Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:53:48 +0000
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| Dutch and US authorities revealed the results of an international cooperation to take down markets on the Dark Web trafficking in drugs, weapons, malware, and stolen data. Categories: Tags: AlphabayDark WebdrugsgunsHansa Marketmalwareseized by police |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 17:12:52 +0000
An appellate court puts the final seal on Ulbricht’s life sentence, rejecting arguments about corrupt investigators and the injustice of his harsh sentence. The post Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Loses His Life Sentence Appeal appeared first on WIRED.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 04:45:24 +0000
It’s not uncommon for crooks who peddle stolen credit cards to seize on iconic American figures of wealth and power in the digital advertisements for these shops that run continuously on various cybercrime forums. Exhibit A: McDumpals, a hugely popular carding site that borrows the Ronald McDonald character from McDonald’s and caters to bulk buyers. Exhibit B: Uncle Sam’s dumps shop, which wants YOU! to buy American. Today, we’ll look at an up and coming credit card shop called Trump’s-Dumps, which invokes 45’s likeness and promises to “make credit card fraud great again.”
Read moreCredit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 14:00:15 +0000
A new study raises questions about the deterrence value of harsh sentencing for dark web crimes. The post The Silk Road Creator’s Life Sentence Actually Boosted Dark Web Drug Sales appeared first on WIRED.
Read moreCredit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:12:02 +0000
The dark digital world facilitates massive hacks like the one that affected Yahoo. James Lyne, our global head of security research, walks NBC Nightly News reporter Tom Costello through this haven for hackers. The report comes hot on the heels of a two-part segment on the dark web and ransomware that aired on the Today […]
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:00:52 +0000
OpenBazaar is set to integrate Tor’s anonymity features—but still swears it’s not trying to attract the dark web’s black market sales. The post The Fed-Proof Online Market OpenBazaar Is Going Anonymous appeared first on WIRED.
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As the black market caught on to its anonymity properties, Monero became the fastest growing cryptocurrency of 2016. The post Monero, the Drug Dealer’s Cryptocurrency of Choice, Is on Fire appeared first on WIRED.
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The anonymity-focused Tor Project wants to make darknet sites not just more secure, but potentially undiscoverable. The post It’s About To Get Even Easier to Hide on the Dark Web appeared first on WIRED.
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