Dark web bust has drug dealers worried: report
7 years, 6 months ago

Dark web bust has drug dealers worried: report

NL Times  

The Dutch police taking down dark web black market Hansa last month, caused some panic among drug dealers who used the site, according to a study by TNO that is in possession of NRC. A number of drug dealers switched to alternative trading site Dream Market, changed their names, and changed the PGP - the encryption used on communications between dealers and customers. In total 20 percent of the drug traffickers that switched to Dream Market changed the name of their online store. In June the Dutch police took over the dark web market Hansa - the biggest online drug market, according to NU.nl - after the arrest of the site's administrators.

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Global operation takes down dark web drug marketplace
1 year, 10 months ago

Global operation takes down dark web drug marketplace

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Law enforcement agencies around the …

NCB Busts Dark Web Drug Syndicate in Mumbai; MDMA Tablets Worth Rs 5 Lakh Seized, 2 Held
1 year, 11 months ago

NCB Busts Dark Web Drug Syndicate in Mumbai; MDMA Tablets Worth Rs 5 Lakh Seized, 2 Held

News 18  

The Narcotics Control Bureau last week busted a drug syndicate in Mumbai which was operating through the dark web and seized around 60 grams of MDMA, reportedly worth Rs 5 lakh, during raids. The investigation has reportedly revealed that the dark net-based drug syndicate was spread across many cities, and was being operated by well-educated cyber experts. A News18 investigation …

Over 150 arrested in global crackdown on Darknet traders
3 years, 5 months ago

Over 150 arrested in global crackdown on Darknet traders

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 150 people have …

More Than 150 Arrested in Global Crackdown on Darknet Traders: Dutch Media
3 years, 5 months ago

More Than 150 Arrested in Global Crackdown on Darknet Traders: Dutch Media

News 18  

At least 150 people have been arrested by European and U.S. authorities after a joint crackdown on traders of drugs, weapons and other illicit goods on darknet e-commerce sites, Dutch media reported Tuesday citing police agency Europol. Cash and cryptocurrency worth 26.7 million euros and 234 kilograms of drugs were also seized, according to Dutch broadcaster KRO-NRCV. According to the …

Dark web raid: Almost 180 arrested as police seize $6.5m and 500kg of drugs
4 years, 6 months ago

Dark web raid: Almost 180 arrested as police seize $6.5m and 500kg of drugs

The Independent  

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Dark web drug dealers could face years in prison
5 years, 9 months ago

Dark web drug dealers could face years in prison

NL Times  

The Public Prosecutor demanded 6.5 years in prison against three men suspected of large-scale drug trafficking through the Hansa Market on the dark web in court on Monday. According to the Prosecutor, the suspects trafficked in drugs on a large scale since 2016, sending their products to customers worldwide hidden in Nintendo cartridges and make-up boxes specially 3D printed for …

Feds Dismantled the Dark-Web Drug Trade—but It's Already Rebuilding
5 years, 10 months ago

Feds Dismantled the Dark-Web Drug Trade—but It's Already Rebuilding

Wired  

On the dark-web drug market Empire this week, business proceeds as usual. Judging by that buzzing trade, there's little hint that just the week before, global law enforcement announced the takedowns of two of the world's largest dark-web drug sites, known as Wall Street Market and Valhalla. A dark web market calling itself Nightmare has 28,000 narcotics listings and remains …

Dark Web becomes huge market for weapons trade
5 years, 11 months ago

Dark Web becomes huge market for weapons trade

The Quint  

New York, April 21 As the debate over gun regulations rages globally, researchers now report that the Dark Web has become a big market for weapons trade. Sixty-four per cent of the products advertised were handguns, 17 per cent semi-automatic long guns and fully automatic long guns 4 per cent, said the team from Michigan State University which crept into …

Dark web data dump sees 620 million accounts from hacked websites go on sale
6 years, 1 month ago

Dark web data dump sees 620 million accounts from hacked websites go on sale

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cyber criminals have placed 617 million hacked accounts for sale on the dark …

