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<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;id=&quot;article-body&quot; class=&quot;row&quot; section=&quot;article-body&quot; data-component=&quot;trackCWV&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The history of technology is riddled with unintended consequences. As William Gibson wrote in Burning Chrome, &quot;...the street finds its own uses for things.&quot; Though Bitcoin may not have been originally conceived as a medium for ransom payments, it&#039;s quickly become a central tool for online criminals.&lt;br&gt;...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>id=&quot;article-body&quot; class=&quot;row&quot; section=&quot;article-body&quot; data-component=&quot;trackCWV&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The history of technology is riddled with unintended consequences. As William Gibson wrote in Burning Chrome, &quot;...the street finds its own uses for things.&quot; Though Bitcoin may not have been originally conceived as a medium for ransom payments, it's quickly become a central tool for online criminals.&lt;br&gt;Ransomware, a category of &quot;,&quot; blocks access to a computer or [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web market] network until a ransom is paid. Despite the evolving efforts of governments to  and , the attacks keep coming. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Cryptocurrency ransomware payments totaled roughly $350 million in 2020,  -- an annual increase of over 300% from 2019. And because US companies are legally required to report cyberattacks only if customers'  is compromised, that estimate may be far too conservative.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Read more: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Below, we tally up the damage of some of the highest-profile episodes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kaseya (2021)&lt;br&gt;On July 2, 2021, Kaseya announced its systems had been . Kaseya provides IT solutions for other companies -- an ideal target which, in a domino effect, ended up impacting approximately in multiple countries. REvil, a cybercriminal outfit, claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded ransoms ranging from a few thousand dollars to multiple millions, . &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It's unclear how many individual businesses paid up, but REvil demanded from Kaseya. Kaseya declined to pay, opting to cooperate with the FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency. On July 21, 2021, Kaseya a universal decryptor key and distributed it to organizations impacted by the attack.&lt;br&gt;JBS (2021)&lt;br&gt;On May 31, 2021, JBS USA, one of the largest meat suppliers in the US,  a hack that caused it to temporarily halt operations at its five largest US-based plants. The ransomware attack also disrupted the company's Australia and UK operations. JBS paid the hackers an in Bitcoin to prevent further disruption and limit the impact on grocery stores and restaurants. The the hack to REvil, a sophisticated criminal ring well-known in ransomware attacks. &lt;br&gt;Colonial Pipeline (2021)&lt;br&gt;On May 7, 2021, America's largest &quot;refined products&quot; pipeline after a hacking group called Darkside infiltrated it with ransomware. Colonial Pipeline covers over 5,500 miles and transports more than 100 million gallons of fuel daily. The impact of the attack was significant: In the days that followed, the average price of a gallon of gas in the US increased to more than $3 for  as drivers rushed to the pumps. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The pipeline operator said it paid the hackers $4.4 million in cryptocurrency. On June 7, 2021, the DOJ announced it had  part of the ransom. US law enforcement officials were able to track the payment and [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market link] take back $2.3 million using a private key for a cryptocurrency wallet.&lt;br&gt;Brenntag (2021)&lt;br&gt;On April 28, 2021, German chemical distributor learned it was the target of a cyberattack by Darkside, which stole 150GB of data that it threatened to leak if ransom demands weren't met. After negotiating with the criminals, Brenntag ended up negotiating the original ransom of $7.5 million down to , which it paid on May 11.&lt;br&gt;CNA Financial (2021)&lt;br&gt;On March 23, 2021, CNA Financial, the commercial insurer in the US, it had &quot;sustained a sophisticated cybersecurity attack.&quot; The attack was by a group called Phoenix, which used ransomware known as Phoenix Locker. CNA Financial eventually paid in May to get the data back. While CNA has been tight-lipped on the details of the negotiation and transaction, but says all of its systems have since been fully restored. &lt;br&gt;CWT (2020)&lt;br&gt;On July 31, 2020, US business travel management firm CWT disclosed it had been impacted by a  that infected its systems -- and that it had paid the ransom. Using ransomware called Ragnar Locker, the assailants claimed to have stolen sensitive corporate files and knocked 30,000 company computers offline. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As a service provider to of S&amp;P 500 companies, the data release could have been disastrous for CWT's business. As such, the company paid the hackers about $4.5 million on July 28, a few days before Reuters the incident. &lt;br&gt;University of California at San Francisco (2020)&lt;br&gt;On June 3, 2020, the University of California at San Francisco that the UCSF School of Medicine's IT systems had been compromised by a hacking collective called Netwalker on June 1. The medical research institution had been working on a cure for COVID.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Apparently, Netwalker had researched UCFS, hoping to gain insights into its finances. Citing the billions of dollars UCFS reports in annual revenue, Netwalker demanded a $3 million ransom payment. After negotiations, Netwalker the bitcoin equivalent of $1,140,895 to resolve the cyberattack. According to the BBC, Netwalker was also identified as the culprit in at least two other 2020 ransomware attacks targeting universities. &lt;br&gt;Travelex (2019)&lt;br&gt;On New Year's Eve 2019, London-based foreign currency exchange Travelex was by a ransomware group called Sodinokibi (aka REvil). The attackers made off with 5GB of customer data, including dates of birth, credit card information, and insurance details. Travelex took down its website in 30 countries in an attempt to contain the virus.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In the wake of the ransomware attack, Travelex struggled with customer services. Sodinokibi initially demanded a payment of $6 million (£4.6 million). After negotiations, Travelex paid the cybercriminals  (285 BTC at the time, roughly £1.6 million) to get its data back.&lt;br&gt;WannaCry (2017)&lt;br&gt;In May 2017, a ransomware called infected computers across the globe by exploiting a vulnerability in Windows PCs. The WannaCry vulnerability was revealed during a massive leak of NSA documents and hacking tools engineered by a group called Shadow Brokers in . &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Though the exact number of WannaCry victims remains unknown,  around the world were infected. Victims included Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica and thousands of hospitals in the UK. Computer systems in 150 countries were affected by the attack, with a total estimated loss of around $4 billion globally.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The attackers initially demanded to unlock infected computer systems. The demand was later increased to $600 in bitcoin. However, some researchers claim that no one got their data back, even if they met the demands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;WannaCry attacks to this day. In February 2021, the DOJ  three North Korean computer programmers for their alleged role in the WannaCry outbreak.&lt;br&gt;Locky (2016)&lt;br&gt;Discovered in February 2016, Locky is notable due to the incredibly high number of infection attempts it's made on computer networks. Attacks typically come in the form of an email with an invoice attached from someone claiming to be a company employee. On February 16, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets links 2016 identified more than 50,000 Locky attacks in one day. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Locky has , but the goal is largely the same: Lock computer files to entice owners to pay a ransom in cryptocurrency in exchange for a decryption tool, which would allow users to regain access to their locked files. The majority of Locky victims have been in the US, and , but Canada and France experienced significant infection rates as well. &lt;br&gt;TeslaCrypt (2015)&lt;br&gt; an earlier program called CryptoLocker, the earliest TeslaCrypt samples were circulated in November 2014 but the ransomware was not widely distributed until March of the following year.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;TeslaCrypt initially targeted gamers. After infecting a computer, a pop-up would direct a user to pay a for a decryption key to unlock the infected system. report the requested ransoms ranged from $250 to $1000 in Bitcoin. In May 2016, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet sites] the developers of TeslaCrypt a master decryption key for affected users to unlock their computers.&lt;br&gt;CryptoWall (2014)&lt;br&gt;Widespread reports of computer systems infected from the CryptoWall ransomware emerged in 2014. Infected computers were unable to access files -- unless the owner paid for access to a decryption program. impacted systems across the globe. The attackers demanded payment in the form of prepaid cards or bitcoin. CryptoWall caused roughly $18 million in damages, . Multiple versions of CryptoWall were released, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market onion] with each version making the ransomware more difficult to trace and combat.&lt;br&gt;CryptoLocker (2013)&lt;br&gt;The first time much of the world heard the term &quot;ransomware&quot; was during 2013's outbreak. Discovered early in September 2013, CryptoLocker would cripple more than 250,000 computer systems during the following four months. Victims were instructed to send payments in cryptocurrency or money cards to regain access. The ransomware delivered at least  to its perpetrators. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A in 2014 succeeded in taking down the Gameover ZeuS botnet, which was a primary distribution method for CryptoLocker. The DOJ indicted Russian hacker Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, as the botnet's ringleader. Bogachev is still at large -- and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] links the FBI is currently  of up to $3 million for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction. &lt;br&gt;AIDS Trojan/PC Cyborg (1989)&lt;br&gt;Widely considered the template for all subsequent attacks, the AIDS Trojan (aka PC Cyborg) is the  of a ransomware attack. In 1989, more than a decade before the creation of bitcoin, a biologist named Joseph Popp distributed 20,000 floppy disks at the World Health Organization AIDS conference in Stockholm. The floppy disks were labeled &quot;AIDS Information - Introductory Diskettes&quot; and contained a trojan virus that installed itself on MS-DOS systems.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Once the virus was on a computer, it counted the times the computer booted up. Once the computer booted up 90 times, hid all directories and encrypted filenames. An image on the screen from the 'PC Cyborg Corporation' directed users to mail $189 to a PO address in Panama. The decryption process was relatively simple, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets onion address] however, and security researchers released a free tool to help victims.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Just_270_Crypto_Addresses_Laundered_1.3_Bln_In_Dirty_Funds_Last...&diff=144 2024-01-07T10:10:11Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;By Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Criminals are using a small group of cryptocurrency brokers and services to launder hundreds of millions of dollars of dirty virtual money, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market url] [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] 2024 research shared with Reuters showed on Thursday.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Just 270 cryptocurrency addresses, many connected to over-the-counter brokers, received $1.3 billion in illicit digital coins last year - some 55% of all criminal crypto flows identified by U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;blockchain researcher Chainalysis.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;A cryptocurrency address is a set of random letters and numbers that represents a location on a virtual network. Bitcoin, for instance, darkmarket list can be sent from a particular address to others on its network.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The illegal use of cryptocurrencies has long worried regulators and law enforcement, with U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde both calling for tighter oversight last month.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The calls for stricter rules have come as bigger investors, especially from the United States, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market 2024] have stepped up their embrace of bitcoin, turbo-charging a 1,000% rally for the world's biggest cryptocurrency since March last year.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Bitcoin hit an all-time high of over $48,200 on Tuesday after Elon Musk's Tesla Inc revealed a $1.5 billion bet on the coin, leading some investors to claim cryptocurrencies were set to become a mainstream asset class.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Yet virtual money is subject to patchy regulation across the world, and remains popular with criminals.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On Wednesday, for instance, European police agency Europol said it assisted in the arrest of hackers suspected of stealing crypto assets worth $100 million.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The Chainalysis study [https://mydarkmarket.com onion dark website] only covered crime that originates on the blockchain ledger that underpins most cryptocurrencies, including scams, cyberheists, ransomware and [https://mydarkmarket.com Darknet marketplace] marketplaces used to buy contraband.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Also linked to the digital addresses were services connected to cryptocurrency exchanges.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some may have received illicit funds inadvertently due to lax compliance checks, the study said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The true scale of money laundering and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet sites] other crime using cryptocurrencies - for example where criminals use bitcoin to launder traditional cash - is not known.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The United States, Russia and China received the highest volume of digital currency from illicit addresses, reflecting their high shares of crypto trading volumes, Chainalysis said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Reporting by Tom Wilson. Editing by Mark Potter)&lt;br&gt;</div>

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<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;THE HAGUE, darkmarket 2024 April 19 (Reuters) - The number of cross-border drug trafficking cases referred to the European agency for prosecutorial cooperation nearly doubled in four years to 562 in 2020, partly driven by a huge increase in the production of synthetic drugs, the agency said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;In a report published on Monday Eurojust said drug trafficking in the European Union alone has an estimated value of 30 billion euros ($36 billion) annually.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The rapid rise of production of synthetic drugs such as methamphetamines and their sale via online [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] places on the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] poses a big challenge to prosecutors across the European Union.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;By rapidly changing the composition of chemicals used for these drugs ... or creating new substances, producers try to exploit legal gaps and avoid prosecution,&quot; Eurojust said in a statement.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;According to the report by the European prosecutor's body, the total number of cases involving cross-border drug trafficking nearly doubled to 562 from 279 between 2016 and dark web [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] 2020.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Synthetic and other new drugs made up almost one-third of them.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The Eurojust report said producers of new psychoactive drugs often don't work in old-fashion hierarchical drug trafficking networks and sale and distribution are done online.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;This phenomenon has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with organised crime groups adapting quickly to an online environment, using secured communication channels, crypto-phones, cryptocurrencies and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets,&quot; Eurojust said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Likewise consumers of the drugs are also shifting to the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market list], paying online and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets 2024] receiving the drugs in the mail, it added, making prosecution complicated.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;($1 = 0.8317 euros) (Reporting by Stephanie van den Berg; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Police_Bust_One_Of_The_World_apos;s_Largest_Child_Pornography_Rings&diff=131 2024-01-07T09:24:56Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;German prosecutors say they have busted one of the world&#039;s biggest international [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] platforms for child pornography, used by more than 400,000 registered members, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market url] including from the US, Australia and .&lt;br&gt;Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement together with the Federal Criminal Police Office that in mid-April three German suspects, said to be the administrators of the &#039;Boystown&#039; platfor...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>German prosecutors say they have busted one of the world's biggest international [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] platforms for child pornography, used by more than 400,000 registered members, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market url] including from the US, Australia and .&lt;br&gt;Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement together with the Federal Criminal Police Office that in mid-April three German suspects, said to be the administrators of the 'Boystown' platform, were arrested along with a German user.&lt;br&gt;One of the three main suspects was arrested in Paraguay.&lt;br&gt; German prosecutors say they have busted one of the world's biggest international [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] platforms for child pornography&lt;br&gt;They also searched seven buildings in connection with the porn ring in mid-April in Germany.&lt;br&gt;The authorities said the platform was 'one of the world's biggest child pornography [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] platforms' and had been active at least since 2019.&lt;br&gt;Pedophiles used it to exchange and watch pornography of children and toddlers, most of them boys, from all over the world.&lt;br&gt; RELATED ARTICLES &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Share this article&lt;br&gt;Share&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Prosecutors wrote that they found 'images of most severe sexual abuse of toddlers among the photos and video material.&lt;br&gt;A German police task force investigated the platform, its administrators and users for months in cooperation with Europol and law enforcement authorities from the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, the United States and Canada, the statement said.&lt;br&gt;The three main suspects were a 40-year-old man from Paderborn, a 49-year-old man from Munich and dark web [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] urls a 58-year-old man from northern Germany who had been living in Paraguay for many years, the prosecutors' statement said.&lt;br&gt; Prosecutors wrote that they found 'images of most severe sexual abuse of toddlers' among the photos and [https://mydarkmarket.com dark markets 2024] markets video material&lt;br&gt;They worked as administrators of the site and gave advice to members on how to evade law enforcement when using the platform for illegal child pornography.&lt;br&gt;A fourth suspect, a 64-year-old man from Hamburg, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web market list] is accused of being one of the most active users of the platform having allegedly uploaded more than 3500 posts.&lt;br&gt;Germany has requested the extradition of the suspect who was arrested in Paraguay.&lt;br&gt;After the raids in mid-April, the online platform was shut down.