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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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A Binance spokesperson told Cointelegraph that the exchange is aware of recent claims circulating regarding a potential data breach involving Binance.
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Hydra market founder Stanislav Moiseev and 15 accomplices were jailed for their involvement in the darknet market and crypto mixer.
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Two crypto exchanges and two individuals have been sanctioned for ties to underground finance.
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German authorities sent a loud and clear message to criminal users of the exchanges: We found their servers and have your data — see you soon.
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India’s NCB forms a special task force and initiates digital forensics training to tackle the growing misuse of cryptocurrencies in drug trafficking.
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The judge said the 18 months Anatoly Legkodymoc had already served in Brooklyn’s “terrible” MDC was enough punishment.
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Elliptic’s 2024 report exposes how AI is increasingly used for sophisticated crypto crimes, from deepfake scams to state-sponsored cyberattacks, signaling that these threats are just beginning.
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The FBI claimed it found Incognito Market’s alleged owner, Rui-Siang Lin, by tracking crypto from the dark web drug market to a crypto exchange account allegedly in his name.
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Incognito Market, a darknet marketplace for narcotics trading, has reportedly exit-scammed its users of their BTC and XMR.
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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.
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Crypto hackers have turned their attention toward the crypto user, and “security hygiene” is more important than ever, according to Binance’s Jimmy Su.
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The compromised accounts could give bad actors confidential information about companies and individuals.
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Cryptocurrency accounts still fetch the highest prices among hacked online accounts, according to online data security provider Privacy Affairs.
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CryptoHarlem founder Matt Mitchell says government and corporate surveillance and citizens’ inability to protect against it are great threats to personal security.
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