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After AlphaBay’s Demise, Customers Flocked to Dark Market Run by Dutch Police

July 20, 2017 admin Alexandre Cazes, AlphaBay, Andrew McCabe, bitcoin, dark market, Europol, Hansa Market, jeff sessions, Other, president trump, Rob Wainwright, Silk Road

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 16:23:23 +0000

Earlier this month, news broke that authorities had seized the Dark Web marketplace AlphaBay, an online black market that peddled everything from heroin to stolen identity and credit card data. But it wasn’t until today, when the U.S. Justice Department held a press conference to detail the AlphaBay takedown that the other shoe dropped: Police in The Netherlands for the past month have been operating Hansa Market, a competing Dark Web bazaar that enjoyed a massive influx of new customers immediately after the AlphaBay takedown.

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Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Loses His Life Sentence Appeal

May 31, 2017 admin dark web, Dread Pirate Roberts, Security, Silk Road, Threat Level

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 17:12:52 +0000

Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Loses His Life Sentence Appeal

An appellate court puts the final seal on Ulbricht’s life sentence, rejecting arguments about corrupt investigators and the injustice of his harsh sentence. The post Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Loses His Life Sentence Appeal appeared first on WIRED.

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The Silk Road Creator’s Life Sentence Actually Boosted Dark Web Drug Sales

May 23, 2017 admin dark web, research, Security, Silk Road, Threat Level

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 14:00:15 +0000

The Silk Road Creator’s Life Sentence Actually Boosted Dark Web Drug Sales

A new study raises questions about the deterrence value of harsh sentencing for dark web crimes. The post The Silk Road Creator’s Life Sentence Actually Boosted Dark Web Drug Sales appeared first on WIRED.

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The Fed-Proof Online Market OpenBazaar Is Going Anonymous

March 6, 2017 admin bitcoin, dark web, openbazaar, Security, Silk Road, Threat Level

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:00:52 +0000

The Fed-Proof Online Market OpenBazaar Is Going Anonymous

OpenBazaar is set to integrate Tor’s anonymity features—but still swears it’s not trying to attract the dark web’s black market sales. The post The Fed-Proof Online Market OpenBazaar Is Going Anonymous appeared first on WIRED.