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Police Can Hurt Dark Net Drug Rings by Leaving Dealers Bad Reviews, Study Suggests

August 11, 2017 admin AlphaBay, Dark Net, dark net markets, dark web, darknet, drug market, drug selling, Drugs, hansa, Opioids, Read, The Dark Net, Tor

Credit to Author: Jacob Dubé| Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 04:00:00 +0000

A seller’s reputation goes a long way on the dark net.

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A week in security (July 17 – July 23)

July 24, 2017 admin AlphaBay, arrest helathcare, atm, blackhat, chester bennington, chipottle, citadel, Hansa Market, IoT, nuance, play protect, RSA, Security world, Terror EK, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 16:41:39 +0000

A compilation of security news and blog posts from the 17th of July to the 23rd. We discuss the recent Dark Web market take downs and lots more.

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Tags: Alphabay arrest helathcare atm blackhat chester bennington chipottle citadel Hansa Market IoT nuance play protect RSA Terror EK weekly blog roundup

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Hansa Market on Dark Web seized by Dutch police

July 24, 2017 admin AlphaBay, dark web, Drugs, Government, guns, Hansa Market, malware, Security world, seized by police

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:53:48 +0000

Dutch and US authorities revealed the results of an international cooperation to take down markets on the Dark Web trafficking in drugs, weapons, malware, and stolen data.

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Tags: Alphabay Dark Web drugs guns Hansa Market malware seized by police

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Hansa Market on Dark Web was controlled by Dutch police

July 20, 2017 admin AlphaBay, dark web, Drugs, Government, guns, Hansa Market, malware, Security world, seized by police

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:53:48 +0000

Dutch and US authorities revealed the results of an international cooperation to take down markets on the Dark Web trafficking in drugs, weapons, malware, and stolen data.

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Tags: Alphabay Dark Web drugs guns Hansa Market malware seized by police

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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.