Former Swiss police employee accused of selling weapons via darknet
ZURICH, April 8 (Reuters) – The former chief of logistics for a regional Swiss police force appeared in court on Thursday accused of falsely buying guns and bullets on behalf of his employer and selling them via the darknet markets onion address. Prosecutors allege that the man, who has not been identified, ordered weaponry and […]
Crypto crime hit record $14 billion in 2021, research shows
By Tom Wilson LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Crime involving cryptocurrencies hit an all-time high of $14 billion last year, blockchain researcher Chainalysis said on Thursday, a record that comes as regulators call for more powers over the fast-growing sector. Crypto received by digital wallet addresses linked to illicit activity including scams, darknet sites markets […]
Germany charges man who allegedly planned Hamburg attack
BERLIN (AP) – German prosecutors said Friday they have charged a man with plotting an Islamic extremist attack in the Hamburg area around the time of last year’s 20th anniversary of the Sept.11, 2001 attacks in the United States. The German-Moroccan dual citizen, identified only as Abdurrahman C. in line with German privacy rules, dark […]
German prosecutors file charges over major child porn site
BERLIN (AP) – German prosecutors said Friday they have filed charges against four men over their alleged involvement with a major international platform for darknet market darknet markets url onion child pornography that was taken down last year. Investigators say the “BoysTown” platform, dark market link web darknet market urls which operated on the darknet […]
One-third of the people reading this are thieves
id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body” data-component=”trackCWV”> At least, that’s what a . Why? Because 36.4% of the 1.66 million computers survey had LimeWire, a popular peer-to-peer (P2P) program installed. Guilty by association? I have LimeWire installed on my Mac. This doesn’t make me a thief. In fact, I’ve bought a wide range of music through iTunes over […]
U.S. imposes sanctions on Russian darknet market and crypto exchange
WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) – The U.S.Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Tuesday on a Russia-based darknet market dark market url site and a cryptocurrency exchange that it said operates primarily out of Moscow and dark market url St. Petersburg. The sanctions against Russia-Based Hydra and dark darknet market onion currency exchange Garantex, darknet market markets […]
Crocodile of Wall Street hilariously bad raps granted bail at $3m
It appears the self-proclaimed ‘Crocodile of Wall Street’, Heather Rhiannon Morgan, 31, who was granted $3million bail on Wednesday, led a second life a hipster New York rapper who performs under the street name Razzlekhan. In a series of cringey videos posted to YouTube, the wannabe performer can be seen walking around Wall Street while […]
German prosecutors file charges over major child porn site
BERLIN (AP) – German prosecutors said Friday they have filed charges against four men over their alleged involvement with a major international platform for child pornography that was taken down last year. Investigators say the “BoysTown” platform, which operated on the darknet market list, dark web market urls had more than 400,000 members.Pedophiles used it […]
Bitcoin proves double-edged sword for criminals
US authorities have said they were able to access the ‘private key’ to the hackers’ bitcoin account of ransomware hackers Darkside Regulators have repeatedly criticised the growth of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin because of their popularity with criminals but the technology’s transparent transactions can also work against law breakers. The lesson is one that has […]
'Crocodile of Wall St' and husband argue they are not a flight risk
A lawyer for the self-proclaimed ‘Crocodile of Wall Street’, Heather Rhiannon Morgan, 31, and her husband Ilya ” Lichtenstein, 34, claim neither of them are ‘flight risks’ because Morgan has frozen embryos in the city. The couple’s lawyer, Samson Enzer, has urged a judge to allow them to be freed on $3million and $4.5million bail respectively, saying the […]