UK among world's biggest buyers of drugs on dark web as illicit trade grows, survey finds
6 years, 10 months ago

UK among world's biggest buyers of drugs on dark web as illicit trade grows, survey finds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They look for convenience, product range, quality vendor ratings …

Dutch police break up major dark web drugs gang, four arrested
7 years ago

Dutch police break up major dark web drugs gang, four arrested

Dutch News  

Police in the Netherlands say they have broken up a gang which was trading large volumes of illegal drugs on the dark web all over the world. The case is a follow up on the dismantling of a dark web drugs network known as Hansa last year, police said. The four people arrested on Tuesday are said to be the …

Drugs hidden in Nintendo games, 3D printers in Dark Web crackdown
7 years ago

Drugs hidden in Nintendo games, 3D printers in Dark Web crackdown

NL Times  

On Tuesday the police arrested four suspects in Amsterdam and Werkendam in connection with drug trade on the dark web. Months later, new vendor accounts started emerging on another dark web illegal market place called Dream Market. "Under the names Smurfs, mr Bubblegum, Rubiks and DrugsGames, new web shops in hard drugs were opened and a new dark web drug …

Police takeover of ‘dark web’ marketplace sends shock waves through underworld
7 years, 6 months ago

Police takeover of ‘dark web’ marketplace sends shock waves through underworld

Dutch News  

A Dutch police operation to shut down one of the largest ‘dark web’ marketplaces has had a tangible effect on illegal online dealing, according to new research. Research centre TNO analysed 195 new accounts set up on Dream Market, currently the largest anonymous marketplace, after Hansa was taken offline. ‘We will have to wait and see if the effects of …

Police takeover of ‘dark web’ marketplace sends shock waves through underworld
7 years, 6 months ago

Police takeover of ‘dark web’ marketplace sends shock waves through underworld

Dutch News  

A Dutch police operation to shut down one of the largest ‘dark web’ marketplaces has had a tangible effect on illegal online dealing, according to new research. Research centre TNO analysed 195 new accounts set up on Dream Market, currently the largest anonymous marketplace, after Hansa was taken offline. ‘We will have to wait and see if the effects of …

Dutch police takes down international dark web market
7 years, 8 months ago

Dutch police takes down international dark web market

NL Times  

The Dutch police, in cooperation with the FBI, took down an international illegal market on the dark web, the police announced in a statement on Thursday. According to Wilbert Paulissen, head of detectives at the police, the purpose of this action was to catch as many perpetrators as possible, but also to make clear that "you should not buy drugs …

US government shuts down Alphabay, taking down huge parts of the dark web
7 years, 8 months ago

US government shuts down Alphabay, taking down huge parts of the dark web

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world's biggest drugs marketplace on the dark web has been shut down, …

Dutch police take control of dark web market, monitor thousands of deals
7 years, 8 months ago

Dutch police take control of dark web market, monitor thousands of deals

Dutch News  

Dutch police said on Thursday they have shut down and dismantled one of the biggest ‘illegal market places on the internet today’ after keeping it running for a month and recording thousands of transactions. Hansa Market was the most popular dark market on the ‘anonymous’ part of the internet, or dark net, police said in a statement. Police say the …

The Biggest Dark Web Takedown Yet Sends Black Markets Reeling
55 years, 2 months ago

The Biggest Dark Web Takedown Yet Sends Black Markets Reeling

Wired  

Not since the days of the now-legendary Silk Road has a single site dominated the dark web's black market as completely, and for as long, as the online bazaar known as AlphaBay. Ripple Effects According to posts on dark web forums and Reddit's discussion pages devoted to darknet markets, most of AlphaBay's users seemed to initially seek a new home …

Dutch dark web drug shop busted; six arrests
7 years, 9 months ago

Dutch dark web drug shop busted; six arrests

NL Times  

The Koninklijke Marechaussee arrested six Dutch persons in May and June after taking down an online shop for drugs. The suspects ran the drug shop on the dark web. Eleven homes and commercial properties were searched, yielding about 70 kilograms of drugs, money counting machines, 35 thousand euros in cash and a firearm. This investigation was launched after customs officers …

