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How the Internet powered a DIY drug revolution

From ecstasy busts to underground narcotics cookbooks, this is the untold history of the Internet’s long and intimate relationship with drugs.

On Aug 28, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

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From the street to Silk Road, prescription downers cost the same

A new study found the street value and strength of prescription opioids to be comparable to what’s found in online black markets. 

On Aug 23, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

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U.S. requests extradition for man charged as world’s biggest child porn enabler

Eric Eoin Marques, accused of running Dark Web hosting service Freedom Hosting, has a bail hearing scheduled for Sept. 11.

On Aug 15, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

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Silk Road’s mysterious owner, Dread Pirate Roberts, finally speaks

He’s not the first man to use the Dread Pirate Roberts moniker.

On Aug 14, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

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Teens on Tumblr can’t stop bragging about Silk Road drug deals

Meet Alec, a 17-year-old from Michigan. He bought some DMT from Silk Road. Why do I know about it?

On Aug 14, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

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A tourist’s guide to Tor, the gateway to the Dark Web

In light of the Freedom Hosting bust, it’s time to survey the landscape of the Dark Web and see what still exists.

On Aug 12, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

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U.S. has 1 week to request extradition for accused child porn host

Eric Marques, allegedly the owner of Freedom Hosting, will remain in Irish custody for one week.

On Aug 8, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

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Apparent U.S. crackdown cripples Dark Web’s pedophile communities

The Dark Web’s once-bustling pedophile forums have gone silent, as fear of U.S. law enforcement infiltration grows.

On Aug 7, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

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How big is the Internet’s most notorious black market?

Silk Road vendors have sold an estimated $30-45 million in drugs over the past year.

On Jul 30, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

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The blockbuster heist that rocked the Deep Web

Boneless was one of HackBB’s most tireless contributors, a brilliant con with an encyclopedic knowledge of how to commit crimes—and run from the law.

On Jul 29, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

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Atlantis: The online black market for the masses

This underground drug site’s advertising plan is so crazy, it just might work

On Jul 25, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

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Google launches new technology to scrub the Web of child porn

Google’s greatest weapon in the war on child porn is a database of it.

On Jun 17, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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