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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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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 […]
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Skynet Market Founder Pleads Guilty
A US man who ran one of the largest carding sites on the darknet pleaded guilty to eight charges against him yesterday. Michael D. Mihalo, […]
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High Bitcoin Fees Stir Renewed Push for Monero Use on Darknet Markets
Several darknet markets and vendors are asking their customers to make payments in Monero instead of Bitcoin as BTC transaction fees have skyrocketed over the […]
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Tor Merges Proof of Work to Combat DDOS Attacks
After several years in development, the Tor Project successfully merged its proof-of-work function yesterday into the main branch of the Tor software package. This means […]
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Author of Drug Users Bible Announces Free E-Book Version on Dread
A free e-book version of The Drug Users Bible is proving to be quite popular on Dread, where it has remained stickied to the forum’s […]
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Study: Psychedelic-Producing Species Are the Most Popular Wildlife Sold On the Dark Web
A recently-published analysis of wildlife listings on darknet markets posted between 2014 and 2020 concluded that the most commonly traded species was a South American […]
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Top 5 Darknet Market Exit Scams of All Time
It’s a well-known fact that no darknet market lasts forever. There are simply too many things that could go wrong with an unregistered, unregulated market […]
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Operation SpecTor Nets 288 Monopoly Market Buyers and Vendors
In a first-of-its-kind multi-national law enforcement effort, Europol announced on Monday, May 3 that they had arrested 288 suspected vendors and buyers associated with the […]
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Bohemia Celebrates 2nd Birthday
One of the world’s largest and most successful darknet markets, Bohemia, turned two years old today, celebrating what it estimates to be over 730 days […]
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Long-Time Dream Vendor Who Also Sold Drugs From Home Sentenced
A US man who admitted to selling over two kilograms of MDMA on a darknet market was sentenced to 42 months in prison last week. […]
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Vice City Pauses Deposits, Exit Scam Potentially Underway
Several users of Vice City are taking to the Dread forum to report problems with the market, ranging from not being able to log in […]
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India Narcotics Bureau Continues Crackdown on Darknet Ecstasy Imports
As part of an ongoing ramp-up against the distribution of recreational drugs in the country, two residents of Mumbai, India were arrested last week after […]
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Scotsman Sentenced to 5 Years After Buying Gun from US Darknet Market Vendor
A Scottish man who purchased a pistol and ammunition from a darknet market will spend a minimum of five years in prison after pleading guilty […]
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Viral Video Shows Police Unplug USB Drive During Incriminating TailsOS Session
Bodycam footage of an Australian police officer pulling out a USB drive that appears to be running TailsOS while the computer’s owner is actively logged […]
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Silk Road Thief Sentenced to 1 Year, Gives Up $3.4 Billion in BTC
The US man who orchestrated a theft of more than 50,000 BTC from the original Silk Road escrow wallet in 2012 was sentenced to one […]
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Fake Oxy Vendor ‘KingofKeys’ Sentenced to 78 Months
A former vendor of the Vice City darknet marketplace will spend six and a half years in prison after being sentenced for charges related to […]
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Fentanyl Vendor Who Used Abbreviation of Real Name Pleads Guilty
A US man pleaded guilty on Thursday, Apr. 6 to 12 charges related to distributing various opiates while operating as a vendor on the former […]
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One Year After Hydra, Russian-Language DNMs Resilient as Ever
Last Weds, April 5 marked the one-year anniversary of the takedown of Hydra, the Russian-language darknet market that had the distinction of not only being […]
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119 Arrests Made in Connection with Genesis Market
One of the world’s largest and most sophisticated marketplaces for stolen account data was dealt a significant blow on Weds, April 5, as the FBI […]
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Elude Exchange Staff Reports Exit Scam
Long-time anonymous BTC/XMR exchanger and coin mixer Elude is seemingly in the midst of conducting an exit scam, per warnings posted by a whistleblowing staff […]
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New Details About 2012 Silk Road Theft Emerge as US Gov Sells Off Stash
A court document filed on Mar 31 outlining the US government’s plan to sell 51,351 Bitcoin confiscated from Silk Road exploiter James Zhong has shed […]
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Kingdom Market Celebrates 2nd Birthday
The admins and community liaisons of Kingdom Market took to various social media platforms last week to announce the two-year anniversary of the founding of […]