US sanctions crypto exchange over ransomware ties
Washington has announced sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange it says has worked with ransomware attackers The United States imposed sanctions Tuesday on cryptocurrency exchange SUEX for its t ...
Child porn purveyor to get 21-27 years under new plea deal
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - A man whom U.S. authorities have described as the world´s largest purveyor of child pornography would be sentenced to 21 to 27 years in prison under the terms of a new plea de ...
One of the biggest ever dark web police stings leads to 150 arrests
Police around the world have arrested 150 suspects in one of the largest-ever dark market url web sting operations.The suspects arrested included several high-profile targets, involved in buying or se ...
U.S. announces international crackdown on DarkNet opioid trafficking
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - An international operation targeting trafficking in opioids on a clandestine part of the internet called the darknet market has led to about 150 arrest ...
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 child pornography with more than 400,000 users and arrested four people connected to the plat ...
Police bust one of the world's largest child pornography rings
German prosecutors say they have busted one of the world's biggest international darknet market platforms for child pornography, used by more than 400,000 registered members, including from the US, Au ...
MDMA use drops due to COVID lockdowns, other drugs rise -EU report
LISBON, March 17 (Reuters) - The closure of nightclubs and bars during COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe is likely behind a significant drop in the use of party drug MDMA last year but consumption of other ...
Most weapons on the dark web come from US, study finds
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Stopping cyberattacks. No human necessary
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Germany shuts down darknet platform specializing in drugs
BERLIN (AP) - German investigators on Tuesday shut down a Russian-language darknet marketplace that they say specialized in drug dealing, dark market seizing bitcoin worth 23 million euros ($25.3 mil ...