Incognito Market, a darknet marketplace for narcotics trading, has reportedly exit-scammed its users of their BTC and XMR.
Dark Web News
What is the dark web? The dark web exists as a concealed internet realm that facilitates illegal activities, such as drug sales. Certain tools are needed to access the dark web. One generally cannot explore the dark web using regular internet browsers.
Cryptocurrency has been used as dark web money at times. Between 2011 and 2013, a now-infamous online shop on the dark web called Silk Road let users buy and sell things — primarily items of questionable legality — with Bitcoin (BTC) as its method of payment. A number of other dark web stories involve the use of Bitcoin.
Although Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been used in tandem with shady dealings on the dark web, the crypto industry has built up more of a reputation as a legitimate industry as time has passed since Bitcoin’s launch in 2009.
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The Chainalysis 2024 Crypto Crime Report highlights a $1.7 billion revenue surge in darknet markets and a rise in crypto-linked sanctions and new scam trends.
1595Crypto hackers have turned their attention toward the crypto user, and “security hygiene” is more important than ever, according to Binance’s Jimmy Su.
6648The compromised accounts could give bad actors confidential information about companies and individuals.
9766Cryptocurrency accounts still fetch the highest prices among hacked online accounts, according to online data security provider Privacy Affairs.
11608CryptoHarlem founder Matt Mitchell says government and corporate surveillance and citizens’ inability to protect against it are great threats to personal security.
3627The report defines criminal whales as private wallets that hold more than $1 million worth of crypto, with more than 10% of their balances coming from illicit addresses.
6219Changing an intelligence agency's perspective on crypto crime is the next step toward a successful crypto investigation.
2748The United States is offering crypto assets to incentivize white hat hackers to uncover state-sponsored actors and potential terrorists on the dark web.
6530The Biden administration reportedly intends to ramp up efforts to trace cryptocurrency payments.
13397A Swedish-Russian citizen has been charged with operating a multi-million Bitcoin laundering service after authorities traced his crypto transactions from 2011.
19010The SEC has taken action against a Californian man for fraudulently offering insider stock trading tips on a darknet marketplace.
13198The DoJ thinks the FBI needs to shape up when it comes to its cryptocurrency support teams.
12900Anonymous sources claim that President Trump is sympathetic to the Free Ross campaign and is considering clemency for the Silk Road founder.
12159FinCEN has fined the operator of early crypto mixers Helix and Coin Ninja for Bank Secrecy Act violations.
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