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Massive_Dark_Web_Bust_Seizes_6.5_Million_From_179_Alleged_Drug_Dealers&diff=128 2024-01-07T09:23:11Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>id=&quot;article-body&quot; class=&quot;row&quot; section=&quot;article-body&quot; data-component=&quot;trackCWV&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The US Justice Department announced the largest dark web bust it has ever helped carry out, seizing more than 1,100 pounds of drugs from 179 alleged online dealers around the world. The US worked with police in Europe to carry out the investigation, seizing more than $6.5 million in cash and virtual currencies. &lt;br&gt;Operation DisrupTor -- named after the  frequently used to access the dark web -- was led by police in Germany, along with US law enforcement agencies and Europol. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The majority of the arrests took place in the US with 121 cases, followed by 42 cases in Germany, eight cases in the Netherlands, four cases in the United Kingdom, three cases in Austria and one case in Sweden. Police said investigations are still ongoing to identify people behind these dark web accounts. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The for hidden parts of the internet that you can't easily discover through an online [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] marketplaces have grown in popularity at an alarming rate and [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web market urls] allow drug traffickers to openly advertise and take orders from anywhere in the world,&quot; Rosen said. &quot;The dark net invites criminals into our homes and provides unlimited access to illegal commerce.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Operation DisrupTor used information from another major [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] raided in April 2019, FBI Director Christopher Wray said. , one of the largest [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web marketplaces] online.   &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Investigators said they've tracked down more than 18,000 listed sales to alleged customers in at least 35 states and onion dark website in several countries around the world. Wray noted that there's been a spike in opioid-related overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic and that the FBI will continue investigating dark web drug markets. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Today's announcement sends a strong message to criminals selling or buying illicit goods on the dark web: the hidden internet is no longer hidden, and your anonymous activity is not anonymous,&quot; Edvardas Sileris, the head of Europol's European Cybercrime Centre, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets 2024 said in a statement.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=The_Largest_Dark_Web_Market_For_Illegal_Goods_Is_No_More&diff=127 2024-01-07T09:22:43Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>id=&quot;article-body&quot; class=&quot;row&quot; section=&quot;article-body&quot; data-component=&quot;trackCWV&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Two of the three largest dark web markets are closed for business. &lt;br&gt;The Department of Justice and Europol announced Thursday that they have that served hundreds of thousands of customers trying to get their hands on illegal goods online. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;While you or I can easily buy groceries, electronics and clothes online, when it comes to finding drugs, weapons and [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market 2024] stolen identities, things can get a little more complicated. Merchants of contraband hide out on the dark web, . There, buyers and sellers are anonymous, and so is the currency, with most transactions happening through bitcoin. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;AlphaBay alone had 200,000 customers and more than 40,000 sellers peddling illegal goods, making it the largest takedown for a dark web marketplace ever. The website had 100,000 listings for sale when the governments took it down. In comparison, , had 14,000 listings when the FBI shut down the site four years ago. Hansa was the third largest dark web [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] when it shut down. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;I believe that because of this operation, the American people are safer from the threat of identity fraud and malware, and safer from deadly drugs,&quot; attorney general Jeff Sessions said at a press conference Thursday. He called the bust one of the &quot;most important criminal cases&quot; of the year.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The website made $1 billion in sales before it was shut down in a joint operation of the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Agency, Dutch police and Europol. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;They coordinated a takedown and have punched a big hole in the operating ability of drug traffickers and other serious criminals around the world,&quot; Europol director Rob Wainwright said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Visitors first noticed AlphaBay was down on July 5, when Alexandre Cazes, better known as Alpha02, dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] link the website's creator and admin, was arrested in Thailand. On July 12, he was found dead while in custody there, in an apparent suicide. Frequent AlphaBay users were concerned that the shutdown was an &quot;exit scam,&quot; in which a [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] owner takes the money and runs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;The operation at AlphaBay was well run and sophisticated, and it struck me as highly unlikely that the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] would go down as an exit scam with anything other than calculated precision,&quot; Emily Wilson, the director of analysis at Terbium Labs said, in an email. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Terbium Labs had been following the dark web for months, dark markets 2024 specifically in marketplaces like AlphaBay. After the fallout in early July, Wilson said former moderators and well-known users were left in confusion. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;After AlphaBay's shutdown, its users flocked to Hansa, increasing the [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market]'s traffic in eightfold, Wainwright said. Dutch police took over Hansa last month and have been collecting thousands of user's information in an undercover operation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wainwright said officers are tracking down Hansa buyers and sellers through their usernames and passwords.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But that's just one chapter in the fight against illegal online transactions. Just as AlphaBay rose and became 10 times larger than , FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe predicts there will be another dark web [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] to fill the void. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;There are some criminals that think of cybercrime as a freebie,&quot; McCabe said. &quot;They think they will get away with it because there are too many players and too many countries, they think they will get away with it because the schemes are too complex and because they operate in the shadows.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;: Check out a sample of the stories in CNET's newsstand edition.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;: A crowdsourced science fiction novel written by CNET readers.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=US_Sanctions_Crypto_Exchange_Over_Ransomware_Ties&diff=126 2024-01-07T09:22:19Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>Washington has announced sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange it says has worked with ransomware attackers&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The United States imposed sanctions Tuesday on cryptocurrency exchange SUEX for its ties to ransomware extortionists, as Washington seeks to crack down on a sharp rise in digital crime attacks.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The move marks the first US sanctions against a virtual currency exchange and they come as President Joe Biden's administration has been under pressure to act after high-profile hacks and data breaches.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The attacks on a major US oil pipeline, a meatpacking company and Microsoft Exchange email system caused real-world problems and drew attention to the vulnerability to US infrastructure to digital pirates.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The US Treasury Department, which announced the sanctions, did not say if SUEX was implicated in any of those incidents, but noted that 40 percent of the exchange's known transaction history was linked to &quot;illicit actors.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Some virtual currency exchanges are exploited by malicious actors, but others, as is the case with SUEX, facilitate illicit activities for their own illicit gains,&quot; a Treasury statement said, adding they are the first sanctions against a crypto exchange.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;As a result of the sanctions, any assets of the platform under US jurisdiction are now blocked and Americans are barred from using SUEX.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;- $10 million reward -&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Crypto experts from Chainalysis noted large sums had moved through the platform, much of it from suspect sources.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;In Bitcoin alone, SUEX's deposit addresses hosted at large exchanges have received over $160 million from ransomware actors, scammers and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web market urls] operators,&quot; said a report from Chainalysis, which provides data on cryptocurrency.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;SUEX is registered in the Czech Republic, and has branches in Russia and the Middle East.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Chainalysis said the US designation is important because it &quot;represents significant action&quot; by Washington to combat the money laundering that is key to digital crime.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The United States also issued a fresh warning against companies and individuals paying ransoms to unlock their files seized by ransomware hackers.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;It noted that Americans could face penalties themselves if they are involved in making ransom payments as the United States already has a blacklist of people and countries, some of which are linked to ransomware attacks.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Tuesday's announcement comes after Washington in July offered $10 million rewards for information on online extortionists abroad as it stepped up efforts to halt a sharp rise in ransomware attacks.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;This year has seen a slew of prominent ransomware attacks which have disrupted a US pipeline, a meat processor and dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] link the software firm Kaseya -- affecting 1,500 businesses, dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] url many of them far from the limelight.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Some $350 million was paid to malicious cyber actors last year, a spike of 300 percent from 2019, according to the Department of Homeland Security.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;US officials say many of the attacks originate in Russia although they have debated to what extent there is state involvement.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Russia denies responsibility.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=U.S._Arrests_Couple_For_Allegedly_Laundering_4.5_Bln_In_Crypto...&diff=113 2024-01-07T08:36:54Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;&lt;br&gt;By Sarah N. Lynch and Raphael Satter&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;WASHINGTON, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet websites] Feb 8 (Reuters) - The FBI arrested a husband and wife on Tuesday morning, alleging they conspired to launder cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of virtual currency exchange Bitfinex, and said law enforcement has already seized over $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency tied to the hack.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The action represents the Justice Department&#039;s largest-ever financial seiz...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;By Sarah N. Lynch and Raphael Satter&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;WASHINGTON, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet websites] Feb 8 (Reuters) - The FBI arrested a husband and wife on Tuesday morning, alleging they conspired to launder cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of virtual currency exchange Bitfinex, and said law enforcement has already seized over $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency tied to the hack.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The action represents the Justice Department's largest-ever financial seizure, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet websites] adding in a statement that it shows cryptocurrency is &quot;not a safe haven for criminals.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Ilya Lichtenstein, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] 34, and his wife Heather Morgan, [https://mydarkmarket.com darkmarket] 31, [https://mydarkmarket.com darkmarket url] both of Manhattan, are scheduled to make their initial appearances in federal court Tuesday at 3:00 p.m.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The case was filed in a federal court in Washington, D.C.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The pair is accused of conspiring to launder 119,754 bitcoin that was stolen, after a hacker attacked Bitfinex and initiated more than 2,0000 unauthorized transactions.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Justice Department officials said the transactions at the time were valued at $71 million in Bitcoin, but with the rise in the currency's value, it is now valued at over $4.5 billion.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;As the complaint alleges, the FBI and federal prosecutors were able to trace the movement of Bitcoin from this hack,&quot; said Matthew Graves, the U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Attorney for the District of Columbia.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;He added that the money moved through a major [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet sites] exchange tied to a host of crimes, as well as cryptocurrency addresses tied to child sexual abuse materials.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Tuesday's criminal complaint came more than four months after Monaco announced the department was launching website a new National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, which is comprised of a mix of anti-money laundering and cybersecurity experts.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Cyber criminals who attack companies, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] site municipalities and individuals with ransomware often demand payment in the form of cryptocurrency.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;In one high-profile example last year, former partners and associates of the ransomware group REvil website caused a widespread gas shortage on the U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;East Coast when it used encryption software called DarkSide to launch a cyber attack on the Colonial Pipeline.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The Justice Department was later recovered website some $2.3 million in cryptocurrency ransom that Colonial paid to the hackers.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;(Reporting by Sarah N.&lt;br&gt;Lynch and Raphael Satter; Editing by Richard Chang)&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Wife_Freed_While_Husband_Jailed_Pending_Trial_For_Bitcoin_Laundering&diff=112 2024-01-07T08:31:25Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>An alleged fraudster dubbed The Crocodile of Wall Street over claims she laundered $4.5 billion in has been freed on bail  - but her husband has been ordered to stay in jail.  &lt;br&gt;Heather Morgan was freed by a judge Monday, pending trial by a federal court.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But her husband Ilya Lichtenstein remains behind bars due to prosecutors' fears that he could seek immunity in , where he is also a citizen.&lt;br&gt;Judge Beryl Howell said on Monday that 31-year-old Morgan, referred as 'Razzlekahn' due to her rapping background, was no longer held in custody after the government deemed that she wasn't as involved in the planning of the alleged crimes as her 34-year-ld husband, Ilya Lichtenstein, who was largely in control of the funds. &lt;br&gt;The judge also considered Morgan's health issues as a factor, after she had recently had surgery to remove a lump in her breast.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;With follow-up appointments expected, she will be closely monitored with an ankle bracelet GPS monitor while she is under house arrest. &lt;br&gt;Morgan has also been given restrictions on computer use, and a ban on carrying out cryptocurrency transactions. &lt;br&gt;The defense told the court that both defendants would guarantee to appear for all remaining court dates, and pointed out that both of their families, who were in court, were willing to bet their homes on it.&lt;br&gt;However, Howell finally ruled that there would be a significant 'flight risk' for Lichtenstein and agreed with federal prosecutors who insisted that just a portion of the millions in cryptocurrency that the couple stole could buy a new house or 'buy each of their parents a private island.' &lt;br&gt;The judge also shared her concerns that Lichtenstein, who is a dual citizen of the United States and Russia, could seek refuge in a eastern European country, where he could possibly be granted immunity.&lt;br&gt; In this courtroom sketch, attorney Sam Enzer, center, sits between Heather Morgan, left, and her husband, Ilya 'Dutch' Lichtenstein, dark web [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] in federal court on February 8, 2022, in New York.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The couple are accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange&lt;br&gt; This illustration photo shows Heather Morgan, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets links] also known as 'Razzlekhan,' on a phone in front of the Bitcoin logo displayed on a screen. Along with Lichtenstein, Morgan has been arrested for the couple's Bitcoin laundering scheme but has been freed after paying bail&lt;br&gt; Federal prosecutors also revealed that Lichtenstein had a file on his computer titled 'passport ideas,' which included several [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] vendors that sell passports, bank cards and other forms of identification. &lt;br&gt;The New York couple was arrested earlier in February after they conspired to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange platform, and currently estimated at $4.5 billion. &lt;br&gt; RELATED ARTICLES &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Share this article&lt;br&gt;Share&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Both are accused of using several techniques to launder Bitcoin, including using fake identifies to create accounts; coding computer programs to execute fast, automated transactions; depositing stolen funds in several accounts across one crypto exchange to cover their previous transactions; converting Bitcoin to other forms of cryptocurrency; and creating U.S.-based business accounts to wire their funds and make them seem legitimate. &lt;br&gt;Over five years, a hacker allegedly laundered 119,754 bitcoin through 2,000 transactions on Bitfinex's website before transferring the crypto funds into Lichtenstein's digital wallet. &lt;br&gt;The couple could face up to 25 years years behind bars if found guilty. &lt;br&gt; Lichtenstein (back) has not been granted bail after prosecutors alerted the judge of his Russian citizenship, where he could seek immunity, if he were no longer held into custody&lt;br&gt; Morgan has been labelled as an 'integral player' in the cryptocurrency laundering scheme but prosecutors identified Lichtenstein as the 'brain' behind the scheme's operations&lt;br&gt;Bitfinex is a cryptocurrency exchange registered in the British Virgin Islands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In August 2016, hackers were able to breach its security firewall before stealing about 120,000 bitcoin from its customers.&lt;br&gt;The amount that was stolen was worth roughly $70 million at the time, when the price of bitcoin was around $600.&lt;br&gt;At the time, Bitfinex announced to its customers that they would lose 36 percent of their funds to compensate for the losses from the incident.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It also created special digital tokens that were able to keep track of customers' losses. &lt;br&gt;Some of the tokens could exchanged for shares of iFinex, [https://mydarkmarket.com Dark Market Url] the company that operates Bitfinex, while other tokens could be redeemed if the stolen bitcoins were recovered in the future.&lt;br&gt;The US Department of Justice announced that it would create a special judicial process for victims of the hack to reclaim their losses.