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 criminals’.  A joint investigation by Australian Federal Police, Scotland Yard, the , Europol, and dark web market links markets 2023 German authorities, among others, led to the arrest of the man, …

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Global Drug Survey reveals alcohol and drug habits during pandemic

Australians are officially the world’s biggest binge drinkers, but Britain and the US don’t lag far behind – featuring in the top five of the latest Global Drug Survey. Denmark and Finland ranked at second and third in the survey of more than 32,000 people from 22 countries which collected data from December 2020 to …

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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 darkmarket url list international platform for child pornography that was taken down last year. Investigators say the “BoysTown” platform, which operated on the darknet market, had more than 400,000 members.Pedophiles used it to exchange …

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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, darkmarket 2023 Dutch media reported Tuesday citing police agency Europol. Cash and cryptocurrency worth 26.7 million euros ($31 million) and …

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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 …

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

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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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 market. Prosecutors allege that the man, who has not been identified, darkmarket list ordered weaponry and …

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Irish health system struggling to recover from cyberattack

LONDON (AP) – Ireland´s health system was still struggling to restore its computers and treat patients on Tuesday, four days after it shut down its entire IT system in response to a cyberattack. Thousands of diagnostic appointments, cancer treatment clinics and surgeries have been canceled or delayed since a ransomware attack on Friday.Authorities said hundreds …

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

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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