German prosecutors say they have busted one of the world's biggest international darknet market platforms for darknet websites child pornography, used by more than 400,000 registered members, including from the US, Australia and .Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement together with the Federal Criminal Police Office that in mid-April three German suspects, said to be the … [Read more...]
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The largest dark web market for illegal goods is no more
id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"> Two of the three largest dark web markets are closed for business. The Department of Justice and Europol announced Thursday that they have that served hundreds of thousands of customers trying to get their hands on illegal goods online. While you or I can easily buy groceries, … [Read more...]
Darknet crypto kingpin JokerStash retires after illicit $1 billion…
By Tom Wilson LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The kingpin or kingpins of the world's biggest illicit credit card marketplace have retired after making an estimated fortune of over $1 billion in cryptocurrency, according to research by blockchain analysis firm Elliptic shared with Reuters. The "Joker's Stash" marketplace, where stolen credit cards and identity data traded hands for … [Read more...]
German police make arrests over massive child pornography website
BERLIN, May 3 (Reuters) - German police have uncovered one of the world's largest underground websites for alphabay darknet link alphabay darkweb child pornography with more than 400,000 users and arrested four people connected to the platform, prosecutors said on Monday. The "BOYSTOWN" platform has existed since at least June 2019 and was only accessible via the so-called … [Read more...]
Just 270 crypto addresses laundered $1.3 bln in dirty funds last…
By Tom Wilson LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Criminals are using a small group of cryptocurrency brokers and services to launder hundreds of millions of dollars of dirty virtual money, research shared with Reuters showed on Thursday. Just 270 cryptocurrency addresses, many connected to over-the-counter brokers, received $1.3 billion in illicit digital coins last year - some 55% of … [Read more...]