&lt;br&gt;The hackers have never been identified. &lt;br&gt;Morgan and [https://mydarkmarket.com dark markets 2024] [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] url Lichtenstein were arrested by federal prosecutors of laundering the bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex, but they are not being accused for actually stealing the bitcoin in the hack.&lt;br&gt;Authorities were able to recover $3.6B after seizing couple's private keys to digital wallets after their arrest earlier this month. &lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Gab_The_Social_Network_Used_By_Pittsburgh_Shooting_Suspect_Returns&diff=111 2024-01-07T08:31:03Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>id=&quot;article-body&quot; class=&quot;row&quot; section=&quot;article-body&quot; data-component=&quot;trackCWV&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;, a fringe social network , resurfaced on Sunday. &lt;br&gt;The social media site, which [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets url] itself as a bastion of free speech amid censorship of extremists on Twitter and Facebook, was intermittently available late Sunday. Clicking on links to the site sometimes would produce error messages, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] magazine but that didn't seem to stop some of the site's 800,000 users from posting celebratory messages, praising the company for coming back online. Many of them hailed the move as for .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Through the grace of God Gab is back online,&quot; Gab CEO Andrew Torba . &quot;We will never give in. Free speech and liberty will always win.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gab's return marks the latest turn in the unfolding debate over free speech in the modern age. Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube have on bad behavior and hate speech on their services. That's driven some of the people banned from those sites to sites like and Gab, [https://mydarkmarket.com tor drug market] a Twitter-like alternative social network founded in 2016.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Last week, Gab came under scrutiny when reports surfaced that Robert Bowers, who is charged with opening fire in , used the social network to voice . Eleven people died .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Two days later, on Oct. 29, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market lists] domain provider GoDaddy . GoDaddy said it made the decision after receiving complaints and finding content on Gab that &quot;promotes and encourages violence against people.&quot; , Stripe, Joyent, Shopify and Medium also cut ties with Gab.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gab isn't the only social network that's been used by extremists. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube all have been used by terrorists and Neo-Nazis, as well. With varying degrees of success, those platforms have tried to crack down on hate speech. Gab, however, dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] url markets itself as a bastion of free speech that is more permissive than other sites, which is part of why it's attracted extremists.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gab also isn't the first site to see its domain register or host pull their services because of its content. Last year, the neo-Nazi site The Daily Stormer after being booted by GoDaddy and Google. Gab, for its part, is operating on the surface web for now.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a , Torba said Gab was able to come back online after , , and should be fully back online Monday. &quot;This coordinate smear by the mainstream media did not work,&quot; he said in the message. &quot;This smear is only going to propel us into the stratosphere.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;: Everything you need to know about the free speech debate.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;: Everything you need to know about why tech is under Washington's microscope.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Massive_Dark_Web_Bust_Seizes_6.5_Million_From_179_Alleged_Drug_Dealers&diff=108 2024-01-07T08:29:17Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>id=&quot;article-body&quot; class=&quot;row&quot; section=&quot;article-body&quot; data-component=&quot;trackCWV&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The US Justice Department announced the largest dark web bust it has ever helped carry out, seizing more than 1,100 pounds of drugs from 179 alleged online dealers around the world. The US worked with police in Europe to carry out the investigation, seizing more than $6.5 million in cash and virtual currencies. &lt;br&gt;Operation DisrupTor -- named after the  frequently used to access the dark web -- was led by police in Germany, along with US law enforcement agencies and Europol. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The majority of the arrests took place in the US with 121 cases, followed by 42 cases in Germany, eight cases in the Netherlands, four cases in the United Kingdom, three cases in Austria and dark markets 2024 one case in Sweden. Police said investigations are still ongoing to identify people behind these dark web accounts. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The for hidden parts of the internet that you can't easily discover through an online [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] marketplaces have grown in popularity at an alarming rate and allow drug traffickers to openly advertise and take orders from anywhere in the world,&quot; Rosen said. &quot;The dark net invites criminals into our homes and provides unlimited access to illegal commerce.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Operation DisrupTor used information from another major [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets onion address] [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] raided in April 2019, FBI Director Christopher Wray said. , one of the largest dark web marketplaces online.   &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Investigators said they've tracked down more than 18,000 listed sales to alleged customers in at least 35 states and in several countries around the world. Wray noted that there's been a spike in opioid-related overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic and that the FBI will continue investigating dark web drug markets. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Today's announcement sends a strong message to criminals selling or [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet magazine] buying illicit goods on the dark web: the hidden internet is no longer hidden, and your anonymous activity is not anonymous,&quot; Edvardas Sileris, dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] list the head of Europol's European Cybercrime Centre, said in a statement.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Just_270_Crypto_Addresses_Laundered_1.3_Bln_In_Dirty_Funds_Last...&diff=107 2024-01-07T08:28:41Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;By Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Criminals are using a small group of cryptocurrency brokers and services to launder hundreds of millions of dollars of dirty virtual money, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] site research shared with Reuters showed on Thursday.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Just 270 cryptocurrency addresses, many connected to over-the-counter brokers, received $1.3 billion in illicit digital coins last year - some 55% of all criminal crypto flows identified by U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;blockchain researcher Chainalysis.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;A cryptocurrency address is a set of random letters and numbers that represents a location on a virtual network. Bitcoin, for instance, can be sent from a particular address to others on its network.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The illegal use of cryptocurrencies has long worried regulators and law enforcement, with U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde both calling for [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web markets] tighter oversight last month.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The calls for stricter rules have come as bigger investors, [https://mydarkmarket.com Dark Web Markets] especially from the United States, have stepped up their embrace of bitcoin, turbo-charging a 1,000% rally for the world's biggest cryptocurrency since March last year.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Bitcoin hit an all-time high of over $48,200 on Tuesday after Elon Musk's Tesla Inc revealed a $1.5 billion bet on the coin, leading some investors to claim cryptocurrencies were set to become a mainstream asset class.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Yet virtual money is subject to patchy regulation across the world, and remains popular with criminals.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On Wednesday, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets url for instance, European police agency Europol said it assisted in the arrest of hackers suspected of stealing crypto assets worth $100 million.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The Chainalysis study website only covered crime that originates on the blockchain ledger that underpins most cryptocurrencies, including scams, cyberheists, ransomware and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market links] marketplaces used to buy contraband.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Also linked to the digital addresses were services connected to cryptocurrency exchanges.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some may have received illicit funds inadvertently due to lax compliance checks, the study said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The true scale of money laundering and other crime using cryptocurrencies - for example where criminals use bitcoin to launder traditional cash - is not known.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The United States, Russia and China received the highest volume of digital currency from illicit addresses, reflecting their high shares of crypto trading volumes, Chainalysis said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Reporting by Tom Wilson. Editing by Mark Potter)&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Cybercrooks_Steal_Code_For_Electronic_Arts_Games_Including_FIFA_21&diff=105 2024-01-07T08:27:59Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;Hackers have stolen the source code for Electronic Arts (EA) games including and tools like the 'Frostbite' engine that powers titles such as the 'Battlefield' series.&lt;br&gt;The California-based video game company acknowledged the cybercrime on Thursday June 10, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Share this article&lt;br&gt;Share&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;EA also said that it was 'actively working with law enforcement officials and other experts as part of [an] ongoing criminal investigation.'&lt;br&gt;According to Vice, hackers have been boasting online about the attack via underground internet forums, with one post saying they 'have full capability of exploiting on all EA services.'&lt;br&gt;Furthermore, they reported, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web link] markets the hackers have been advertising the stolen software for sale across various [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web link] web forums.&lt;br&gt; A spokesperson for EA has said that the attackers did not access any private player data and that the breach is unlikely to affect their business operations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Pictured: a screenshot from EA's upcoming 'Battlefield 2042' game, powered by the Frostbite engine whose code was stolen&lt;br&gt; 'Anytime source code gets leaked, it's not good,' said cloud security architect Stuart Green of Isreal-based Check Point Software.&lt;br&gt;'With such precious information in their hands, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark websites] [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] list hackers can easily see the inner workings of a game, exploit security gaps and even reverse-engineer games for malicious purposes,' he continued.&lt;br&gt;'These malicious activities can scale if hackers proceed to sell their theft.'&lt;br&gt;'Reports are out that the source code in the EA Games data leak is already being advertised on the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market], which is not surprising as hackers are usually quick to monetise what they steal.'&lt;br&gt;'Selling such proprietary information, like source code from EA Games, can net someone big money on the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet sites].'&lt;br&gt; Among the files stolen was part of the source code for the Frostbite game engine which powers many EA titles, including the 'Battlefield' series.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Pictured: Game enthusiasts and industry personnel watch scenes from 'Battlefield One' during the Electronic Arts EA Play event on June 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California&lt;br&gt;The news follows a wave of high-profile cyberattacks in recent months. &lt;br&gt;These have included several ransomware attacks on industrial firms and health care facilities — as well as and breaches of government and non-profit networks  which experts have attributed to espionage efforts.&lt;br&gt;The attack on EA comes as major [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet magazine] video game makers are on the brink of participating in the annual , which is running from June 12-15 this year and is being held virtually due to the pandemic.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Bitcoin_Proves_Double-edged_Sword_For_Criminals&diff=104 2024-01-07T08:27:14Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>US authorities have said they were able to access the 'private key' to the hackers' bitcoin account of ransomware hackers Darkside&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Regulators have repeatedly criticised the growth of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin because of their popularity with criminals but the technology's transparent transactions can also work against law breakers.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The lesson is one that has been learnt by cybercriminal hackers Darkside the hard way after the organisation extracted a $4.4 million ransom from oil company Colonial Pipeline in bitcoin.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Following the ransomware extortion, which forced the shutdown of a major fuel network in the eastern United States last month, the US Justice Department said it has clawed back $2.3 million of the funds by tracing financial transactions.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Following the money remains one of the most basic, yet powerful, tools we have,&quot; US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on Monday.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The financial forensics to track crypto transactions are more complex on the decentralised and anonymous networks.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;For [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] lists a traditional bank payment, police can turn to the bank that sent or received the money but for bitcoin, the registry that records these transactions -- the blockchain -- does not ask users to reveal their identity.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;But the blockchain is also public and dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] url available to everyone to download and piece together who might own the anonymous addresses where the bitcoin arrives.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;While some users keep their bitcoin safe in an offline wallet, for example on a USB stick or hard drive, Darkside's bitcoins were always linked to an online account.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Without specifying how they came by it -- whether by hacking or through an informant -- US authorities have said they were able to access the &quot;private key&quot; to the hackers' online account.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;In 2019, analysis of the blockchain enabled British and American authorities to dismantle a child pornography ring and arrest more than 300 people in 38 countries.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The complex tracking of transactions has become an industry in its own right.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Firms specialising in blockchain analysis have developed, such as Chainalysis in the United States and Elliptic in Britain.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;- Russian Hydra -&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;According to a Chainalysis report released in February, cryptocurrency transactions for illegal purposes reached $10 billion in 2020, one percent of total cryptocurrency activity for the year.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In 2019 criminal activity using the online currencies reached a record $21.4 billion.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The total cost of ransomware payments alone made in cryptocurrencies soared to nearly $350 million in 2020.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Cryptocurrency remains appealing for criminals, primarily due to its pseudonymous nature and the ease with which it allows users to instantly send funds anywhere in the world, &quot; Chainalysis said.&lt;br&gt; The US Justice Department said it has clawed back $2.3 million of the funds Darkside received from Colonial Pipelines by tracing financial transactions&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Elliptic analysts believe they have identified the bitcoin wallet that received the ransom payment from Colonial Pipeline to Darkside, and found that at least one other payment of $4.4 million.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;More importantly, analysis of the transactions can identify the bitcoin sales platforms that received the wallet's ill-gotten funds.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;This information will provide law enforcement with critical leads to identify the perpetrators of these attacks,&quot; Elliptic researcher Tom Robinson wrote.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;[https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] regulators have put pressure on cryptocurrency exchange platforms.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Many, such as Coinbase, now require users to disclose their identity before making transactions. But other platforms are not following the same rules.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Both Elliptic and Chainalysis point to the growing role of Hydra, a sales site for Russian-speaking customers, which is accessible via the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets links], a version of the web not listed on search engines and where users can remain anonymous.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Hydra offers cash-out services alongside narcotics, hacking tools and fake IDs,&quot; Robinson explained.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Using sites like Hydra in conjunction with cryptocurrencies, Darkside's hackers have reportedly already resold some of the ransomed bitcoins.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;As the price of bitcoin has soared in recent months regulators are adapting their strategies.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The Bank of England said on Monday that payments in stablecoins, fixed-price cryptocurrencies, should be regulated to the same standards as bank payments.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Darknet_Crypto_Kingpin_JokerStash_Retires_After_Illicit_1_Billion...&diff=103 2024-01-07T08:26:42Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;By Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The kingpin or kingpins of the world's biggest illicit credit card marketplace have retired after making an estimated fortune of over $1 billion in cryptocurrency, according to research by blockchain analysis firm Elliptic shared with Reuters.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The &quot;Joker's Stash&quot; marketplace, where stolen credit cards and identity data traded hands for dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] list bitcoin and other digital coins, ceased operations this month, Elliptic said on Friday, in what it called a rare example of such a site bowing out on its own terms.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Criminal use of cryptocurrencies has long worried regulators, with U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde calling last month for tighter oversight.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;While terrorist financing and money laundering are top of law-enforcement concerns, narcotics, fraud, scams and ransomware are among the chief areas of illegal use of digital currencies, according to Elliptic co-founder Tom Robinson.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Joker's Stash was launched in 2014, with its anonymous founder &quot;JokerStash&quot; - which could be one or more people - posting messages in both Russian and English, Elliptic said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was available on the regular web and via the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market], [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web marketplaces] which hosts marketplaces selling contraband.