Expert Take
With new technologies evolving, criminals find easier ways for illicit activities — that is the dark side of anonymity and decentralization.
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Darknet News
A darknet is a space that uses indeterminate IP addresses and is not discoverable by any usual search engines. A darknet is the place of origin for online darknet markets, which work as mediators between buyers and sellers of illegal goods and services. Darknet websites can be found only after the installation of special software or network configurations that are made to encrypt a user’s data and their access to the darknet. Darknets are supposed to be anonymous, as information about the user isn’t easily accessible and, besides that, darknet markets became available after the appearance of cryptocurrency, which is the most anonymous existing way of payment. One more reason of the flourishment of the darknet is the absence of a regulatory framework for Bitcoin in many countries.
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A new report from Chainalysis has found that Eastern Europe is responsible for more darknet activity and ransomware volume than any other region.
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‘Criminals cannot hide behind technology to break the law,’ a US attorney stated.
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Two Costa Rican residents were charged for selling drugs worth $270 million on the darknet.
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Cellebrite released a new cryptocurrency tracer tool that gives law enforcement and analysts the ability to track illicit crypto transactions.
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The NCIS has seen an uptick in darknet purchases using Bitcoin. Blockchain analytic firms discuss procedures to combat crypto-related crimes, along with emerging challenges.
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Data for 142 million hotel guests is being sold via the dark web.
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Digital Shadows warned that over 15 billion credentials are exposed on the dark web for sale and some of them are even available for free.
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Crypto itself has only been around for a decade, and the space has already gained its top Ponzi scheme actors. Here are three of them.
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LocalBitcoins claims that darknet-related transactions on the platforum dropped 70% after it adopted AML and KYC regulations in September 2019.
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Telegram’s built-in contact import feature was exploited to leak the personal data of millions of users onto the darknet.
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Indian police are collaborating with local research and academic institutions to inform an AI-powered online portal to aid policing initiatives targeting the dark web.
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Experts believe that a more holistic crypto ecosystem, especially one that is more AML-centric, is needed to help prevent the spread of crypto scams in 2020.
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Cyble Research Team unveiled a new massive data dump of credit cards for sale on the dark web.
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An investigation that involved several U.S. federal agencies led to the bust of the darknet operators and seizure of $22 M in cryptocurrency.
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