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Shut out of Utopia: Deep Web’s newest black market seized by police

The site's front page has been replaced with a seizure notice from Dutch police.

On Feb 11, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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In search of Utopia in the Deep Web

Since the fall of Silk Road, there's been no rest on the Deep Web, but new marketplaces could signal a new era for cybercrime. 

On Feb 7, 2014 by Carola Frediani

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Alleged Silk Road founder indicted by federal grand jury in New York

The alleged founder of the Web's biggest black market, Ross Ulbricht, faces decades in prison.

On Feb 4, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Dread Pirate Roberts wanted to build an ‘anonymous Bitcoin exchange’

Details came out in a money laundering indictment against Charlie Shrem.

On Jan 28, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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U.S. authorities want to extradite the man they believe to be Silk Road’s Libertas

Charges of narcotics distribution and money laundering await in American courts.

On Jan 14, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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This 15-year-old kid ran a Deep Web black market from his high school

Kids these days.

On Jan 10, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

2018 national prison strike

Taking stock of the Silk Road in 2014

Its alleged founder is in jail, and suppliers are making deals in court.

On Jan 3, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Alleged Silk Road owner becomes yoga teacher in prison

Namaste.

On Jan 2, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The year the Deep Web went mainstream

The meteoric rise and ultimate fall of Silk Road cast a new light on the role of technology in the war on drugs.

On Jan 1, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Hacker offers BBC server to highest bidder

The news site suffers yet another cyberattack. 

On Dec 30, 2013 by Miles Klee

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How many people got high thanks to Silk Road?

The number may surprise you.

On Dec 27, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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4 arrested in Silk Road meth ring bust, alleged leader faces life in prison

Hammertime sold some of the best-reviewed methamphetamines on the Deep Web.

On Dec 19, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Ireland elects not to try one of the Deep Web’s most wanted

Ireland won't try alleged Freedom Hosting owner Eric Marques. He faces extradition to the U.S.

On Dec 10, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Sheep Marketplace scam reveals everything that’s wrong with the Deep Web

Did the operators of the one the Web’s largest black markets just get away with stealing nearly $100 million from their clients?

On Dec 2, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

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How the DEA tracked this doctor from the Silk Road to her front door

Oliva Bolles was a virtual mastermind. But she left some real-world footprints.

On Nov 28, 2013 by Aja Romano