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market], or darkweb, is a part of the internet that isn't visible to regular search engines, and requires a form of browser that hides a user's identity to access.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Elliptic, whose clients include law-enforcement agencies and financial firms, estimates that JokerStash raked in more than $1 billion in profits in cryptocurrencies over the years, at current prices.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bitcoin has soared from just over $300 in 2014 to hit a record $49,000 on Friday, pulling up other coins in its wake.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The blockchain firm reached the over $1 billion figure by analysing the marketplace's revenue and the fees it charged, and said it was at the lower end of its estimates.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;In December, Interpol and the FBI seized the domain names used by the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet site], but it continued operating via the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market], Elliptic said website Cyber-security firm Digital Shadows also said in December that the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet site] remained live after the seizure.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Interpol did not respond to a request for dark web markets comment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The FBI could not be reached outside regular business hours.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Trading illegal credit cards is &quot;a billion-dollar business,&quot; said Robinson. &quot;It's also providing a means of cashing out other types of cyber-criminality.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;On Jan. 15. Joker's Stash posted a message announcing it would close permanently on Feb.&lt;br&gt;15. In fact it went offline on Feb. 3, Elliptic said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Joker goes on a well-deserved retirement,&quot; said the message, which Reuters saw a screenshot of. &quot;It's time for us to leave forever.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Accompanying it was a picture of the 1862 painting &quot;Sta´nczyk&quot; by Polish artist Jan Matejko, which depicts a court jester sitting forlornly in a bedroom as a party goes on in the background.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;(Reporting by Tom Wilson; Editing by Pravin Char)&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Apos;Crocodile_Of_Wall_St_apos;_And_Husband_Argue_They_Are_Not_A_Flight_Risk&diff=97 2024-01-07T07:42:46Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;A lawyer for the self-proclaimed &#039;Crocodile of Wall Street&#039;, Heather Rhiannon Morgan, 31, and her husband Ilya &#039;&#039; Lichtenstein, 34, claim neither of them are &#039;flight risks&#039; because Morgan has frozen embryos in the city.&lt;br&gt;The couple&#039;s lawyer, Samson Enzer, has urged a judge to allow them to be freed on $3million and $4.5million bail respectively, sa and the United States and the co-founder of an online marketing firm. Morgan, a rapper and former Forbes contributor,...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>A lawyer for the self-proclaimed 'Crocodile of Wall Street', Heather Rhiannon Morgan, 31, and her husband Ilya '' Lichtenstein, 34, claim neither of them are 'flight risks' because Morgan has frozen embryos in the city.&lt;br&gt;The couple's lawyer, Samson Enzer, has urged a judge to allow them to be freed on $3million and $4.5million bail respectively, sa and the United States and the co-founder of an online marketing firm. Morgan, a rapper and former Forbes contributor, describes herself as 'an expert in persuasion, social engineering, and game theory'. &lt;br&gt;The August 2016 Bitfinex hack itself was one of the largest crypto heists ever recorded - so massive that news of the theft knocked 20 percent off Bitcoin's value at the time. &lt;br&gt;Lichtenstein and Morgan are thus far not charged directly with perpetrating the hack, but rather with receiving and laundering the stolen funds. The case was filed in a federal court in Washington, D.C.&lt;br&gt;The couple is accused of conspiring to launder 119,754 bitcoin that was stolen, after a hacker attacked Bitfinex and initiated more than 2,000 unauthorized transactions.&lt;br&gt; The couple is accused of conspiring to launder 119,754 bitcoin that was stolen, after a hacker attacked Bitfinex and initiated more than 2,000 unauthorized transactions'&lt;br&gt;The complaint alleges, the FBI and federal prosecutors were able to trace the movement of Bitcoin from this hack,' said Matthew Graves, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.&lt;br&gt;He added that the money moved through a major [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market list] exchange tied to a host of crimes, as well as cryptocurrency addresses tied to child sexual abuse materials.&lt;br&gt;Lichtenstein and Morgan are facing charges of conspiring to commit money laundering, as well as to defraud the United States.&lt;br&gt;Prosecutors said on Tuesday the illegal proceeds were spent on a variety of things, from gold and non-fungible tokens to 'absolutely mundane things such as purchasing a Walmart gift card for $500.'&lt;br&gt; The August 2016 Bitfinex hack itself was one of the largest crypto heists ever recorded - so massive that news of the theft knocked 20 percent off Bitcoin's value&lt;br&gt;Bitfinex said in a statement that it was to working with the Department of Justice to 'establish our rights to a return of the stolen bitcoin.'&lt;br&gt;'We have been cooperating extensively with the DOJ since its investigation began and will continue to do so,' the company said. &lt;br&gt;Bitfinex said it intends to provide further updates on its efforts to obtain a return of the stolen bitcoin as and when those updates are available. &lt;br&gt;Tuesday's criminal complaint came more than four months after Monaco announced the department was launching a new National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, which is comprised of a mix of anti-money laundering and cybersecurity experts.&lt;br&gt;Cyber criminals who attack companies, municipalities and individuals with ransomware often demand payment in the form of cryptocurrency.&lt;br&gt;In one high-profile example last year, hackers caused a widespread gas shortage on the U.S. East Coast when by using encryption software called DarkSide to launch a cyber attack on the Colonial Pipeline.&lt;br&gt;The Justice Department later recovered some $2.3 million in cryptocurrency ransom that Colonial paid to the hackers.&lt;br&gt;Cases like these demonstrate that the Justice Department 'can follow money across the blockchain, just as we have always followed it within the traditional financial system,' said Kenneth Polite, assistant attorney general of the department's Criminal Division. &lt;br&gt; Morgan is seen rapping with the New York Stock Exchange behind her to the right&lt;br&gt;Justice Department officials say that though the proliferation of cryptocurrency and virtual currency exchanges represent innovation, the trend has also been accompanied by money laundering, ransomware and other crimes&lt;br&gt;'Today´s arrests, and the Department's largest financial seizure ever, show that cryptocurrency is not a safe haven for criminals,' Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said in a statement. &lt;br&gt;'In a futile effort to maintain digital anonymity, the defendants laundered stolen funds through a labyrinth of cryptocurrency transactions. 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ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=NY_Bitcoin_Money_Laundering_Couple_apos;from_The_Pages_Of_A_Spy_Novel_apos;&diff=96 2024-01-07T07:41:35Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>A New York couple dubbed ' Bonnie and Crypto Clyde' arrested on charges of laundering $4.5 billion in stolen Bitcoin led an existence 'pulled from the pages of a spy novel,' prosecutors have said.&lt;br&gt;Ilya '' Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife Heather Morgan, 31, are being held in custody following their Tuesday arrest, and will appear before a court in Washington on Monday.&lt;br&gt;Federal law enforcement officials said they have recovered roughly $3.6 billon in cryptocurrency - the Justice Department's largest ever financial seizure - linked to the hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange based in , whose systems were breached nearly six years ago.&lt;br&gt;Morgan had a remarkable online presence as an influencer and self-described 'cringe' rapper named Razzlekhan, who makes music 'for the entrepreneurs and hackers, all the misfits and smart slackers'.&lt;br&gt;Prosecutors detailed on Thursday in court documents a remarkable lifestyle, complete with hollowed-out books, fake passports and burner phones.&lt;br&gt;Photos showed the books, and ziplock bags stuffed with cash.&lt;br&gt; Ilya Lichtenstein and [https://mydarkmarket.com dark Web link] his wife Heather Morgan were arrested on Tuesday and charged with money laundering &lt;br&gt; Bail for Ilya 'Dutch' Lichtenstein, 34, right, and his wife, Heather Rhiannon Morgan, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets links 31, was set at $5million and $3million respectively after their arrest on Tuesday but they have not been released&lt;br&gt; A bag labeled 'burner phones' is shown in court documents. Prosecutors allege the couple had dozens of devices&lt;br&gt; Some of the phones found at Morgan and Lichenstein's Wall Street apartment&lt;br&gt; A lawyer for the self-proclaimed 'Crocodile of Wall Street' rapper, Heather Morgan, 31, and her husband [https://mydarkmarket.com darkmarket list] Ilya ' Dutch ' Lichtenstein, 34, right, has urged a judge to allow them to be freed on bail&lt;br&gt; In this courtroom sketch, attorney Sam Enzer, center, sits between Heather Morgan, left, and her husband, Ilya 'Dutch' Lichtenstein, in federal court, on Tuesday&lt;br&gt;As federal investigators raided their Wall Street home last month, Morgan asked to be allowed to retrieve her cat from under the bed.&lt;br&gt;But as she was crouching down and pretending to get the pet, agents saw that she was frantically trying to lock her phone, prompting them to wrestle her to the ground, prosecutors say.&lt;br&gt; RELATED ARTICLES &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Share this article&lt;br&gt;Share&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The January 5 raid saw the officers find $40,000 in cash, dozens of electronic devices, and two hollowe[https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market lists] vendors selling fake passports.&lt;br&gt;The delivery address was given as the 11 Mirrors Design Hotel in Kiev, which is the same hotel that Morgan posted photos of on her social media platforms, and from where Uber receipts showed she traveled.&lt;br&gt;Another document contained within Lichtenstein's cloud storage account, prosecutors say, includes a Russian-language document that describes 'how to anonymously receive a parcel in Ukraine.'&lt;br&gt;The document provides details of video camera positioning in Ukrainian post offices and how to avoid being seen.&lt;br&gt; Morgan was arrested on Tuesday in Manhattan, together with her husband, on federal charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States&lt;br&gt; Morgan, 31, who calls herself the 'Crocodile of Wall Street' (hence the croc pictured in her hand) also spends time creating low-budget rap videos and posing for quirky photoshoots &lt;br&gt;In court on Friday, [https://mydarkmarket.com darkmarket url] the couple's lawyer, Samson Enzer, urged a judge to allow them to be freed on $3 million and $4.5 million bail respectively, saying the fact neither of them fled when given the chance upon first being alerted to the investigation, proves they would not run from the law if now freed on bail.&lt;br&gt;Prosecutors are urging caution: It is believed the couple still have vast sums of money at their disposal which is likely hidden from authorities.&lt;br&gt;Furthermore, Lichtenstein has dual citizenship with Russia giving the couple a possible safe haven from which it would be particularly difficult for U.S. authorities to secure an extradition order should the couple choose to flee. &lt;br&gt;If convicted, they face up to a maximum of 25 years in prison. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;data-track-module=&quot;am-external-links^external-links&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Read more:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;DM.later('bundle', function()&lt;br&gt;DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker');&lt;br&gt;);</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Inside_Busted_Illegal_220million_Darknet_Data_Centre&diff=95 2024-01-07T07:40:38Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>Footage has emerged of the inside of a five-storey abandoned underground NATO bunker built with 31inch thick concrete walls in Germany allegedly converted by criminal gangs into a high tech data centre to host [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet websites]. &lt;br&gt;An Australian man was arrested on Monday accused of running a $220million illegal darkweb marketplace - called the biggest in the world and ' for criminals' - after ha was tracked following the bunker's discovery. &lt;br&gt;The joint investigation by Australian Federal Police, Scotland Yard, the , Europol, and German authorities, among others, arrested the man, 34, as he allegedly tried flee across the Danish border into . &lt;br&gt;The man, known only as Julian K, is the alleged operator of DarkMarket and has been detained by German investigators.&lt;br&gt; more videos &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;DM.later('bundle', function()&lt;br&gt;DM.molFeCarousel.init('#p-17', 'channelCarousel', &lt;br&gt;&quot;activeClass&quot; : &quot;wocc&quot;,&lt;br&gt;&quot;pageCount&quot; : &quot;3.0&quot;,&lt;br&gt;&quot;pageSize&quot; : 1,&lt;br&gt;&quot;onPos&quot;: 0,&lt;br&gt;&quot;updateStyleOnHover&quot;: true&lt;br&gt;);&lt;br&gt;);&lt;br&gt;The 5,000sq m former NATO bunker located in south-western Germany (pictured) was built with 31inch thick concrete walls and was converted into a data facility called CyberBunker to host [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] websites after being bought in 2012 &lt;br&gt; A night-vision aerial view of the aboveground portion of the bunker containing a gatehouse, office, helipad and entrance building (pictured) which descends another four levels below the surface &lt;br&gt; A screenshot of the illegal website allegedly run by the arrested Australian man and temporarily hosted on CyberBunker which displays drugs for sale (pictured) &lt;br&gt; German police officers walk through the gate at the perimeter of the former Cold War bunker (pictured) converted into an illegal data centre after it was raided in 2019 &lt;br&gt;DarkMarket was shut down on Monday and its new servers, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets onion address located in Ukraine and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] lists Moldova after relocating from the bunker, were taken off the internet, prosecutors in the city of Koblenz said.&lt;br&gt;'Until its closure, DarkMarket was probably the largest marketplace worldwide on the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market], with almost 500,000 users and more than 2400 sellers,' prosecutors said. &lt;br&gt; RELATED ARTICLES &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Share this article&lt;br&gt;Share&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than 320,000 transactions were conducted via the website including the sale of drugs, counterfeit money, stolen or falsified credit cards, anonymous SIM cards and malware.&lt;br&gt;The transactions were reportedly worth a total of 4,650 bitcoin and 12,800 monero - two cryptocurrencies - for an equivalent sum of more than $221million. &lt;br&gt;The servers will be forensically examined by authorities to uncover information about the website's operations and criminal network. &lt;br&gt; The solid concrete bunker (pictured) was built to withstand a nuclear blast is located in the south-western German town of Traben-Trarbach &lt;br&gt; Two of the entrances to the disused bunker (pictured) which was raided by police in 2019 after being bought by a private foundation based in Denmark in 2012 &lt;br&gt;The accused man has already fronted a German court and been denied bail - to be transferred to a German prison in the next few days. &lt;br&gt;He has reportedly refused to speak to investigators or court officials. &lt;br&gt;German prosecutors said the man was trying to flee Denmark into Germany when arrested and was travelling through Europe either on holiday or conducting business for the illegal website. &lt;br&gt;They said the investigation around DarkMarket originated after the discovery of the data processing centre run by criminals in the 5,000sqm former unused bunker in south-west Germany. &lt;br&gt; The discovery of the illegal data centre in the bunker led to the arrest of multiple people accused of being part of a criminal network and being an accessory to hundreds of thousands of illegal transactions.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some went on trial in October (pictured) &lt;br&gt;The data facility hosted illegal websites, which included DarkMarket temporarily, and was shut down in 2019. &lt;br&gt;The building, constructed by the West-German military, in the mid-1970s descended five-storeys below the surface and was built with 31inch thick concrete walls to withstand a nuclear blast. &lt;br&gt;A meteorological division of the military used the facility after the Cold War until 2012 to forecast weather patterns where German soldiers were deployed. &lt;br&gt;The building was sold to a foundation based in Denmark in 2012 after officials could find no other buyers for [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web market links] the vacant facility. &lt;br&gt;A number of people were arrested after the discovery of the data centre - accused of being part of a criminal network and being accessories to hundreds of thousands of illegal transactions involving prohibited material such as drugs and hacking tools. &lt;br&gt;Some already went on trial in October. &lt;br&gt;The darkweb was originally developed for the United States military but has been overrun by criminals because they can conceal their identity on the platform. &lt;br&gt; Server rows constructed in the bunker which is made of solid concrete and climate controlled (pictured).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The data centre was dismantled after the raid and multiple people linked to the centre were put on trial &lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Global_Drug_Survey_Reveals_Alcohol_And_Drug_Habits_During_Pandemic&diff=91 2024-01-07T06:58:00Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;Australians are officially the world&#039;s biggest binge drinkers, but Britain and the US don&#039;t lag far behind - featuring in the top five of the latest Global Drug Survey.&lt;br&gt;Denmark and Finland ranked at second and third in the survey of more than 32,000 people from 22 countries which collected data from December 2020 to March 2021.&lt;br&gt;The data also shows that the Irish felt the most remorse after drinking.   &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Researchers believes extending Covid lockdo...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>Australians are officially the world's biggest binge drinkers, but Britain and the US don't lag far behind - featuring in the top five of the latest Global Drug Survey.&lt;br&gt;Denmark and Finland ranked at second and third in the survey of more than 32,000 people from 22 countries which collected data from December 2020 to March 2021.&lt;br&gt;The data also shows that the Irish felt the most remorse after drinking.   &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Researchers believes extending Covid lockdowns contributed to the results&lt;br&gt; RELATED ARTICLES &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Share this article&lt;br&gt;Share&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The survey found that the pandemic saw more experiment with 'microdosing' with psychedelics but people on average consumed less , cannabis, cocaine and LSD.  &lt;br&gt;According to the findings unveiled this week, Australians got drunk an average 27 times in 2021, almost double the global average of 15.&lt;br&gt;Australians filled up their beer or wine glass with booze two days per week on average, the survey revealed.&lt;br&gt;It also found Australians regret their intoxication on 24 per cent of occasions - compared to the 21 per cent global average, with women more likely to regret getting drunk than men. &lt;br&gt; Britons joined the United States, Denmark and Finland in the top five drunkest nations after Australia&lt;br&gt; 'Drank too much too quickly' was the most common regret, claimed by nearly half of those surveyed&lt;br&gt;But the Irish felt the most remorse after drinking this year, regretting it about a quarter of the time. &lt;br&gt;The Danish felt the least regretful, and were also the second drunkest nation after Australia in 2021.&lt;br&gt;'Drank too much too quickly' was the most common regret, claimed by 49 per cent of those surveyed.&lt;br&gt;Six per cent said they felt anxious about Covid while four per cent said it was because they 'hadn't drank for ages' due to pandemic restrictions. &lt;br&gt; Australians filled up their beer or wine glass with booze two days per week on average, the survey revealed&lt;br&gt; Vinegar Yard in London. Britons joined the Australia, the United States, Denmark and Finland in the top five drunkest nations &lt;br&gt;Two percent drank too much at a virtual party. &lt;br&gt;Britons joined the United States, dark web link Denmark and Finland in the top five drunkest nations after Australia.