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Final Member of PolarSprings Vendor Team Sentenced
The last of three individuals behind the PolarSprings darknet market vendor name was sentenced on Weds, Mar 22, convicted of conspiracy to distribute 400 grams […]
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Top 10 Darknet Markets for 2023
In this review, we take a look at ten of the world’s biggest and most popular darknet markets, providing a summary of each market, some […]
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BreachForums Taken Offline by Admin, May Re-Emerge as Telegram Group
One week after the arrest of BreachForums founder and admin Conor Brian Fitzpatrick – who went by the name pompompurin online – the forum was […]
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US Man Who Resold Guns Had 10 Pounds of Darknet Market-Bought Weed, Sentenced to Five Years
A 41-year-old U.S. man was sentenced on Weds, Mar 23 to 64 months in prison for charges related to drug possession and the illegal resale […]
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Tor Market Announces Temporary Closure
Admins behind the longest-running English-language darknet market, Tor Market, stated last Thursday their intentions to temporarily close shop for a period between two and six […]
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BreachForums Founder Arrested, Site Remains Online
The creator of one of the world’s largest forums for stolen database sales was arrested last Wednesday, Mar 15th after being on the scope of […]
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ChipMixer Seized Along With $46 Million in BTC, Operator Identified
One of the world’s largest and longest-running Bitcoin mixers was taken offline yesterday as US federal investigators cracked the anonymity of its principle operator. Charges […]
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As Tales of AlphaBay Losses Pour In, Exit Scam Deemed Most Likely Scenario
Stories of withdrawal requests ignored, vendors banned without reason, support/dispute tickets unprocessed for months, and five-figure balances trapped in user accounts are just the start […]
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Dread Goes Back Down, Daunt Remains Up
Only a few days after its grand relaunch, famed darknet markets forum Dread went offline again, apparently unable to withstand what co-admin HugBunter says is […]
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DNM Vendor ‘NarcoBoss’ Faces Life in Prison After Guilty Verdict
A US man who was a vendor on the original AlphaBay darknet market was found guilty in federal court on Tuesday, Mar 7th, for charges […]
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Dread Returns After Extended Hiatus, Darknet Community Rejoices
Despite several delays and an abundance of rumors of its demise, the Dread darknet markets forum returned on Monday after having been down since late […]
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Brazil Civil Police Arrest Synthetic Party Drug Vendor in Nation’s Capital
An unnamed 25-year-old Brazilian man was arrested in Brazil’s Federal District on charges related to trafficking synthetic drugs via darknet markets yesterday, Friday, March 3rd. […]
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2 Members of UK Vendor Team Jailed After $5.1 Million Drug Bust
Two members of an organized crime group based near Newcastle, England were sentenced yesterday for their roles in supplying and storing drugs obtained from the […]
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Dread Relaunch Seemingly Imminent Though Doubts Remain
A day after announcing on Reddit that his forum was now live for private testing, Dread founder and co-admin HugBunter confirmed on Sun, Feb 26 […]
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Despite Recent Drop, Monero Surviving Crypto Winter Better Than Most Cryptos
Privacy coin Monero (XMR) is holding up better than Bitcoin and most top altcoins through the extended crypto bear market, according to a new report […]
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Feds Allege DNM Vendor with Over 10k Sales Received Help from Postal Employee
Four Chinese nationals suspected of operating the FireBunnyUSA vendor account were indicted in New York City last Friday, Feb. 17th on charges related to drug […]
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A Complete Guide to the MGM Grand Darknet Market
In this guide we explain everything you need to know about MGM Grand, one of the darknet’s fastest rising marketplaces. MGM Grand is a moderately-sized […]
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Telegram Becoming a Substitute for the Dark Web
A new report by KELA Cybercrime Intelligence outlines the ways in which Telegram is gaining ground on traditional darknet markets as a go-to platform for […]
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AlphaBay Unreachable via I2P After Admin Says Don’t Use It
A PGP-signed message by a high-level admin at AlphaBay posted on Reddit is warning users of the market to steer clear from it until problems […]
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Dread Admins Attempt to Nip FUD via Canary Updates
After over a week of silence since indicating it was ready for relaunch, Dread admins HugBunter and Paris updated their respective canaries yesterday, Feb. 11th, […]
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Darknet Market Revenue Fell by Almost 50% in 2022
Darknet market revenue saw a massive decline in 2022 due to the takedown of Hydra last April, according to a new report from blockchain forensics […]
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AlphaBay Users Frustrated By Market’s 2-FA Problems
For the last five days, AlphaBay customers have been puzzled over the status of the darknet market after several Reddit users started reporting not being […]
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AlphaBay Admin Missing, Vendors Locked Out
AlphaBay Market vendors and users who have 2fa enabled can not log in to AlphaBay since Monday (Feb 6). Users who have 2fa enabled are […]
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Brazen Advertising Move Draws Eyes to Russian Darknet Market Blacksprut
Digital billboard displays in Moscow left many viewers scratching their heads last weekend as they were programmed to host advertisements for the Russian-language darknet market […]
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Best Anonymous KYC-Free Crypto Exchanges of 2023
In this article we compare and summarize six of the most popular KYC-free cryptocurrency exchanges, including Elude, eXch, Exolix, FixedFloat, Infinity Exchanger, and Majestic Bank. […]
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LinkedIn, Gmail are Most Expensive Hacked Social Media Accounts on DNMs
A new report by social media analysts at Whizcase shows that Gmail and LinkedIn accounts are among the most expensive hacked social media and communication […]
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Top 5 Darknet Markets in February 2023
2023 has started with the same DDoS attacked that plagued the darknet markets and forum in 2022. With Dread, The Majestic Garden and most of […]
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Chainalysis: IRS Crypto Seizures Doubled in 2022
A new report by Chainalysis suggests that the way in which “illicit cryptocurrency” is being transferred and cashed out is rapidly evolving, continuing a trend […]
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Counterfeit Cash Listings Up 90% on DNMs in 2022
A new report by darknet intelligence experts at Cybersixgill concluded that darknet market listings for fake cash increased approx. 91% in 2022 on a year-over-year […]
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Dread Expected to Re-Launch By Week’s End
Dread admin HugBunter recently provided some insight into when his darknet markets forum will be back up and running, summarizing progress made on its restoration […]