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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Moderator of notorious dark web marketplace sentenced to 11 years
An individual associated with notorious dark web marketplace AlphaBay has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, the Department ...
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Indian education platform Unacademy's database with 22M user records up for sale on the dark web
Unacademy, one of India's largest learning sites, has suffered a data breach with records of more than 22 million users was ...
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Cybercriminals are using COVID-19 discount codes to sell malware and fake items
While the world is feeling frightened by the coronavirus pandemic, cybercriminals are taking full advantage of the situation ...
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Language analysis reveals how new offenders get involved in dark web pedophile communities
The “dark web” – a collection of heavily encrypted websites, forums and social networks – notoriously provides spaces ...
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Top fentanyl seller on AlphaBay and Dream Market sentenced to 7 years prison
Police seized more than $1 million in cryptocurrency from this dark web drug dealer who made his mark on the AlphaBay and ...
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Cops to dream up ways of ending Bitcoin crime at major Australian conference
More than 200 legal professionals are gathering in Australia this week to put their heads together and find ways of ending ...
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Silk Road drug dealer laundered $19M in profits with Bitcoin
A Silk Road trader pleaded guilty to laundering over $19 million worth of profits with Bitcoin after using the notorious marketplace ...
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1.3 million Indian bank cards are up for sale on the dark web
Researchers at Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, have found a data dump of over 1.3 million credit and debit ...
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Fake Russian Tor browser purloins $40,000 in Bitcoin from dark web shoppers
There's a malicious version of the Tor browser going round – the program used to access the dark web – and it's stealing ...
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Hundreds charged after takedown of child exploitation site which made $730K in Bitcoin
US prosecutors say the online marketplace was operated by Jong Woo Son, who is currently serving an 18-month jail sentence ...
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Europol: Bitcoin is the still the dark web’s favorite cryptocurrency
Europol notes that Bitcoin's prevalence in underground economies is a consequence of its familiarity within the customer ...
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Dad and daughter to serve time over mail-order cryptocurrency drug ring
A father and daughter have received a combined prison sentence of eight years after selling drugs in exchange for cryptocurrency ...
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Drug dealer sells fentanyl for cryptocurrency, gets 30 years in prison
Yesterday an Iraqi man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for selling various narcotics in exchange for cryptocurrency ...
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Dark web weed dealers used 'Craigslist of Bitcoin' to launder their illicit profits
Two men have pleaded guilty for conspiring to launder money using Bitcoin after selling marijuana on the dark web.
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Binance says it buddied with UK police to catch crypto criminal who stole $51M
Binance has said it collaborated with UK police to uncover a criminal who earned more than $51 million (£41.6 million) by ...
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Scammers are now selling stolen cash for Bitcoin on the dark web
Just when you probably thought you'd seen it all, scammers are now selling discounted hacked cash in exchange for Bitcoin ...
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Hacker who sold Uber’s and Sainsbury’s customer data forced to give up $1M in cryptocurrency
A hacker has been ordered to pay back over $1.1 million (£900,000) in cryptocurrency after carrying out attacks on several ...
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Dark web dealer made to forfeit millions in cryptocurrency gets 70 months in the slammer
A drug dealer ordered to forfeit millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for distributing ...
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‘Full-time #crypto trader’ gets 20 months in prison for selling stolen data for Bitcoin
This trader says he was full-time in cryptocurrency, but he was actually running a data-hacking service on the side to earn ...
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UK dark web dealers get more than 20 years for selling cocaine for Bitcoin
Three men in the UK have been sentenced to prison for operating ‘Project4,’ a “sophisticated” drug-dealing business ...
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Researchers uncover a new piece of RAT malware that targets cryptocurrency users
Researchers at Zscaler ThreatLabZ have identified a new remote-access trojan (RAT) called Saefko, which retrieves Chrome ...
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Fentanyl dealer to forfeit $4M in Bitcoin and quadrillions of bank notes
A dark web kingpin has forfeited $4 million, including Bitcoin and 100 quadrillion Zimbabwe bank notes after selling drugs ...
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Silk Road site admin extradited to US hit with 78-month prison sentence
Irish man Gary Davis, also known as “Libertas,” has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for helping to run the now ...
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Second Canadian town set to accept tax payments in Bitcoin
Another town in Canada looks like it might let its residents pay municipality property taxes in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency. ...
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This Bitcoin money-laundering cartel was operating from inside a Florida prison
Authorities in Florida have busted an elaborate operation which saw prison inmates use Bitcoin to launder thousands of dollars ...
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Bitcoin dark web drug ring busted after dealer doxes himself buying stamps
US law enforcers have busted a Bitcoin-fuelled dark web drug ring after one of the alleged dealers messed up and bought ...
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Dublin crime ring recruited 14-year-olds to hide drugs bought with Bitcoin
Police were tipped off after a large amount of ecstacy was found sitting at a postal hub, reportedly paid for with cryptocurrency ...
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Alleged moderator of dark web drug market AlphaBay facing 20 years in prison
An alleged moderator of AlphaBay, a dark web marketplace, has been indicted for facilitating sales on the site before law ...
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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," ...