&lt;br&gt;France leads the world for the average number of drinks consumed in a year, enjoying more than 132 glasses of booze, followed by New Zealand on 122, while Australians had 106 drinks per year on average.&lt;br&gt;Despite this, the use of almost all drug classes fell in 2021 compared with last year's sample.&lt;br&gt;Alcohol consumption fell to 92.8 per cent to 94 per cent and 51 per cent said they had smoked cigarettes in 2021 compared to 60.8 per cent in 2020.&lt;br&gt;The report said this could be due to the older age of the sample group or that most drugs were simply used less amidst the pandemic.&lt;br&gt; The Danish felt the least regretful after drinking and were also the second drunkest nation after Australia in 2021&lt;br&gt; France leads the world for the average number of drinks consumed in a year, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web market urls] enjoying more than 132 glasses of booze&lt;br&gt;People got less drunk over the lockdown and the rate of people seeking emergency help after consuming drugs fell for most substances too. &lt;br&gt;However the report's finding suggest that microdosing, which is when a very small amount of a substance is taken to observe its effects on the body, 'may be on the increase among those who use psychedelics'.&lt;br&gt;One in four of this group said they had microdosed with LSD or psilocybin (more commonly known as 'magic mushrooms') in the last 12 months.&lt;br&gt;One third of those who had taken psychedelics before also experimented microdosing with MDMA, ketamine, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets onion DMT, and 1P-LSD.&lt;br&gt; The study also found that although the pandemic may have locked us in, most people who used illegal drugs still obtained substances in-person&lt;br&gt; For those who used illegal drugs, most sourced them in person despite Covid restrictions making this difficult for many&lt;br&gt; The study also found that although the pandemic may have locked us in, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web market urls] most people who used illegal drugs still obtained substances in-person. &lt;br&gt;Where this occurred, people were most likely to get their supply from friends. &lt;br&gt;Some 1 in 10 mentioned digital sources and reported [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets for drugs other than cannabis, which was more often accessed through apps.&lt;br&gt;The first question of the survey asked respondents to sum up 2020 in one word.&lt;br&gt;After translating responses the report said that the 'main theme was a negative sentiment' towards the year, with 'sh**', 'f***ed' and 'challenging' dominating the general consensus. &lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=U.S._Arrests_Alleged_apos;Bitcoin_Fog_apos;_Money_Launderer&diff=90 2024-01-07T06:57:22Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;By Lawrence Delevingne&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;BOSTON, April 28 (Reuters) - U.S.&lt;br&gt;officials on Tuesday arrested Roman Sterlingov, [https://mydarkmarket.com tor Drug market] the alleged principal operator of cryptocurrency money laundering website Bitcoin Fog, according to a federal court filing.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Sterlingov, a citizen of Russia and Sweden, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market] was detained in Los Angeles on money-laundering related charges.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Bitcoin Fog, launched in 2011, is one of the original Bitcoin &quot;tumbler&quot; or &quot;mixer&quot; services designed to help users anonymize cryptocurrencies payments, especially on so-called [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet sites] online [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets] that trafficked in drugs and other illegal products, according to a legal statement accompanying the criminal complaint by Internal Revenue Service special agent Devon Beckett.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Analysis of bitcoin transactions, financial records, Internet service provider records, email records and additional investigative information, identifies Roman Sterlingov as the principal operator of Bitcoin Fog,&quot; Beckett wrote.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;More than 1.2 million Bitcoin (BTC) -- worth approximately $336 million at the time of the transactions -- were sent through Bitcoin Fog, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market link] web [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] urls according to the Beckett statement.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;A spokesperson for the U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, darkmarkets which is handling the case, did not immediately respond to a request for [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market] comment.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Requests sent to email addresses tied to Sterlingov were not immediately returned. (Reporting by Lawrence Delevingne; Editing by Aurora Ellis)&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Wife_Freed_While_Husband_Jailed_Pending_Trial_For_Bitcoin_Laundering&diff=89 2024-01-07T06:56:57Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>An alleged fraudster dubbed The Crocodile of Wall Street over claims she laundered $4.5 billion in has been freed on bail  - but her husband has been ordered to stay in jail.  &lt;br&gt;Heather Morgan was freed by a judge Monday, pending trial by a federal court.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But her husband Ilya Lichtenstein remains behind bars due to prosecutors' fears that he could seek immunity in , where he is also a citizen.&lt;br&gt;Judge Beryl Howell said on Monday that 31-year-old Morgan, referred as 'Razzlekahn' due to her rapping background, was no longer held in custody after the government deemed that she wasn't as involved in the planning of the alleged crimes as her 34-year-ld husband, Ilya Lichtenstein, who was largely in control of the funds. &lt;br&gt;The judge also considered Morgan's health issues as a factor, after she had recently had surgery to remove a lump in her breast.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;With follow-up appointments expected, she will be closely monitored with an ankle bracelet GPS monitor while she is under house arrest. &lt;br&gt;Morgan has also been given restrictions on computer use, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets url and a ban on carrying out cryptocurrency transactions. &lt;br&gt;The defense told the court that both defendants would guarantee to appear for all remaining court dates, and pointed out that both of their families, who were in court, were willing to bet their homes on it.&lt;br&gt;However, Howell finally ruled that there would be a significant 'flight risk' for [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet marketplace] Lichtenstein and agreed with federal prosecutors who insisted that just a portion of the millions in cryptocurrency that the couple stole could buy a new house or 'buy each of their parents a private island.' &lt;br&gt;The judge also shared her concerns that Lichtenstein, who is a dual citizen of the United States and [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market link] Russia, could seek refuge in a eastern European country, where he could possibly be granted immunity.&lt;br&gt; In this courtroom sketch, attorney Sam Enzer, center, sits between Heather Morgan, left, and her husband, Ilya 'Dutch' Lichtenstein, in federal court on February 8, 2022, in New York.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The couple are accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange&lt;br&gt; This illustration photo shows Heather Morgan, also known as 'Razzlekhan,' on a phone in front of the Bitcoin logo displayed on a screen. Along with Lichtenstein, Morgan has been arrested for the couple's Bitcoin laundering scheme but has been freed after paying bail&lt;br&gt; Federal prosecutors also revealed that Lichtenstein had a file on his computer titled 'passport ideas,' which included several [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] vendors that sell passports, bank cards and other forms of identification. &lt;br&gt;The New York couple was arrested earlier in February after they conspired to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange platform, and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets currently estimated at $4.5 billion. &lt;br&gt; RELATED ARTICLES &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Share this article&lt;br&gt;Share&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Both are accused of using several techniques to launder Bitcoin, including using fake identifies to create accounts; coding computer programs to execute fast, automated transactions; depositing stolen funds in several accounts across one crypto exchange to cover their previous transactions; converting Bitcoin to other forms of cryptocurrency; and creating U.S.-based business accounts to wire their funds and make them seem legitimate. &lt;br&gt;Over five years, a hacker allegedly laundered 119,754 bitcoin through 2,000 transactions on Bitfinex's website before transferring the crypto funds into Lichtenstein's digital wallet. &lt;br&gt;The couple could face up to 25 years years behind bars if found guilty. &lt;br&gt; Lichtenstein (back) has not been granted bail after prosecutors alerted the judge of his Russian citizenship, where he could seek immunity, if he were no longer held into custody&lt;br&gt; Morgan has been labelled as an 'integral player' in the cryptocurrency laundering scheme but prosecutors identified Lichtenstein as the 'brain' behind the scheme's operations&lt;br&gt;Bitfinex is a cryptocurrency exchange registered in the British Virgin Islands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In August 2016, hackers were able to breach its security firewall before stealing about 120,000 bitcoin from its customers.&lt;br&gt;The amount that was stolen was worth roughly $70 million at the time, when the price of bitcoin was around $600.&lt;br&gt;At the time, Bitfinex announced to its customers that they would lose 36 percent of their funds to compensate for the losses from the incident.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It also created special digital tokens that were able to keep track of customers' losses. &lt;br&gt;Some of the tokens could exchanged for shares of iFinex, the company that operates Bitfinex, while other tokens could be redeemed if the stolen bitcoins were recovered in the future.&lt;br&gt;The US Department of Justice announced that it would create a special judicial process for victims of the hack to reclaim their losses.&lt;br&gt;The hackers have never been identified. &lt;br&gt;Morgan and Lichtenstein were arrested by federal prosecutors of laundering the bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex, but they are not being accused for actually stealing the bitcoin in the hack.&lt;br&gt;Authorities were able to recover $3.6B after seizing couple's private keys to digital wallets after their arrest earlier this month. &lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Massive_Dark_Web_Bust_Seizes_6.5_Million_From_179_Alleged_Drug_Dealers&diff=88 2024-01-07T06:56:25Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>id=&quot;article-body&quot; class=&quot;row&quot; section=&quot;article-body&quot; data-component=&quot;trackCWV&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The US Justice Department announced the largest dark web bust it has ever helped carry out, seizing more than 1,100 pounds of drugs from 179 alleged online dealers around the world. The US worked with police in Europe to carry out the investigation, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web markets] seizing more than $6.5 million in cash and dark markets 2024 virtual currencies. &lt;br&gt;Operation DisrupTor -- named after the  frequently used to access the dark web -- was led by police in Germany, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark markets] along with US law enforcement agencies and Europol. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The majority of the arrests took place in the US with 121 cases, followed by 42 cases in Germany, eight cases in the Netherlands, four cases in the United Kingdom, three cases in Austria and one case in Sweden. Police said investigations are still ongoing to identify people behind these dark web accounts. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The for hidden parts of the internet that you can't easily discover through an online search. It often [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] marketplaces have grown in popularity at an alarming rate and allow drug traffickers to openly advertise and take orders from anywhere in the world,&quot; Rosen said. &quot;The [https://mydarkmarket.com Dark Web market urls] net invites criminals into our homes and provides unlimited access to illegal commerce.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Operation DisrupTor used information from another major [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] raided in April 2019, FBI Director Christopher Wray said. , one of the largest [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market list] web marketplaces online.   &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Investigators said they've tracked down more than 18,000 listed sales to alleged customers in at least 35 states and in several countries around the world. Wray noted that there's been a spike in opioid-related overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic and that the FBI will continue investigating dark web drug markets. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Today's announcement sends a strong message to criminals selling or [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market list] buying illicit goods on the dark web: the hidden internet is no longer hidden, and your anonymous activity is not anonymous,&quot; Edvardas Sileris, the head of Europol's European Cybercrime Centre, said in a statement.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=MDMA_Use_Drops_Due_To_COVID_Lockdowns_Other_Drugs_Rise_-EU_Report&diff=87 2024-01-07T06:55:45Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;LISBON, March 17 (Reuters) - The closure of nightclubs and bars during COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe is likely behind a significant drop in the use of party drug MDMA last year but consumption of other substances such as cocaine and cannabis kept rising, an EU study said on Thursday.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Conducted by the Lisbon-based European Union drugs agency (EMCDDA), a study of wastewater from nearly 45 million people in 75 European cities revealed that the use of most drugs, except MDMA, [https://mydarkmarket.com Onion Dark Website] increased last year.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Around half of the cities where the study was conducted, ranging from Barcelona to Oslo, recorded increases in detected residues of cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] websites methamphetamine in wastewater.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;The results show both a rise and spread for most of the substances studied, reflecting a drugs problem that is both pervasive and complex,&quot; EMCDDA director Alexis Goosdeel said in a statement.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;A 2021 report by the United Nations showed a big increase in drug users worldwide due to the pandemic.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It said many turned to drugs due to poverty, unemployment and inequality.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;MDMA was the only drug where residues declined in the majority of the cities studied, possibly due to pandemic-driven closures of nightlife venues where this drug is often consumed, EMCDDA said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The study also showed drugs were now reported more evenly across European cities compared to previous years when more diverse geographical patterns were observed.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Cocaine, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] marketplace for instance, remains most prominent in western and southern European cities but is increasingly found in eastern Europe.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Methamphetamine, historically concentrated in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market link] is now found in cities across the continent.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The study said the use of cannabis appeared to have been less affected by COVID-19 lockdowns than other drugs. In a report last year, EMCDDA said cannabis users were stocking up via the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] to avoid shortages during lockdowns.&lt;br&gt;(Reporting by Catarina Demony Editing by Mark Heinrich)&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=NY_Bitcoin_Money_Laundering_Couple_apos;from_The_Pages_Of_A_Spy_Novel_apos;&diff=86 2024-01-07T06:55:15Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>A New York couple dubbed ' Bonnie and Crypto Clyde' arrested on charges of laundering $4.5 billion in stolen Bitcoin led an existence 'pulled from the pages of a spy novel,' prosecutors have said.&lt;br&gt;Ilya '' Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife Heather Morgan, 31, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet marketplace] are being held in custody following their Tuesday arrest, and [https://mydarkmarket.com darkmarket] will appear before a court in Washington on Monday.&lt;br&gt;Federal law enforcement officials said they have recovered roughly $3.6 billon in cryptocurrency - the Justice Department's largest ever financial seizure - linked to the hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange based in , whose systems were breached nearly six years ago.&lt;br&gt;Morgan had a remarkable online presence as an influencer and self-described 'cringe' rapper named Razzlekhan, who makes music 'for the entrepreneurs and hackers, all the misfits and smart slackers'.&lt;br&gt;Prosecutors detailed on Thursday in court documents a remarkable lifestyle, complete with hollowed-out books, fake passports and burner phones.&lt;br&gt;Photos showed the books, and ziplock bags stuffed with cash.&lt;br&gt; Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan were arrested on Tuesday and charged with money laundering &lt;br&gt; Bail for Ilya 'Dutch' Lichtenstein, 34, right, and his wife, Heather Rhiannon Morgan, 31, was set at $5million and $3million respectively after their arrest on Tuesday but they have not been released&lt;br&gt; A bag labeled 'burner phones' is shown in court documents. Prosecutors allege the couple had dozens of devices&lt;br&gt; Some of the phones found at Morgan and darkmarket 2024 Lichenstein's Wall Street apartment&lt;br&gt; A lawyer for the self-proclaimed 'Crocodile of Wall Street' rapper, Heather Morgan, 31, and her husband Ilya ' Dutch ' Lichtenstein, 34, right, has urged a judge to allow them to be freed on bail&lt;br&gt; In this courtroom sketch, tor drug [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] attorney Sam Enzer, center, sits between Heather Morgan, left, and her husband, Ilya 'Dutch' Lichtenstein, in federal court, on Tuesday&lt;br&gt;As federal investigators raided their Wall Street home last month, Morgan asked to be allowed to retrieve her cat from under the bed.&lt;br&gt;But as she was crouching down and pretending to get the pet, agents saw that she was frantically trying to lock her phone, prompting them to wrestle her to the ground, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market list] prosecutors say.&lt;br&gt; RELATED ARTICLES &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Share this article&lt;br&gt;Share&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The January 5 raid saw the officers find $40,000 in cash, dozens of electronic devices, [https://mydarkmarket.com darkmarket url] and two hollowed-out [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] vendors selling fake passports.&lt;br&gt;The delivery address was given as the 11 Mirrors Design Hotel in Kiev, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market lists] which is the same hotel that Morgan posted photos of on her social media platforms, and from where Uber receipts showed she traveled.&lt;br&gt;Another document contained within Lichtenstein's cloud storage account, prosecutors say, includes a Russian-language document that describes 'how to anonymously receive a parcel in Ukraine.'&lt;br&gt;The document provides details of video camera positioning in Ukrainian post offices and how to avoid being seen.&lt;br&gt; Morgan was arrested on Tuesday in Manhattan, together with her husband, on federal charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States&lt;br&gt; Morgan, 31, who calls herself the 'Crocodile of Wall Street' (hence the croc pictured in her hand) also spends time creating low-budget rap videos and posing for quirky photoshoots &lt;br&gt;In court on Friday, the couple's lawyer, Samson Enzer, urged a judge to allow them to be freed on $3 million and $4.5 million bail respectively, saying the fact neither of them fled when given the chance upon first being alerted to the investigation, proves they would not run from the law if now freed on bail.&lt;br&gt;Prosecutors are urging caution: It is believed the couple still have vast sums of money at their disposal which is likely hidden from authorities.