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Competing Markets Make Bids to Entice Former ASAP Vendors, Buyers
Four days after the announcement that ASAP Market would be retiring, a number of major and minor darknet markets have taken to the Dread forum […]
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ASAP Announces Retirement
The biggest darknet market by number of listings and possibly sales volume, ASAP, announced its plans to close up shop on Dread yesterday, July 12th. […]
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Variety Jones Sentenced to 20 Years
One of the principal confidants of Ross Ulbricht (architect and admin of the original darknet market, Silk Road) was sentenced to a term of 20 […]
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Harm Reduction: Best Practices for Darknet Market Shoppers
In this guide we will explain the concept of harm reduction as it applies to the darknet market drug shopping experience. So, you’ve decided that […]
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Study Illuminates Factors Involved in Choosing Domestic vs. International DNM Vendor
A new research study by academicians in Canada and England analyzing darknet market drug purchase data is shedding light on which countries prefer to import […]
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UK Tanning Salon Operator Wanted 10 kg of Cocaine a Month Shipped to His Business
A would-be cocaine dealer who planned to purchase multiple kilos of the drug from the original AlphaBay darknet market began serving a 32-month jail sentence […]
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Convicted & Released Vendor Goes Back to Court After Attempting to Continue Career
A US man who had already completed a sentence for selling pressed Xanax pills on the dark web went back to court on Weds, Jun […]
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‘Mysteryland’ Vendor Boss Reportedly Arrested
One of Europe’s most prolific darknet market vendors of amphetamines and MDMA (Ecstasy) was put out of business last Weds, Jun 28, as Dutch police […]
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Monero Multisig Payments Explained
In this guide we explain the basics of Monero, multisignature transactions, and why Monero multisig is the future of darknet market payments. We also provide […]
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Bitcoin Falling in Crypto Crime Popularity — Except in Darknet Markets
An in-depth report published this week by TRM Labs which analyzed the flow of funds deemed “illicit” across 20 different blockchains suggests that the amount […]
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Monopoly Admin Extradited to the US
In a surprising twist to the Monopoly darknet market saga, the US Dept. of Justice announced yesterday that the former market’s admin had been arrested […]
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ASAP Cracks Down on Scammer Vendors
After months of accusations of mislabeling products, failing to ship orders, or sending inert products to customers, long-time darknet market vendor wallstreetbet was banned from […]
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Over 100k ChatGPT Logins Uncovered in Info-Stealer Malware Logs
Cybersecurity researchers at Group-IB reported the identification of over 101,000 malware-infected computers with ChatGPT login credentials on Tuesday, June 20th. The credentials were found in […]
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US Feds Ramp Up Fight Against Darknet Markets with New Task Force
A first-of-its-kind federal task force to combat crimes related to cryptocurrency and darknet markets was approved late last week as representatives from the US Homeland […]
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New Info Stealer Nearly Undetectable by Virus Scanners, Sold on Hacking Forums & Dark Web
A new, “potent” brand of information-stealing malware is catching the attention of cybersecurity researchers around the world who seem to be in agreement over its […]
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Fake Xanax Buyer Admits to Purchasing 630,000 Pills Over Dark Web
A US man accused of purchasing 630,000 counterfeit Xanax and other pills from darknet markets pleaded guilty to related charges against him in federal court […]
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Bitcoin Multisig Payments Explained
In this article we explain the basics of Bitcoin multisignature payments, specifically how they pertain to darknet markets. We explain their benefits, what you need […]
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Fentanyl Vendor DopeKingUSA Sentenced to 13 Years
A US man behind the DopeKingUSA vendor operation was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Thurs, June 8th. Craig Warme, 24, of New Hampshire, […]
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US Teen Accused of Trying to Fund ISIS With Darknet-Purchased Gift Cards
An 18-year-old US man accused of attempting to provide support to ISIS through donations of gift cards he bought on the dark web was arrested […]
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Vice City Exit Scam Declared
After three weeks of intermittent availability and months of reports of withdrawals being halted, the long-standing Vice City darknet marketplace was declared by a Dread […]
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Dream Vendor ‘CaliCartel’ Sentenced to 10 Years
A popular heroin and cocaine vendor from the now-defunct Dream darknet marketplace was sentenced to 10 years in prison yesterday, June 6. Ian Hoffman, 44, […]
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PartyCrew Vendor Team Sentenced
An American husband-and-wife darknet market vendor team who operated under the name PartyCrew were sentenced on charges related to drug distribution and money laundering on […]
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Study: Major Vendor Arrests More Cost Effective for LE Than Market Shutdowns
A new study published by INFORMS Information Systems Research suggests that the selective targeting of large vendors on darknet markets may be a more cost-effective […]
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What Really Happened to AlphaBay and DeSnake?
In this article we chronicle the epic saga of AlphaBay – possibly the world’s most well-known darknet market – the rise of admin DeSnake, his […]
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Incognito Admin Announces New XMR Exchange Service After Scammed by FixedFloat
The team behind Incognito, one of the most established darknet markets currently in operation, announced the launch of a new Bitcoin/Monero exchanger service yesterday which […]
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Chinese Fentanyl Precursors Tracked to Darknet Markets, Vendors via Blockchain
A new report by blockchain forensics experts at Chainalysis traces the relationship between chemical manufacturers in China, drug cartels in Mexico, research chemical stores on […]
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New Darknet AI Model Could Be Used to Track Illicit Activity on the Tor Network
A new AI language model trained using data from the dark web is showing interesting results, according to a paper recently published by researchers from […]
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Where to Buy Weed on the Darknet in 2023
Darknet markets have their ups and downs, have come and gone through the years, and certain categories of products fall in and out of popularity. […]
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Veteran Aussie Vendor Busted at Home While Preparing Orders
A man suspected of being the long-time, Australia-based darknet market vendor AusCokeKing was arrested in his Sydney home on Thurs, May 18. Mark Chikarovski, 37, […]
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SouthSideOxy Vendor Team Indicted for Selling Cocaine & Fake Oxys
A California man and woman were indicted yesterday, May 18, on charges related to selling large quantities of fentanyl-laced pills and cocaine on various darknet […]