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Drugs, Drugs and More Drugs: Crypto on the Dark Web
25.4.2022
Down The Silk Road: Where Crypto Has Always Been Used for Payments
Russia Takes Down 4 Carding Sites With Over $260 Million in Crypto Turnover
12.2.2022
Law enforcement in Russia has blocked major sites on the dark web, including a carding market leader. The platforms have been seized amid ongoing investigations into hacking groups, with Russian authorities ramping up efforts to dismantle the cybercrime rings and detain their members. Interior...
Digital intelligence must overcome challenges to solving crypto crimes
20.8.2021
Changing an intelligence agency's perspective on crypto crime is the next step toward a successful crypto investigation
Australian Police Makes Record Crypto Seizure With Dark Web Drug Bust
20.8.2021
Australia’s Victoria Police have collected close to AUD 8.5m (USD 6m) worth of cryptocurrency in its recent clampdown on dark web drug trafficking. The bust, which targeted a number of properties in the country’s south-eastern state of Victoria, is said to be Australia’s biggest crypto seizure...
US State Department offers up to $10 million in crypto rewards to white hat hackers
17.8.2021
The United States is offering crypto assets to incentivize white-hat hackers to uncover state-sponsored actors and potential terrorists on the dark web
T-Mobile ‘Hackers Want BTC 6’ for Data, US Offers Dark Web USD 10M in Crypto
16.8.2021
The telecoms heavyweight T-Mobile appears to have suffered a data breach involving the personal and financial data of 100m users, with hackers ready to hawk out the data in exchange for bitcoin (BTC) – while the American State Department is planning to hand out crypto payments to a more benevolent...
Darknet Users Leverage a New Blockchain Analytics Tool That Scans for Ties to Criminal Activity
16.8.2021
According to the blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic, cybercriminals are leveraging cryptocurrency analytics to get ahead of law enforcement. Elliptic says a “blockchain analytics tool has been launched on the dark web” and the tool is called “Antinalysis.” Meet...
Indian ‘Crypto King’ Arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau — Wazirx Says Not Our User
19.6.2021
India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a Mumbai resident known as “crypto king,” who allegedly used bitcoin to purchase narcotics on the dark web. Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx says the accused is not one of its customers. ‘Crypto King’ Arrested...
British Authorities Take Down Dark Web Ecstasy Gang, Seize $5.8M in Drugs
6.4.2021
The string of dark web gangs being cracked down by law enforcement is still alive across the world. Recently, the British authorities dismantled an unnamed dark web band known for selling ecstasy and gathering millions of dollars worth of crypto. Gang Sold Ecstasy, Amphetamine, and Diazepam...
SEC issues first ever charges over phoney ‘insider information’ on darknet
19.3.2021
The SEC has taken action against a Californian man for fraudulently offering insider stock trading tips on a darknet marketplace
U.S. Woman Charged Over Attempted Dark Web Murder-for-Hire Paid With Bitcoin
9.2.2021
The woman allegedly presented a sum of over $5,000 in bitcoin to a dark web admin as proof she could afford the hit
Russia and US Dominate Global Dark Market Traffic: Report
2.2.2021
Darknet marketplaces received $1.7 billion during 2020, mostly from Russia, the U.S., Ukraine and China, Chainalysis says
Indian Crypto Exchange Buyucoin Hacked, Sensitive Data of 325K Users Reportedly Leaked
24.1.2021
Indian cryptocurrency exchange Buyucoin has reportedly been hacked and sensitive data of about 325,000 users has reportedly been leaked onto the dark web. According to reports, the leaked data includes personal information, encrypted passwords, user wallet details, order details, bank details,...
Darknet Giant Darkmarket Shut Down, Alleged Operator Arrested
13.1.2021
The authorities in seven countries and Europol have jointly taken down Darkmarket, one of the largest darknet marketplaces. The action was taken after the marketplace’s alleged operator was arrested in Germany. Authorities Shut Down Darkmarket Europol announced Tuesday that darknet...
Largest Dark Web Market Taken Offline as Alleged Operator Arrested in Germany
13.1.2021
The DarkMarket site was thought to be the world's largest illegal online marketplace
FBI to reform virtual currency practices following DoJ recommendations
19.12.2020
The DoJ thinks the FBI needs to shape up when it comes to its cryptocurrency support teams
Authorities Shut Down Darknet Marketplace Sipulimarket, Seize Bitcoin
14.12.2020
A major darknet marketplace, Sipulimarket, has been shut down and its assets, including bitcoin, were seized by Finnish Customs, in cooperation with Europol and the Polish police. Darknet Marketplace Shut Down, Bitcoin Seized Europol and Finnish Customs (Tulli) announced last week that they...
NordVPN dokáže nově prozkoumat dark web, jestli vám někdo neukradl přihlašovací údaje
20.11.2020
S novou funkcí přišel tento týden NordVPN, jeden z největších poskytovatelů služeb osobní virtuální privátní sítě. Spustil nástroj nazvaný The Dark Web Monitor, pomocí kterého můžete zjistit, jestli se někde v odvrácené straně internetu nevyskytují vaše uniklé nebo kradené přihlašovací údaje.
Dark Web Hackers Claim to Hold Keys to 10K Robinhood Accounts: Report
1.11.2020
The number of Robinhood-related emails for sale outnumber those for other brokerages by about 5-to-1, the report says
US financial watchdog fines early Bitcoin mixer $60M for money laundering
19.10.2020
FinCEN has fined the operator of early crypto mixers Helix and Coin Ninja for Bank Secrecy Act violations