&lt;br&gt;Furthermore, Lichtenstein has dual citizenship with Russia giving the couple a possible safe haven from which it would be particularly difficult for U.S. authorities to secure an extradition order should the couple choose to flee. &lt;br&gt;If convicted, they face up to a maximum of 25 years in prison. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;data-track-module=&quot;am-external-links^external-links&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Read more:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;DM.later('bundle', function()&lt;br&gt;DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker');&lt;br&gt;);</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Gab_The_Social_Network_Used_By_Pittsburgh_Shooting_Suspect_Returns&diff=85 2024-01-07T06:54:40Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>id=&quot;article-body&quot; class=&quot;row&quot; section=&quot;article-body&quot; data-component=&quot;trackCWV&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;, a fringe social network , resurfaced on Sunday. &lt;br&gt;The social media site, which markets itself as a bastion of free speech amid censorship of extremists on Twitter and Facebook, was intermittently available late Sunday. Clicking on links to the site sometimes would produce error messages, but that didn't seem to stop some of the site's 800,000 users from posting celebratory messages, praising the company for dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] onion coming back online. Many of them hailed the move as for .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Through the grace of God Gab is back online,&quot; Gab CEO Andrew Torba . &quot;We will never give in. Free speech and liberty will always win.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gab's return marks the latest turn in the unfolding debate over free speech in the modern age. Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube have on bad behavior and hate speech on their services. That's driven some of the people banned from those sites to sites like and Gab, a Twitter-like alternative social network founded in 2016.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Last week, Gab came under scrutiny when reports surfaced that Robert Bowers, who is charged with opening fire in , used the social network to voice . Eleven people died .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Two days later, on Oct. 29, domain provider GoDaddy . GoDaddy said it made the decision after receiving complaints and finding content on Gab that &quot;promotes and encourages violence against people.&quot; , Stripe, Joyent, Shopify and Medium also cut ties with Gab.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gab isn't the only social network that's been used by extremists. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube all have been used by terrorists and Neo-Nazis, as well. With varying degrees of success, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web marketplaces] those platforms have tried to crack down on hate speech. Gab, however, [https://mydarkmarket.com best darknet markets] itself as a bastion of free speech that is more permissive than other sites, which is part of why it's attracted extremists.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gab also isn't the first site to see its domain register or host pull their services because of its content. Last year, the neo-Nazi site The Daily Stormer after being booted by GoDaddy and Google. Gab, for its part, is operating on the surface web for now.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a , Torba said Gab was able to come back online after , , and should be fully back online Monday. &quot;This coordinate smear by the mainstream media did not work,&quot; he said in the message. &quot;This smear is only going to propel us into the stratosphere.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;: [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market link] markets Everything you need to know about the free speech debate.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;: Everything you need to know about why tech is under Washington's microscope.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Darknet_Crypto_Kingpin_JokerStash_Retires_After_Illicit_1_Billion...&diff=84 2024-01-07T06:54:13Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;By Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The kingpin or kingpins of the world's biggest illicit credit card marketplace have retired after making an estimated fortune of over $1 billion in cryptocurrency, according to research by blockchain analysis firm Elliptic shared with Reuters.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The &quot;Joker's Stash&quot; marketplace, where stolen credit cards and identity data traded hands for bitcoin and dark market list other digital coins, ceased operations this month, Elliptic said on Friday, in what it called a rare example of such a site bowing out on its own terms.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Criminal use of cryptocurrencies has long worried regulators, with U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde calling last month for tighter oversight.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;While terrorist financing and money laundering are top of law-enforcement concerns, narcotics, fraud, scams and ransomware are among the chief areas of illegal use of digital currencies, according to Elliptic co-founder Tom Robinson.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Joker's Stash was launched in 2014, with its anonymous founder &quot;JokerStash&quot; - which could be one or more people - posting messages in both Russian and English, Elliptic said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was available on the regular web and via the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market], which hosts marketplaces selling contraband.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market], or darkweb, is a part of the internet that isn't visible to regular search engines, darknet markets onion address and requires a form of browser that hides a user's identity to access.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Elliptic, whose clients include law-enforcement agencies and financial firms, estimates that JokerStash raked in more than $1 billion in profits in cryptocurrencies over the years, at current prices.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bitcoin has soared from just over $300 in 2014 to hit a record $49,000 on Friday, pulling up other coins in its wake.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The blockchain firm reached the over $1 billion figure by analysing the marketplace's revenue and the fees it charged, and said it was at the lower end of its estimates.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;In December, Interpol and the FBI seized the domain names used by the site, but it continued operating via the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market], Elliptic said website Cyber-security firm Digital Shadows also said in December that the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet site] remained live after the seizure.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Interpol did not respond to a request for comment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The FBI could not be reached outside regular business hours.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Trading illegal credit cards is &quot;a billion-dollar business,&quot; said Robinson. &quot;It's also providing a means of cashing out other types of cyber-criminality.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;On Jan. 15. Joker's Stash posted a message announcing it would close permanently on Feb.&lt;br&gt;15. In fact it went offline on Feb. 3, Elliptic said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Joker goes on a well-deserved retirement,&quot; said the message, which Reuters saw a screenshot of. &quot;It's time for us to leave forever.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Accompanying it was a picture of the 1862 painting &quot;Sta´nczyk&quot; by Polish artist Jan Matejko, which depicts a court jester sitting forlornly in a bedroom as a party goes on in the background.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;(Reporting by Tom Wilson; Editing by Pravin Char)&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=One-third_Of_The_People_Reading_This_Are_Thieves&diff=83 2024-01-07T06:53:41Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>id=&quot;article-body&quot; class=&quot;row&quot; section=&quot;article-body&quot; data-component=&quot;trackCWV&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;At least, that's what a . Why? Because 36.4% of the 1.66 million computers survey had LimeWire, a popular peer-to-peer (P2P) program installed. Guilty by association?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I have LimeWire installed on my Mac. This doesn't make me a thief. In fact, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark websites] I've bought a wide range of music through iTunes over the past year. I think I've downloaded one or two songs and tor drug [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] a few goal compilations using LimeWire in the past year when I couldn't find them on iTunes. The songs in question - by Led Zeppelin - I ended up buying (again, as I'd already bought them once or twice on CD and cassette tape) when they became available on iTunes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So, 99.999% of the music I've listened to in the past year was happily bought through legitimate means. .001% was not. At least, not originally. Am I a thief? I suppose so. But not by any devious plan. I imagine that I'm not alone in how I consume music.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But maybe as a 30-something geezer, I'm atypical. Maybe everyone does want to steal music, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets 2024 as the music industry seems to believe. If this is the case, , charging more per song does not sound like a winning resolution to the problem:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Clearly, the so-called &quot;[https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market]&quot; remains far and away the world's leading provider of online media content, drowning legit download services in a flood of &quot;free.&quot; This data also should give the major labels pause in their ongoing attempts to convince Apple that $0.99 per song is way too cheap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The music industry . It resisted the digital urge for so long that it helped to push people to steal rather than purchase music. I think it's in an intermediate quandary, but one that will fade as more and more people get used to the idea for buying digital music, whether through iTunes (or other online markets), ringtones, or other means.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The music industry can take solace in the discovery that certain demographics are more likely to buy music than others: , for [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets 2024] one, but also older users. , but once they graduate...more disposable income and more propensity to pay for value.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In sum, the music industry can use Simon and Garfunkel to subsidize Britney Spears. Take heart: thieves eventually grow up to become corporate drones with cash to burn and the inclination to do so in legitimate ways.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Australian_Man_Accused_Of_Running_World_apos;s_Biggest_apos;dark_Web_apos;_Market&diff=76 2024-01-07T06:10:24Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;An Australian man is accused of running a $220million illegal darkweb marketplace which has been called the biggest in the world and &#039; for criminals&#039;. &lt;br&gt;A joint investigation by Australian Federal Police, Scotland Yard, the , Europol, and German authorities, among others, led to the arrest of the man, 34, as he tried to cross the Danish border into this week. &lt;br&gt;The man, known only as Julian K, is the alleged operator of DarkMarket and has been detained by German...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>An Australian man is accused of running a $220million illegal darkweb marketplace which has been called the biggest in the world and ' for criminals'. &lt;br&gt;A joint investigation by Australian Federal Police, Scotland Yard, the , Europol, and German authorities, among others, led to the arrest of the man, 34, as he tried to cross the Danish border into this week. &lt;br&gt;The man, known only as Julian K, is the alleged operator of DarkMarket and has been detained by German investigators.&lt;br&gt; A screenshot of the illegal website allegedly run by the Australian man which displays drugs for sale (pictured) &lt;br&gt;DarkMarket was shut down on Monday and its servers, located in Ukraine and tor drug [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] Moldova, were taken off the internet, prosecutors in the city of Koblenz said.&lt;br&gt;'Until its closure, DarkMarket was probably the largest marketplace worldwide on the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market], with almost 500,000 users and more than 2400 sellers,' prosecutors said. &lt;br&gt;More than 320,000 transactions were conducted via the website including the sale of drugs, counterfeit money, stolen or falsified credit cards, anonymous SIM cards and malware.&lt;br&gt; RELATED ARTICLES &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Share this article&lt;br&gt;Share&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The transactions were reportedly worth a total of 4,650 bitcoin and 12,800 monero - two cryptocurrencies - for [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] an equivalent sum of more than $221million. &lt;br&gt;The servers will be forensically examined by authorities to uncover information about the website's operations and criminal network. &lt;br&gt;The accused man has already fronted a German court and been denied bail - to be transferred to a German prison in the next few days. &lt;br&gt;He has reportedly refused to speak to investigators or [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet marketplace] court officials. &lt;br&gt; The man was arrested at the Danish and German border after a joint international investigation (stock image) &lt;br&gt;German prosecutors said the man was trying to flee Denmark into Germany when arrested and was travelling through Europe either on holiday or conducting business for the illegal website. &lt;br&gt;They said the investigation around DarkMarket originated after the discovery of a data processing centre run by organised criminals in a 5,000sqm former NATO bunker in south-west Germany. &lt;br&gt;The data facility hosted illegal [https://mydarkmarket.com dark websites], which included DarkMarket temporarily, and was shut down in 2019. &lt;br&gt;The darkweb was originally developed for the United States military but has been overrun by criminals because they can conceal their identity on the platform. &lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=MDMA_Use_Drops_Due_To_COVID_Lockdowns_Other_Drugs_Rise_-EU_Report&diff=75 2024-01-07T06:09:43Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;LISBON, March 17 (Reuters) - The closure of nightclubs and bars during COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe is likely behind a significant drop in the use of party drug MDMA last year but consumption of other substances such as cocaine and cannabis kept rising, an EU study said on Thursday.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Conducted by the Lisbon-based European Union drugs agency (EMCDDA), dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] a study of wastewater from nearly 45 million people in 75 European cities revealed that the use of most drugs, except MDMA, increased last year.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Around half of the cities where the study was conducted, ranging from Barcelona to Oslo, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet magazine] recorded increases in detected residues of cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis and dark web sites methamphetamine in wastewater.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;The results show both a rise and spread for most of the substances studied, reflecting a drugs problem that is both pervasive and complex,&quot; EMCDDA director Alexis Goosdeel said in a statement.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;A 2021 report by the United Nations showed a big increase in drug users worldwide due to the pandemic.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It said many turned to drugs due to poverty, unemployment and inequality.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;MDMA was the only drug where residues declined in the majority of the cities studied, [https://mydarkmarket.com darkmarket list] possibly due to pandemic-driven closures of nightlife venues where this drug is often consumed, EMCDDA said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The study also showed drugs were now reported more evenly across European cities compared to previous years when more diverse geographical patterns were observed.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Cocaine, for instance, remains most prominent in western and southern European cities but is increasingly found in eastern Europe.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Methamphetamine, historically concentrated in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, is now found in cities across the continent.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The study said the use of cannabis appeared to have been less affected by COVID-19 lockdowns than other drugs. In a report last year, EMCDDA said cannabis users were stocking up via the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] to avoid shortages during lockdowns.&lt;br&gt;(Reporting by Catarina Demony Editing by Mark Heinrich)&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Darknet_Crypto_Kingpin_JokerStash_Retires_After_Illicit_1_Billion...&diff=74 2024-01-07T06:09:02Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;By Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The kingpin or kingpins of the world's biggest illicit credit card marketplace have retired after making an estimated fortune of over $1 billion in cryptocurrency, according to research by blockchain analysis firm Elliptic shared with Reuters.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The &quot;Joker's Stash&quot; marketplace, where stolen credit cards and identity data traded hands for bitcoin and other digital coins, ceased operations this month, Elliptic said on Friday, in what it called a rare example of such a site bowing out on its own terms.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Criminal use of cryptocurrencies has long worried regulators, with U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde calling last month for tighter oversight.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;While terrorist financing and money laundering are top of law-enforcement concerns, narcotics, fraud, scams and ransomware are among the chief areas of illegal use of digital currencies, according to Elliptic co-founder Tom Robinson.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Joker's Stash was launched in 2014, with its anonymous founder &quot;JokerStash&quot; - which could be one or more people - posting messages in both Russian and English, darknet markets 2024 Elliptic said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was available on the regular web and via the darknet, which hosts marketplaces selling contraband.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market], or darkweb, is a part of the internet that isn't visible to regular search engines, and requires a form of browser that hides a user's identity to access.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Elliptic, whose clients include law-enforcement agencies and financial firms, estimates that JokerStash raked in more than $1 billion in profits in cryptocurrencies over the years, at current prices.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bitcoin has soared from just over $300 in 2014 to hit a record $49,000 on Friday, pulling up other coins in its wake.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The blockchain firm reached the over $1 billion figure by analysing the marketplace's revenue and the fees it charged, and said it was at the lower end of its estimates.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;In December, Interpol and the FBI seized the domain names used by the site, but it continued operating via the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market], Elliptic said [https://mydarkmarket.com onion dark website] Cyber-security firm Digital Shadows also said in December that the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] site remained live after the seizure.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Interpol did not respond to a request for comment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The FBI could not be reached outside regular business hours.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Trading illegal credit cards is &quot;a billion-dollar business,&quot; said Robinson. &quot;It's also providing a means of cashing out other types of cyber-criminality.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;On Jan. 15. Joker's Stash posted a message announcing it would close permanently on Feb.&lt;br&gt;15. In fact it went offline on Feb. 3, Elliptic said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Joker goes on a well-deserved retirement,&quot; said the message, which Reuters saw a screenshot of. &quot;It's time for us to leave forever.