German Police Seized Nine Telegram-Based Drug Markets
The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the General Public Prosecutor’s Office in Frankfurt am Main and Central Office for Combating Internet Crime (ZIT), and other law enforcement agencies seized...
Why the extortion of Vastaamo matters far beyond Finland — and how cyber pros are...
Written by Sean Lyngaas Oct 29, 2020 |...
Exit scams and regulations disrupt global darknet markets
A report published by blockchain forensics firm CipherTrace has detailed significant disruptions to the clandestine darknet marketplace sector following a spate of exit scams during recent months. Despite opportunities for...
As COVID-19 travel restrictions eased, scammers pounced
Written by Sean Lyngaas Oct 27, 2020 |...
Two Bitcoin Launderers Sentenced to Prison in the Netherlands
HomePostsTwo Bitcoin Launderers Sentenced to Prison in the NetherlandsTwo Bitcoin Launderers Sentenced to Prison in the NetherlandsTwo money launderers were sentenced to prison for laundering more than 16 million...
German Man Sentenced for Buying Heroin on the Darkweb
HomePostsGerman Man Sentenced for Buying Heroin on the DarkwebGerman Man Sentenced for Buying Heroin on the DarkwebA 38-year-old was sentenced at Rosenheim District Court to two years and ten...
The Cyberbunker Trial Began This Week
The Cyberbunker trial began this week. Eight defendants are facing charges for “aiding and abetting criminals in some 249,000 illegal online transactions involving drugs, contract killings, money laundering and...
Data breach at Finnish psychotherapy center takes a darker turn with extortion attempts
Written by Joe Warminsky Oct 26, 2020 |...
Austrian Man Arrested for Reselling Amphetamines from the Darkweb
The Upper Austria State Police Directorate announced the arrest of a man suspected of importing and reselling drugs he purchased on the darkweb.According to the announcement, the 20-year-old man...
Crooked police chief sentenced to 8 years for dark web shenanigans
Former police chief Yuri Zaitsev was recently sentenced to eight years in prison for acting as a bounty hunter for a dark web marketplace. In December 2018, Zaitsev was working...
