Crypto money laundering rises 30% in 2021 -Chainalysis
Posted on01 Mar 2024
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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion in cryptocurrencies last year, up 30% from 2020, according... Read More
Germany shuts down darknet platform specializing in drugs
Posted on01 Mar 2024
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BERLIN (AP) – German investigators on Tuesday shut down a Russian-language darknet market marketplace that they say specialized in drug dealing, seizing... Read More
First Silk Road. Now AlphaBay. What’s next for the dark web?
Posted on01 Mar 2024
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id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body” data-component=”trackCWV”> A government shutdown of dark web marketplaces AlphaBay and Hansa has merchants and consumers looking for a new... Read More
MDMA use drops due to COVID lockdowns, other drugs rise -EU report
Posted on01 Mar 2024
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LISBON, March 17 (Reuters) – The closure of nightclubs and dark market Onion bars during COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe is likely behind... Read More
Bitcoin proves double-edged sword for criminals
Posted on01 Mar 2024
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US authorities have said they were able to access the ‘private key’ to the hackers’ bitcoin account of ransomware hackers Darkside Regulators... Read More
Darknet crypto kingpin JokerStash retires after illicit $1 billion…
Posted on28 Feb 2024
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By Tom Wilson LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) – The kingpin or kingpins of the world’s biggest illicit credit card marketplace have retired... Read More
US sanctions crypto exchange over ransomware ties
Posted on28 Feb 2024
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Washington has announced sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange it says has worked with ransomware attackers The United States imposed sanctions Tuesday on... Read More
Bitcoin proves double-edged sword for criminals
Posted on28 Feb 2024
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US authorities have said they were able to access the ‘private key’ to the hackers’ bitcoin account of ransomware hackers Darkside Regulators... Read More
Germany charges man who allegedly planned Hamburg attack
Posted on28 Feb 2024
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BERLIN (AP) – German prosecutors said Friday they have charged a man with plotting an Islamic extremist attack in the Hamburg area... Read More
The largest dark web market for illegal goods is no more
Posted on28 Feb 2024
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id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body” data-component=”trackCWV”> Two of the three largest dark web markets are closed for business. The Department of Justice and Europol... Read More