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Accompanying it was a picture of the 1862 painting &quot;Sta´nczyk&quot; by Polish artist Jan Matejko, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] list which depicts a court jester sitting forlornly in a bedroom as a party goes on in the background.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;(Reporting by Tom Wilson; Editing by Pravin Char)&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Germany_Busts_International_Child_Porn_Site_Used_By_400_000&diff=73 2024-01-07T06:08:24Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;BERLIN (AP) - German prosecutors announced Monday they have busted one of the world's biggest international [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] platforms for child pornography, used by more than 400,000 registered members.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement together with the Federal Criminal Police Office that in mid-April three German suspects, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets 2024 said to be the administrators of the &quot;Boystown&quot; platform, were arrested along with a German user.&lt;br&gt;One of the three main suspects was arrested in Paraguay.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;They also searched seven buildings in connection with the porn ring in mid-April in Germany.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The authorities said the platform was &quot;one of the world's biggest child pornography [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] platforms&quot; and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market links] had been active at least since 2019.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Pedophiles used it to exchange and watch pornography of children and toddlers, most of them boys, from all over the world.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Prosecutors wrote that they found &quot;images of most severe sexual abuse of toddlers&quot; among the photos and video material.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;The platform had several forums and chats - the illegal pictures and videos were kept in the forums; in the chats, the members could communicate,&quot; prosecutor dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] url Julia Bussweiler said.&lt;br&gt;&quot;There were several language channels to facilitate the communication.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;A German police task force investigated the platform, its administrators and users for months in cooperation with Europol and law enforcement authorities from the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, the United States and Canada, the statement said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The three main suspects were a 40-year-old man from Paderborn, a 49-year-old man from Munich and [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web sites] a 58-year-old man from northern Germany who had been living in Paraguay for many years, the prosecutors' statement said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They worked as administrators of the site and gave advice to members on how to evade law enforcement when using the platform for illegal child pornography.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;A fourth suspect, a 64-year-old man from Hamburg, is accused of being one of the most active users of the platform having allegedly uploaded more than 3,500 posts.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Germany has requested the extradition of the suspect who was arrested in Paraguay.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;No names were given in line with Germany privacy regulations.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;After the raids in mid-April, the online platform was shut down.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Germany's top security official thanked the authorities for their success.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;This investigative success has a clear message: Those who assault the weakest aren't safe anywhere,&quot; German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;That's what investigators work for day and night, online and offline, globally.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;We'll do everything within our power to protect the kids from these disgusting crimes,&quot; he added.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;___&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Christoph Noelting in Frankfurt, Germany, contributed to this story.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=US_Sanctions_Crypto_Exchange_Over_Ransomware_Ties&diff=67 2024-01-07T05:24:20Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;Washington has announced sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange it says has worked with ransomware attackers&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The United States imposed sanctions Tuesday on cryptocurrency exchange SUEX for its ties to ransomware extortionists, as Washington seeks to crack down on a sharp rise in digital crime attacks.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The move marks the first US sanctions against a virtual currency exchange and they come as President Joe Biden&#039;s administration has been under pressur...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>Washington has announced sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange it says has worked with ransomware attackers&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The United States imposed sanctions Tuesday on cryptocurrency exchange SUEX for its ties to ransomware extortionists, as Washington seeks to crack down on a sharp rise in digital crime attacks.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The move marks the first US sanctions against a virtual currency exchange and they come as President Joe Biden's administration has been under pressure to act after high-profile hacks and darkmarket link data breaches.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The attacks on a major [https://mydarkmarket.com dark websites] US oil pipeline, a meatpacking company and Microsoft Exchange email system caused real-world problems and drew attention to the vulnerability to US infrastructure to digital pirates.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The US Treasury Department, which announced the sanctions, did not say if SUEX was implicated in any of those incidents, but noted that 40 percent of the exchange's known transaction history was linked to &quot;illicit actors.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Some virtual currency exchanges are exploited by malicious actors, but others, as is the case with SUEX, facilitate illicit activities for their own illicit gains,&quot; a Treasury statement said, adding they are the first sanctions against a crypto exchange.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;As a result of the sanctions, any assets of the platform under US jurisdiction are now blocked and [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web market links] websites Americans are barred from using SUEX.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;- $10 million reward -&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Crypto experts from Chainalysis noted large sums had moved through the platform, much of it from suspect sources.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;In Bitcoin alone, SUEX's deposit addresses hosted at large exchanges have received over $160 million from ransomware actors, scammers and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] operators,&quot; said a report from Chainalysis, which provides data on cryptocurrency.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;SUEX is registered in the Czech Republic, and has branches in Russia and the Middle East.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Chainalysis said the US designation is important because it &quot;represents significant action&quot; by Washington to combat the money laundering that is key to digital crime.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The United States also issued a fresh warning against companies and individuals paying ransoms to unlock their files seized by ransomware hackers.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;It noted that Americans could face penalties themselves if they are involved in making ransom payments as the United States already has a blacklist of people and countries, some of which are linked to ransomware attacks.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Tuesday's announcement comes after Washington in July offered $10 million rewards for information on online extortionists abroad as it stepped up efforts to halt a sharp rise in ransomware attacks.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;This year has seen a slew of prominent ransomware attacks which have disrupted a US pipeline, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web market list] a meat processor and the software firm Kaseya -- affecting 1,500 businesses, many of them far from the limelight.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Some $350 million was paid to malicious cyber actors last year, [https://mydarkmarket.com darkmarket link] a spike of 300 percent from 2019, according to the Department of Homeland Security.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;US officials say many of the attacks originate in Russia although they have debated to what extent there is state involvement.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Russia denies responsibility.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=U.S._Arrests_Alleged_apos;Bitcoin_Fog_apos;_Money_Launderer&diff=66 2024-01-07T05:23:24Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;By Lawrence Delevingne&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;BOSTON, April 28 (Reuters) - U.S.&lt;br&gt;officials on Tuesday arrested Roman Sterlingov, the alleged principal operator of cryptocurrency money laundering website Bitcoin Fog, according to a federal court filing.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Sterlingov, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market list] a citizen of Russia and Sweden, was detained in Los Angeles on money-laundering related charges.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Bitcoin Fog, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web marketplaces] markets launched in 2011, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market 2024] is one of the original Bitcoin &quot;tumbler&quot; or &quot;mixer&quot; services designed to help users anonymize cryptocurrencies payments, especially on so-called [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets onion] online [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets] that trafficked in drugs and other illegal products, according to a legal statement accompanying the criminal complaint by Internal Revenue Service special agent Devon Beckett.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Analysis of bitcoin transactions, financial records, Internet service provider records, email records and additional investigative information, identifies Roman Sterlingov as the principal operator of Bitcoin Fog,&quot; Beckett wrote.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;More than 1.2 million Bitcoin (BTC) -- worth approximately $336 million at the time of the transactions -- were sent through Bitcoin Fog, according to the Beckett statement.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;A spokesperson for the U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, which is handling the case, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] lists did not immediately respond to a request for [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market onion] comment.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Requests sent to email addresses tied to Sterlingov were not immediately returned. (Reporting by Lawrence Delevingne; Editing by Aurora Ellis)&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=More_Than_150_Arrested_In_Global_Crackdown_On_Darknet_Traders:...&diff=63 2024-01-07T04:38:51Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;&lt;br&gt;THE HAGUE, Oct 26 (Reuters) - At least 150 people have been arrested by European and U.S.&lt;br&gt;authorities after a joint crackdown on traders of drugs, weapons and other illicit goods on [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] e-commerce sites, Dutch media reported Tuesday citing police agency Europol.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Cash and cryptocurrency worth 26.7 million euros ($31 million) and 234 kilograms of drugs were also seized, according to Dutch broadcaster KRO-NRCV.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Th...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;THE HAGUE, Oct 26 (Reuters) - At least 150 people have been arrested by European and U.S.&lt;br&gt;authorities after a joint crackdown on traders of drugs, weapons and other illicit goods on [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] e-commerce sites, Dutch media reported Tuesday citing police agency Europol.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Cash and cryptocurrency worth 26.7 million euros ($31 million) and 234 kilograms of drugs were also seized, according to Dutch broadcaster KRO-NRCV.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;This operation proves that we can reach (criminals on the dark web) even if they think they are hiding somewhere, they cannot be sure we won't be there at one moment to knock on their door&quot;, Europol's deputy executive director of operations, Jean-Philippe Lecouffe told the broadcaster.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Europol would not comment on the report, but referred to a press conference set for 10AM local time (1400 GMT) in Washington with the Department of Justice.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;According to the Dutch media 65 U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;nationals were arrested, along with 47 Germans, 24 Brits and dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] list a handful of Dutch, French, Swiss and dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] url Bulgarian nationals.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The operation focused on sellers and buyers on the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] rather than the people running the sites as in earlier crackdowns.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;[https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets are e-commerce sites designed to lie beyond the reach of regular search engines.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They are popular with criminals, as buyers and sellers are largely untraceable.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;In January this year, Europol announced it had taken down an online marketplace called &quot;[https://mydarkmarket.com darkmarket list]&quot; that sold illegal drugs in an operation led by German law enforcement agencies.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;($1 = 0.8593 euros)&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;(Reporting by Stephanie van den Berg, editing by Bart Meijer and Christina Fincher)&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Crypto_Money_Laundering_Rises_30_In_2021_-Chainalysis&diff=55 2024-01-07T03:57:51Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;&lt;br&gt;By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion in cryptocurrencies last year, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets onion up 30% from 2020, according to a report from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis released on Wednesday.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Overall, cybercriminals have laundered more than $33 billion worth of crypto since 2017, Chainalysis estimated, with most of the total over time moving to centralized...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion in cryptocurrencies last year, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets onion up 30% from 2020, according to a report from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis released on Wednesday.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Overall, cybercriminals have laundered more than $33 billion worth of crypto since 2017, Chainalysis estimated, with most of the total over time moving to centralized exchanges.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The firm said the sharp rise in money laundering activity in 2021 was not surprising, given the significant growth of both legitimate and illegal crypto activity last year.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Money laundering refers to that process of disguising the origin of illegally obtained money by transferring it to legitimate businesses.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;About 17% of the $8.6 billion laundered went to decentralized finance applications, Chainalysis said, referring to the sector which facilitates crypto-denominated financial transactions outside of traditional banks.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;That was up from 2% in 2020.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Mining pools, high-risk exchanges, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets onion address and mixers also saw substantial increases in value received from illicit addresses, the report said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mixers typically combine potentially identifiable or tainted cryptocurrency funds with others, so as to conceal the trail to the fund's original source.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Wallet addresses associated with theft sent just under half of their stolen funds, or more than $750 million worth of crypto in total, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web market links] to decentralized finance platforms, according to the Chainalysis report.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Chainalysis also clarified that the $8.6 billion laundered last year represents funds derived from crypto-native crime such as [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market list] [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] sales or ransomware attacks in which profits are in crypto instead of fiat currencies.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;It's more difficult to measure how much fiat currency derived from off-line crime - traditional drug trafficking, for example - is converted into cryptocurrency to be laundered,&quot; Chainalysis said in the report.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;However, we know anecdotally this is happening.&quot; (Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss; Editing by Himani Sarkar)&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=NY_Bitcoin_Money_Laundering_Couple_apos;from_The_Pages_Of_A_Spy_Novel_apos;&diff=52 2024-01-07T03:16:01Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;A New York couple dubbed &#039; Bonnie and Crypto Clyde&#039; arrested on charges of laundering $4.5 billion in stolen Bitcoin led an existence &#039;pulled from the pages of a spy novel,&#039; prosecutors have said.&lt;br&gt;Ilya &#039;&#039; Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife Heather Morgan, 31, are being held in custody following their Tuesday arrest, and will appear before a court in Washington on Monday.&lt;br&gt;Federal law enforcement officials said they have recovered roughly $3.6 billon in cryptocurrency -...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>A New York couple dubbed ' Bonnie and Crypto Clyde' arrested on charges of laundering $4.5 billion in stolen Bitcoin led an existence 'pulled from the pages of a spy novel,' prosecutors have said.&lt;br&gt;Ilya '' Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife Heather Morgan, 31, are being held in custody following their Tuesday arrest, and will appear before a court in Washington on Monday.&lt;br&gt;Federal law enforcement officials said they have recovered roughly $3.6 billon in cryptocurrency - the Justice Department's largest ever financial seizure - linked to the hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange based in , whose systems were breached nearly six years ago.&lt;br&gt;Morgan had a remarkable online presence as an influencer and self-described 'cringe' rapper named Razzlekhan, who makes music 'for [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web market list] the entrepreneurs and hackers, all the misfits and smart slackers'.&lt;br&gt;Prosecutors detailed on Thursday in court documents a remarkable lifestyle, complete with hollowed-out books, fake passports and burner phones.&lt;br&gt;Photos showed the books, and ziplock bags stuffed with cash.&lt;br&gt; Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan were arrested on Tuesday and charged with money laundering &lt;br&gt; Bail for Ilya 'Dutch' Lichtenstein, 34, right, and his wife, Heather Rhiannon Morgan, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets onion address 31, was set at $5million and $3million respectively after their arrest on Tuesday but they have not been released&lt;br&gt; A bag labeled 'burner phones' is shown in court documents. Prosecutors allege the couple had dozens of devices&lt;br&gt; Some of the phones found at Morgan and Lichenstein's Wall Street apartment&lt;br&gt; A lawyer for the self-proclaimed 'Crocodile of Wall Street' rapper, Heather Morgan, 31, and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] site her husband Ilya ' Dutch ' Lichtenstein, 34, right, has urged a judge to allow them to be freed on bail&lt;br&gt; In this courtroom sketch, attorney Sam Enzer, center, sits between Heather Morgan, left, and her husband, Ilya 'Dutch' Lichtenstein, in federal court, on Tuesday&lt;br&gt;As federal investigators raided their Wall Street home last month, Morgan asked to be allowed to retrieve her cat from under the bed.