stealing bitcoin through the large-scale use of malicious relays on the Tor network according to a newly published research report on the subject. The researcher dubbed “nusenu” said he warned people about the growing problem in December 2019 but instead of improving...