Hydra market’s servers, $25M in bitcoin seized by German police in dark web sting
Narcotics trafficking and money laundering were the main business for Hydra, which researchers say was the largest dark-web market.
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Russian indicted, added to ‘Most Wanted’ in cybercrime market case
Igor Dekhtyarchuk allegedly ran the cybercrime forum Marketplace A, which specialized in stolen credit card data and website logins.
Co-operator of DeepDotWeb sentenced to more than 8 years for money laundering
Tal Prihar helped to hide more than $8 million in cryptocurrency that dark web market operators paid DeepDotWeb for linking internet users to their wares, prosecutors said.
Dark Overlord collaborator gets 3 years in prison for buying and selling stolen identities
Prosecutors said Slava Dmitriev used the handle “GoldenAce” to buy and sell stolen identities on AlphaBay, and also assisted the Dark Overlord in extortion operations.
After Joker’s Stash shutdown, the market for stolen financial data looks a lot different
The illicit carding market stands at $1.4 billion, researchers say, compared to $1.9 billion last year.
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Ohio man pleads guilty to role in $300-million cryptocurrency laundering service
As law enforcement agencies get better at tracing cryptocurrency, such laundering services have grown in importance.
Cybercrime forum advertises alleged database, source code from Russian firm that helped Parler
The information, for sale for $350,000, might not be legitimate.
How Hydra, a Russian dark net market, made more than $1 billion in 2020
Hydra has remained resilient where others have fallen to law enforcement operations.
Market for software exploits is often focused on Microsoft flaws, years-old technology
Holes in popular software can yield major profits for criminals.
DeepDotWeb boss pleads guilty to laundering millions
DOJ had hailed the indictment of the man and a co-conspirator as "the single most significant law enforcement disruption of the Darknet to date."
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