Britain’s booming online drugs market proves ‘utter futility of the war on drugs’, campaigners say
8 years, 7 months ago

Britain’s booming online drugs market proves ‘utter futility of the war on drugs’, campaigners say

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. UK dark web sellers were doing 20,748 drug deals worth £1.8m a month – nearly …

Three Dutch suspects arrested for "dark web" drug trade
8 years, 9 months ago

Three Dutch suspects arrested for "dark web" drug trade

NL Times  

Three Dutch people were arrested on Tuesday in a large joint investigation with the United States into drug trade via illegal online market places on the so-called Dark Web, the police announced on Friday. The investigation into the prime suspect started after illegal online market place Silk Road 1 was taken down and its administrator was arrested by the American …

Legal high ban could force dealers onto the 'dark web', police chief warns
8 years, 10 months ago

Legal high ban could force dealers onto the 'dark web', police chief warns

The Independent  

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Dutch criminals prolifically peddle drugs, firearms on Dark Web
9 years, 4 months ago

Dutch criminals prolifically peddle drugs, firearms on Dark Web

NL Times  

Dutch criminals are responsible for a large share of the trade of illegal products, especially drugs and firearms, on the so-called Dark Web. Well known examples of illegal market places on the Dark Web are Silk Road 1 and 2, Black Market Reloaded, Agora and Evolution. These anonymous market places mostly offer illegal goods such as hard drugs, child pornography, …

The Web’s Biggest Black Market Mysteriously Disappeared. Was It a Plan to Scam Users?
10 years ago

The Web’s Biggest Black Market Mysteriously Disappeared. Was It a Plan to Scam Users?

Slate  

This post originally appeared on WIRED. The result has been a wave of panic that’s shaken the online black market economy as much as any of the law enforcement drug busts of the last two years. Late Tuesday, a Reddit user named NSWGreat who had earlier self-described as an Evolution drug dealer and “public relations” staffer—he or she had even …

The Dark Web's Top Drug Market, Evolution, Just Vanished
10 years ago

The Dark Web's Top Drug Market, Evolution, Just Vanished

Wired  

In the 18 months since the Silk Road online black market for narcotics was taken down by a swarm of three-letter agencies, a site known as Evolution has taken its place at the top of the dark web drug trade. The result has been a wave of panic that's shaken the online black market economy as much as any of …

German Police Just Made a Gigantic Dark-Web Drug Bust
10 years ago

German Police Just Made a Gigantic Dark-Web Drug Bust

Wired  

The investigation, according to Leipzig police spokesperson Katharina Geyer, began nearly a year ago, and more arrests may still be in the works. But Shiny-Flakes was also a well-known vendor on Evolution, the Dark Web drug market that has recently become the successor to the defunct Silk Road as the most popular market for anonymous drug sales online. News of …

Global Web Crackdown Arrests 17, Seizes Hundreds Of Dark Net Domains
10 years, 4 months ago

Global Web Crackdown Arrests 17, Seizes Hundreds Of Dark Net Domains

Wired  

When "Operation Onymous" first came to light yesterday, it looked like a targeted strike against a few high value targets in the Dark Web drug trade. On Friday, the European police agency Europol along with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security announced that the operation has now arrested 17 people in as many countries and seized hundreds of …

Inside the 'DarkMarket' Prototype, a Silk Road the FBI Can Never Seize
10 years, 11 months ago

Inside the 'DarkMarket' Prototype, a Silk Road the FBI Can Never Seize

Wired  

The Silk Road, for all its clever uses of security protections like Tor and Bitcoin to protect the site's lucrative drug trade, still offered its enemies a single point of failure. If one group of Bitcoin black market enthusiasts has their way, the next online free-trade zone could be a much more elusive target. "What doesn't kill you makes you …

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