A darknet is an anonymizing network where connections are made only between trusted peers — sometimes called "friends" (F2F) — using non-standard protocols and ports. Darknets are distinct from other distributed P2P networks as sharing is anonymous (that is, IP addresses are not publicly shared), and therefore users can communicate with little fear of governmental or corporate interference.
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Flexer charged with trafficking Bitcoin-purchased drugs in Australia
A man who frequently flaunted his wealth on social media has been found guilty of importing and trafficking drugs purchased ...
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US authorities seize over $200,000 worth of Bitcoin in suspected drug ring
US authorities have seized more than $200,000 worth of Bitcoin after arresting three Boston-based men on charges of conspiring ...
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California man gets 10 years for selling drugs for Bitcoin on dark web
A US man who sold narcotics on the dark web in exchange for Bitcoin has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
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Dark web user gets 42 months in prison for buying child abuse imagery with Bitcoin
A man in the US has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for purchasing, downloading, and concealing child abuse ...
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Police seize over $600K in cash, Bitcoin, and Monero in worldwide dark web drug bust
Police have busted two enormous dark web drug markets - the Wall Street Market and Silkkietie - which ran on Bitcoin and ...
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Drug dealers who relied on Bitcoin's 'anonymity' get 30 years behind bars
Members of a Bitcoin-fueled drug ring that used the dark web to import crystal meth into the UK have been sentenced to more ...
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Men plead guilty in first NY conviction for money laundering involving Bitcoin
Two US men have pleaded guilty to running a steroid and controlled substance business that laundered millions of dollars ...
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Dark web druglords charged with laundering $2.3M in Bitcoin
US authorities have arrested three men after taking down a dark web drug ring which laundered $2.3 million in cryptocurrency. ...
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Bitcoin phisher steals $365,000 and 10,000 passwords from dark web users
A 37 year-old man in the US has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for fraud in connection with a Bitcoin ...
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Canada confiscates $1.4M in Bitcoin from dark web drug dealer
A Canadian judge has ordered the forfeiture of approximately $1.4 million in Bitcoin found on a drug dealer’s computer ...
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Hacker selling 26M stolen user records in exchange for $5,000 worth of Bitcoin
A hacker by the name of Gnosticplayers is trying to sell more than 26 million user records on the dark web in exchange for ...
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The worrying trend of children’s data being sold on the dark web
When was the last time you got a data breach notification, a letter in the mail about a potential compromise, or an email ...
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Moonday Mornings: Dark Web Bitcoin transactions doubled in 2018
Today is Monday, January 21, which means two things. One, it's time for another Moonday Mornings; and two, it's the most ...
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Bitcoin theft victim sues AT&T for $224M after SIM-swap bungle
The victim of a debilitating cryptocurrency hack is now suing AT&T for $224M, citing gross negligence that led to having ...
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This is how Dutch police know you're buying drugs online
Suspicious cryptocurrency transactions can be detected through forensic analysis software and the police is using that ...
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FBI warns of massive ATM scam that could affect banks worldwide
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently warned banks that cybercriminals are poised to carry out an "ATM cash-out," ...
