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Darknet Drug Markets Continued Their March to Dominance in 2020
The percentage of people who reported buying their drugs from dark web vendors has tripled since 2014, according to the latest Global Drug Survey.
Police Raid Homes Following Shutdown of World’s Largest Darknet Marketplace
Less than a fortnight since DarkMarket was taken offline, authorities seized laptops, phones, hard drives and bank cards from several Australian properties.
Man Who Tried to Buy 3-Year-Old on the Dark Web Jailed for 5 Years
The New Zealander, operating under the username 'Kiwipedo', didn't know the sale was being arranged by police.
2 Sentences and an Exit Scam: It's Been a Big Week on the Dark Web
The dark web's largest illegal marketplace went offline last Monday. It was the start of a bad week for cybercriminals.
The World's ‘Largest Illegal Darknet Marketplace’ has Been Shut Down
A 34-year-old Australian man accused of running DarkMarket was arrested in Germany.
How Phone Scammers Got Your Social Security Numbers
Two fake call centres in New Delhi duped more than 8,000 U.S. citizens, robbing them of over $24 million in the last three years.
Woman Arrested for Organising $20k Hit on Her Parents Via Dark Web
It’s thought that the 26-year-old’s planned assassination was motivated by financial gain. Police said her parents were “very shocked.”
Indian Government Official Arrested for Sexually Abusing 50 Children
The man had been abusing the kids for 10 years, and selling child porn via the dark web.
COVID Has Fuelled a Disturbing Surge in Child Sex Abuse Material Around the World
Experts suggest that stay-at-home orders, travel restrictions and increased internet time has led to the increase in both demand and supply.
Darknet Dealers are Selling COVID-19 Test Kits for Thousands of Dollars
VICE News spoke to one vendor who claims he's made more than $1.4 million USD selling kits to hospitals and geriatric homes around the world.
Confessions of a Chinese Fentanyl Trafficker: ‘I’m Really Afraid of Hurting People’
We arranged a meeting in Shanghai with a synthetic-drug merchant for our podcast “Painkiller: America’s Fentanyl Crisis.”
A New Breed of Drug Dealer Has Turned Buying Drugs into a Treasure Hunt
Most Russian drug dealers don't hand off drugs anymore—they stash them in geotagged hiding spots ready for pickup by online buyers.