The dark web isn't the safe haven for criminals that it once was. Another international law enforcement operation last September that targeted opioid traffickers led to over 170 arrests across the US and Europe. Weapons, drugs, and over $6.5 million in both cash and virtual currencies were seized. … [Read more...] about International operation brings down dark web’s largest marketplace
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Authorities have taken down the dark web’s largest illegal marketplace
DarkMarket, reportedly the world’s largest dark web marketplace, has been taken offline by a Europol-coordinated international operation, according to authorities (via Gizmodo). German law enforcement arrested the Australian man believed to be the operator of the illegal site, and seized 20 servers that hosted it, bringing an end to what had become a hotbed of illegal activity. … [Read more...] about Authorities have taken down the dark web’s largest illegal marketplace
Europol shuts down the world’s largest dark web marketplace
The investigation that led to the closure of DarkMarket escalated last weekend after the Criminal Investigation Department in Oldenburg, Germany, arrested an Australian citizen believed to be the operator of the dark web marketplace. Investigators were subsequently able to locate the physical location of the servers running the operation and shut them down. … [Read more...] about Europol shuts down the world’s largest dark web marketplace
Dark Web vendors offer up “thousands” of Uber logins starting at $1 each
"Attempting to fraudulently access or sell accounts is illegal and we notified the authorities about this report," Smith wrote. "This is a good opportunity to remind people to use strong and unique usernames and passwords and to avoid reusing the same credentials across multiple sites and services." … [Read more...] about Dark Web vendors offer up “thousands” of Uber logins starting at $1 each
Parler goes dark, sues Amazon to demand immediate reinstatement
"We will likely be down longer than expected," Matze wrote in one of his last messages posted to Parler before it went dark. "This is not due to software restrictions—we have our software and everyone's data ready to go. Rather it's that Amazon's, Google's and Apple's statements to the press about dropping our access [have] caused most of our other vendors to drop their support for us as well. And most people with enough servers to host us have shut their doors to us. We will update everyone and update the press when we are back online." … [Read more...] about Parler goes dark, sues Amazon to demand immediate reinstatement
