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, darkmarkets 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 […]
German police take down one of the world's biggest child porn sites
German police have taken down one of the world’s largest child porn sites with over 400,000 members and arrested four people accused of running it. The site, known as BOYSTOWN and accessible only via the so-called Darkweb, had existed since July 2019 and was used for the worldwide exchange of child porn. Investigators spent months […]
Stopping cyberattacks. No human necessary
id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body” data-component=”trackCWV”> This is part of our about how innovators are thinking up new ways to make you — and the world around you — smarter. “Are you a hacker?” A Las Vegas driver asks me this after I tell him I’m headed to Defcon at Caesars Palace. I wonder if his sweat isn’t […]
More than 150 arrested in global crackdown on Darknet traders:…
THE HAGUE, Oct 26 (Reuters) – At least 150 people have been arrested by European and U.S.authorities after a joint crackdown on traders of drugs, weapons and other illicit goods on darknet market e-commerce sites, Dutch media reported Tuesday citing police agency Europol. Cash and onion dark website cryptocurrency worth 26.7 million euros ($31 million) […]
Australian man accused of running world's biggest 'dark web' market
An Australian man is accused of running a $220million illegal darkweb marketplace which has been called the biggest in the world and ‘ for best darknet market markets criminals’. A joint investigation by Australian Federal Police, Scotland Yard, the , Europol, and German authorities, among others, led to the arrest of the man, 34, as […]
Europol says illegal marketplace "DarkMarket" taken offline
THE HAGUE, Jan 12 (Reuters) – An online marketplace called “DarkMarket” that sold illegal drugs has been taken down in an operation led by German law enforcement agencies, European police agency Europol said on Tuesday. The darknet market had almost 500,000 users with 2,400 sellers, Europol said in a statement.Transactions conducted on it in cryptocurrency […]
Four paedophiles jailed in Germany for raping boys in garden shed
Adrian V., dark markets 2024 28, a computer technician and the ringleader, led the sexual abuse from a shed belonging to his mother – who fetched the men breakfast as they assaulted the victims Four paedophiles have been jailed in for raping boys after luring them to a shed where they drugged them and abused […]
Judge rejects plea deal for darknet child porn purveyor
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) – A federal judge rejected a plea agreement on Wednesday that called for 15 to 21 years in prison for a man authorities described as the world´s largest purveyor of child pornography. Eric Eoin Marques is entitled to withdraw his guilty plea from last year if the judge departs from the […]
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 ties to ransomware extortionists, Dark Markets 2024 as Washington seeks to crack down on a sharp rise in digital crime attacks. The move marks the first US sanctions […]