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Second-largest Dark Net market seized by FBI prepares to return

Law enforcement must be pretty unhappy about how ephemeral this victory was..

On Nov 11, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Number of Dark Net sites seized by police drops from 414 to 50

Police say they actually closed around 50 dark net sites, not 414.

On Nov 7, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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50 Dark Net sites fall in U.S. and E.U. police sting

The operation has challenged confidence in Tor, the anonymizing network meant to hide its users from all surveillance. 

On Nov 7, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Meet OpenBazaar, the black market that’s part Silk Road and part eBay

There are no home servers to shut down, no leaders to arrest, no big websites for the FBI to triumphantly declare seized.

On Nov 7, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Who is Blake Benthall, alleged Silk Road 2.0 kingpin?

He was a musician. He was politically active. He loved Breaking Bad.

On Nov 6, 2014 by Rob Price

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Silk Road 2.0 seized by FBI, alleged founder Blake Benthall arrested

It's like 2013 all over again.

On Nov 6, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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New Silk Road’s biggest dealer doesn’t even sell drugs

It turns out cheap porn, television, and music are always in high demand.

On Oct 22, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Ross Ulbricht’s Silk Road trial moved to January 2015

There's good reason for the delay.

On Oct 15, 2014 by Joseph Cox

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How an alleged Dark Net drug dealer got a ‘second chance’ from a judge

"I wouldn't be sitting here today if someone hadn't given me a second chance," the judge said.

On Oct 8, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The real chink in Tor’s armor

The police have hundreds of Tor users in the past eight years. Is there a flaw in the system? 

On Oct 2, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Darknet just might sell you on virtual reality gaming

We took a dive into cyberspace at PAX Prime. 

On Sep 4, 2014 by Dennis Scimeca

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Internet’s worst pedophile abruptly shuts down his ‘PedoEmpire’

Known only as Lux, the anonymous man shut down his network of almost a dozen websites that he proudly called PedoEmpire. 

On Jun 24, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Grams is the Google of Deep Web drug marketplaces

Think of it like Kayak.com, except for getting you high metaphorically rather than literally

On Apr 17, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

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The post–Silk Road Bitcoin crash is over

As quickly as the crash came, it’s now gone.

On Oct 12, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Cops may have just busted a major illegal gun dealer from the Deep Web

Adam Bunger is accused of selling guns illegally abroad, but cops may be missing the real story.

On Sep 18, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill