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A British national has been extradited to the U.S. for his alleged participation in “The Dark Overlord” hacker group that stole data from several Missouri companies and demanded ransom paid in bitcoin. He is an alleged member of the international hacker collective known as “The Dark Overlord.” That group came to
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United States think tank The Rand Corporation has taken a closer look at the dark web, where criminal activities are difficult to discover, monitor, and investigate for law enforcement.On Nov. 20, The Rand Corporation, the Police Executive Research Forum, and the University of Denver on behalf of the National
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featuredWe have all heard stories about the dark web and how it is a multi-faceted platform for businesses of all sorts. In the dark web there are digital marketplaces that deal with a lot of illegal activities and illicit services.But to be fair, dark we markets are not necessarily illegal.
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A United States court has ordered Christopher Bania, who recently pleaded guilty to drug distribution, to give up almost 17 Bitcoin (BTC) — worth roughly $150,000 at press time.The plea, order and sentencingPer the Oct. 19 order from a court in Wisconsin, Bania will need to forfeit “Approximately 16.91880054
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A former interpreter for the United States military forces was sentenced to 30 years in jail for dealing fentanyl, which led to the death of a U.S. Marine.Drugs paid for with cryptocurrenciesAccording to a Reuters report from Oct. 3, a former Iraqi U.S interpreter was sentenced to 30 years
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According to news published by Forbes on September 13, 2019, Armor’s Threat Resistance Unit (TRU) research team has been studying the dark markets and spotted a new possibility to pay a seller $800 in bitcoin and have $10,000 transferred to a bank account via Western Union, PayPal or similar. Black Markets
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Security researchers have identified a new trend of lucrative and illicit Bitcoin (BTC) to cash conversions in their analysis of dozens of dark web marketplaces and forums.Financial scammers are selling cold, hard cash for only 10 to 12 cents on the dollar to buyers willing to provide a prepaid
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