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The largest dark web market for illegal goods is no more

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id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body” data-component=”trackCWV”> Two of the three largest dark web markets are closed for business. The Department of Justice and Europol announced Thursday that they have that served hundreds of thousands of customers trying to get their hands on illegal goods online. While you or I can easily buy groceries, electronics and clothes online, …

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One of the biggest ever dark web police stings leads to 150 arrests

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Police around the world have arrested 150 suspects in one of the largest-ever dark web sting operations. The suspects arrested included several high-profile targets, involved in buying or selling illegal goods online, Europol said today. Operation Dark HunTOR also recovered millions of pounds in cash and , as well as drugs and guns.  The bust …

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Crypto crime hit record $14 billion in 2021, research shows

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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 markets and …

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Fake vaccine card price doubles after Biden announces mandatory shots

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The price of fake vaccination cards has risen 100% since President Biden’s announcement of a sweeping new vaccine mandate.  In the days before the president’s announcement that all businesses with over 100 employees must require vaccinations or weekly testing, the cost of a fraudulent card ran about $100. The day after the announcement, the average …

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Self-proclaimed 'Crocodile of Wall Street' and husband granted bail

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The self-proclaimed ‘Crocodile of Wall Street’ and her husband have been granted bail set at $3million and $5million respectively after being arrested for allegedly laundering $4.5billion in stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex exchange hack.  Ilya ” Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Rhiannon Morgan, 31, who raps under the name Razzlekhan, dark darknet market were …

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Massive dark web bust seizes $6.5 million from 179 alleged drug dealers

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id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body” data-component=”trackCWV”> The US Justice Department announced the largest dark web bust it has ever helped carry out, seizing more than 1,100 pounds of drugs from 179 alleged online dealers around the world. The US worked with police in Europe to carry out the investigation, seizing more than $6.5 million in cash and …

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Just 270 crypto addresses laundered $1.3 bln in dirty funds last…

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By Tom Wilson LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Criminals are using a small group of cryptocurrency brokers and services to launder hundreds of millions of dollars of dirty virtual money, research shared with Reuters showed on Thursday. Just 270 cryptocurrency addresses, many connected to over-the-counter brokers, received $1.3 billion in illicit digital coins last year …

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