&lt;br&gt;But as she was crouching down and pretending to get the pet, agents saw that she was frantically trying to lock her phone, prompting them to wrestle her to the ground, prosecutors say.&lt;br&gt; RELATED ARTICLES &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Share this article&lt;br&gt;Share&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The January 5 raid saw the officers find $40,000 in cash, dozens of electronic devices, and two hollowed-out [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] vendors selling fake passports.&lt;br&gt;The delivery address was given as the 11 Mirrors Design Hotel in Kiev, which is the same hotel that Morgan posted photos of on her social media platforms, and from where Uber receipts showed she traveled.&lt;br&gt;Another document contained within Lichtenstein's cloud storage account, prosecutors say, includes a Russian-language document that describes 'how to anonymously receive a parcel in Ukraine.'&lt;br&gt;The document provides details of video camera positioning in Ukrainian post offices and how to avoid being seen.&lt;br&gt; Morgan was arrested on Tuesday in Manhattan, together with her husband, on federal charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States&lt;br&gt; Morgan, 31, who calls herself the 'Crocodile of Wall Street' (hence the croc pictured in her hand) also spends time creating low-budget rap videos and posing for quirky photoshoots &lt;br&gt;In court on Friday, the couple's lawyer, Samson Enzer, urged a judge to allow them to be freed on $3 million and $4.5 million bail respectively, saying the fact neither of them fled when given the chance upon first being alerted to the investigation, proves they would not run from the law if now freed on bail.&lt;br&gt;Prosecutors are urging caution: It is believed the couple still have vast sums of money at their disposal which is likely hidden from authorities.&lt;br&gt;Furthermore, Lichtenstein has dual citizenship with Russia giving the couple a possible safe haven from which it would be particularly difficult for U.S. authorities to secure an extradition order should the couple choose to flee. &lt;br&gt;If convicted, they face up to a maximum of 25 years in prison. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;data-track-module=&quot;am-external-links^external-links&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Read more:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;DM.later('bundle', function()&lt;br&gt;DM.has('external-source-links', [https://mydarkmarket.com dark websites] 'externalLinkTracker');&lt;br&gt;);</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=MDMA_Use_Drops_Due_To_COVID_Lockdowns_Other_Drugs_Rise_-EU_Report&diff=45 2024-01-07T02:28:22Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;&lt;br&gt;LISBON, March 17 (Reuters) - The closure of nightclubs and bars during COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe is likely behind a significant drop in the use of party drug MDMA last year but consumption of other substances such as cocaine and cannabis kept rising, an EU study said on Thursday.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Conducted by the Lisbon-based European Union drugs agency (EMCDDA), a study of wastewater from nearly 45 million people in 75 European cities revealed that the use of most drugs,...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;LISBON, March 17 (Reuters) - The closure of nightclubs and bars during COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe is likely behind a significant drop in the use of party drug MDMA last year but consumption of other substances such as cocaine and cannabis kept rising, an EU study said on Thursday.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Conducted by the Lisbon-based European Union drugs agency (EMCDDA), a study of wastewater from nearly 45 million people in 75 European cities revealed that the use of most drugs, except MDMA, increased last year.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Around half of the cities where the study was conducted, ranging from Barcelona to Oslo, recorded increases in detected residues of cocaine, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark markets] amphetamine, cannabis and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] links methamphetamine in wastewater.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;The results show both a rise and spread for most of the substances studied, reflecting a drugs problem that is both pervasive and complex,&quot; EMCDDA director dark web [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] urls Alexis Goosdeel said in a statement.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;A 2021 report by the United Nations showed a big increase in drug users worldwide due to the pandemic.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It said many turned to drugs due to poverty, unemployment and inequality.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;MDMA was the only drug where residues declined in the majority of the cities studied, possibly due to pandemic-driven closures of nightlife venues where this drug is often consumed, EMCDDA said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The study also showed drugs were now reported more evenly across European cities compared to previous years when more diverse geographical patterns were observed.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Cocaine, for instance, remains most prominent in western and southern European cities but is increasingly found in eastern Europe.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Methamphetamine, historically concentrated in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, is now found in cities across the continent.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The study said the use of cannabis appeared to have been less affected by COVID-19 lockdowns than other drugs. In a report last year, EMCDDA said cannabis users were stocking up via the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market list] to avoid shortages during lockdowns.&lt;br&gt;(Reporting by Catarina Demony Editing by Mark Heinrich)&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=German_Police_Take_Down_One_Of_The_World_apos;s_Biggest_Child_Porn_Sites&diff=41 2024-01-07T01:44:24Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;German police have taken down one of the world&#039;s largest child porn sites with over 400,000 members and arrested four people accused of running it.&lt;br&gt;The site, known as BOYSTOWN and accessible only via the so-called Darkweb, darkmarkets had existed since July 2019 and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets onion] was used for the worldwide exchange of child porn.&lt;br&gt;Investigators spent months probing the site and those behind it, before arresting three main suspect...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>German police have taken down one of the world's largest child porn sites with over 400,000 members and arrested four people accused of running it.&lt;br&gt;The site, known as BOYSTOWN and accessible only via the so-called Darkweb, darkmarkets had existed since July 2019 and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets onion] was used for the worldwide exchange of child porn.&lt;br&gt;Investigators spent months probing the site and those behind it, before arresting three main suspects along with a fourth man in raids last month.&lt;br&gt; German police have taken down a child porn site with over 400,00 members and arrested four men in connection with running it (file image)&lt;br&gt;Officers say the main suspects are a 40-year-old from Paderborn, a 49-year-old from Munich and a 58-year-old from northern Germany who had been living in Paraguay for many years - all of whom are accused of operating the site.&lt;br&gt;The fourth man, [https://mydarkmarket.com tor drug market] a 64-year-old from Hamburg, is accused of uploading more than 3,500 images and dark web [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] list videos to the site since becoming a member in 2019 - making him one of the most prolific contributors.&lt;br&gt;Police said the site was designed to allow the international exchange of child abuse material by its members, mainly focusing on the abuse of young boys.&lt;br&gt; RELATED ARTICLES &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Share this article&lt;br&gt;Share&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'Among the images and [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets] video recordings shared were also recordings of the most severe sexual abuse of young children,' prosecutors said. &lt;br&gt;Members were also able to speak with one-another via chat areas of the website and voice channels.&lt;br&gt;Officers say the three main suspects also provided members with instructions on anonymous surfing to minimize the risk of detection. &lt;br&gt;The site was detected by a task for set up in Germany, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web market links] but aided by investigators in the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, the United States and Canada. &lt;br&gt;Following the raids and arrests, the BOYSTOWN platform has been taken down, police added.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=Wife_Freed_While_Husband_Jailed_Pending_Trial_For_Bitcoin_Laundering&diff=37 2024-01-07T01:03:23Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;An alleged fraudster dubbed The Crocodile of Wall Street over claims she laundered $4.5 billion in has been freed on bail  - but her husband [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet site] has been ordered to stay in jail.  &lt;br&gt;Heather Morgan was freed by a judge Monday, pending trial by a federal court.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But her husband Ilya Lichtenstein remains behind bars due to prosecutors&#039; fears that he could seek immunity in , where he is also a citizen.&lt;br&gt;Judge Beryl Howell s...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>An alleged fraudster dubbed The Crocodile of Wall Street over claims she laundered $4.5 billion in has been freed on bail  - but her husband [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet site] has been ordered to stay in jail.  &lt;br&gt;Heather Morgan was freed by a judge Monday, pending trial by a federal court.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But her husband Ilya Lichtenstein remains behind bars due to prosecutors' fears that he could seek immunity in , where he is also a citizen.&lt;br&gt;Judge Beryl Howell said on Monday that 31-year-old Morgan, referred as 'Razzlekahn' due to her rapping background, was no longer held in custody after the government deemed that she wasn't as involved in the planning of the alleged crimes as her 34-year-ld husband, Ilya Lichtenstein, who was largely in control of the funds. &lt;br&gt;The judge also considered Morgan's health issues as a factor, after she had recently had surgery to remove a lump in her breast.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;With follow-up appointments expected, dark markets she will be closely monitored with an ankle bracelet GPS monitor while she is under house arrest. &lt;br&gt;Morgan has also been given restrictions on computer use, and a ban on carrying out cryptocurrency transactions. &lt;br&gt;The defense told the court that both defendants would guarantee to appear for all remaining court dates, and pointed out that both of their families, [https://mydarkmarket.com darkmarkets] who were in court, were willing to bet their homes on it.&lt;br&gt;However, Howell finally ruled that there would be a significant 'flight risk' for Lichtenstein and agreed with federal prosecutors who insisted that just a portion of the millions in cryptocurrency that the couple stole could buy a new house or 'buy each of their parents a private island.' &lt;br&gt;The judge also shared her concerns that Lichtenstein, who is a dual citizen of the United States and Russia, could seek refuge in a eastern European country, where he could possibly be granted immunity.&lt;br&gt; In this courtroom sketch, attorney Sam Enzer, center, sits between Heather Morgan, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] marketplace left, and her husband, Ilya 'Dutch' Lichtenstein, in federal court on February 8, 2022, in New York.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The couple are accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange&lt;br&gt; This illustration photo shows Heather Morgan, also known as 'Razzlekhan,' on a phone in front of the Bitcoin logo displayed on a screen. Along with Lichtenstein, Morgan has been arrested for the couple's Bitcoin laundering scheme but has been freed after paying bail&lt;br&gt; Federal prosecutors also revealed that Lichtenstein had a file on his computer titled 'passport ideas,' which included several [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] vendors that sell passports, bank cards and other forms of identification. &lt;br&gt;The New York couple was arrested earlier in February after they conspired to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange platform, and currently estimated at $4.5 billion. &lt;br&gt; RELATED ARTICLES &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Share this article&lt;br&gt;Share&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Both are accused of using several techniques to launder Bitcoin, including using fake identifies to create accounts; coding computer programs to execute fast, automated transactions; depositing stolen funds in several accounts across one crypto exchange to cover their previous transactions; converting Bitcoin to other forms of cryptocurrency; and creating U.S.-based business accounts to wire their funds and make them seem legitimate. &lt;br&gt;Over five years, a hacker allegedly laundered 119,754 bitcoin through 2,000 transactions on Bitfinex's website before transferring the crypto funds into Lichtenstein's digital wallet. &lt;br&gt;The couple could face up to 25 years years behind bars if found guilty. &lt;br&gt; Lichtenstein (back) has not been granted bail after prosecutors alerted the judge of his Russian citizenship, where he could seek immunity, if he were no longer held into custody&lt;br&gt; Morgan has been labelled as an 'integral player' in the cryptocurrency laundering scheme but prosecutors identified Lichtenstein as the 'brain' behind the scheme's operations&lt;br&gt;Bitfinex is a cryptocurrency exchange registered in the British Virgin Islands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In August 2016, hackers were able to breach its security firewall before stealing about 120,000 bitcoin from its customers.&lt;br&gt;The amount that was stolen was worth roughly $70 million at the time, when the price of bitcoin was around $600.&lt;br&gt;At the time, Bitfinex announced to its customers that they would lose 36 percent of their funds to compensate for the losses from the incident.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It also created special digital tokens that were able to keep track of customers' losses. &lt;br&gt;Some of the tokens could exchanged for shares of iFinex, the company that operates Bitfinex, while other tokens could be redeemed if the stolen bitcoins were recovered in the future.&lt;br&gt;The US Department of Justice announced that it would create a special judicial process for victims of the hack to reclaim their losses.&lt;br&gt;The hackers have never been identified. &lt;br&gt;Morgan and Lichtenstein were arrested by federal prosecutors of laundering the bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex, but they are not being accused for actually stealing the bitcoin in the hack.&lt;br&gt;Authorities were able to recover $3.6B after seizing couple's private keys to digital wallets after their arrest earlier this month. &lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=German_Investigators_Shut_Down_Big_Darknet_Marketplace&diff=34 2024-01-07T00:22:21Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;&lt;br&gt;BERLIN (AP) - German prosecutors said Tuesday that they have taken down what they believe was the biggest illegal marketplace on the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] and arrested its suspected operator.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The site, known as [https://mydarkmarket.com DarkMarket], was shut down on Monday, prosecutors in the southwestern city of Koblenz said.&lt;br&gt;All sorts of drugs, dark web [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] links forged money, stolen or forged cr...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;BERLIN (AP) - German prosecutors said Tuesday that they have taken down what they believe was the biggest illegal marketplace on the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] and arrested its suspected operator.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The site, known as [https://mydarkmarket.com DarkMarket], was shut down on Monday, prosecutors in the southwestern city of Koblenz said.&lt;br&gt;All sorts of drugs, dark web [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] links forged money, stolen or forged credit cards, anonymous mobile phone SIM cards and malware were among the things offered for [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets onion address sale there, they added.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;German investigators were assisted in their months-long probe by U.S. authorities and by Australian, British, Danish, Swiss, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet marketplace] Ukrainian and Moldovan police.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The marketplace had nearly 500,000 users and more than 2,400 vendors, prosecutors said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They added that it processed more than 320,000 transactions, and Bitcoin and Monero cryptocurrency to the value of more than 140 million euros ($170 million) were exchanged.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] is a part of the web accessible only with specialized identity-cloaking tools.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The suspected operator, a 34-year-old Australian man, was arrested near the German-Danish border.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Prosecutors said a judge has ordered him held in custody pending possible formal charges, and he hasn't given any information to investigators.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;More than 20 servers in Moldova and Ukraine were seized, German prosecutors said. They hope to find information on those servers about other participants in the marketplace.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Prosecutors said the move against DarkMarket originated in an investigation of a data processing center installed in a former NATO bunker in southwestern Germany that hosted sites dealing in drugs and other illegal activities.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was shut down in 2019.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;That center hosted DarkMarket at one point.&lt;br&gt;</div>

ArcherSaranealis https://socialdesigners.eu/index.php?title=U.S._Arrests_Alleged_apos;Bitcoin_Fog_apos;_Money_Launderer&diff=30 2024-01-06T23:41:26Z

<p>ArcherSaranealis: Created page with &quot;&lt;br&gt;By Lawrence Delevingne&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;BOSTON, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web market links] April 28 (Reuters) - U.S.&lt;br&gt;officials on Tuesday arrested Roman Sterlingov, the alleged principal operator of cryptocurrency money laundering website Bitcoin Fog, tor [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet websites] drug [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] according to a federal court filing.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Sterlingov, a citizen of Russia an...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;By Lawrence Delevingne&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;BOSTON, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web market links] April 28 (Reuters) - U.S.&lt;br&gt;officials on Tuesday arrested Roman Sterlingov, the alleged principal operator of cryptocurrency money laundering website Bitcoin Fog, tor [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet websites] drug [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] according to a federal court filing.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Sterlingov, a citizen of Russia and Sweden, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market 2024] was detained in Los Angeles on money-laundering related charges.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Bitcoin Fog, launched in 2011, is one of the original Bitcoin &quot;tumbler&quot; or &quot;mixer&quot; services designed to help users anonymize cryptocurrencies payments, especially on so-called [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] online markets that trafficked in drugs and other illegal products, according to a legal statement accompanying the criminal complaint by Internal Revenue Service special agent Devon Beckett.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Analysis of bitcoin transactions, financial records, Internet service provider records, email records and additional investigative information, identifies Roman Sterlingov as the principal operator of Bitcoin Fog,&quot; Beckett wrote.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;More than 1.2 million Bitcoin (BTC) -- worth approximately $336 million at the time of the transactions -- were sent through Bitcoin Fog, according to the Beckett statement.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;A spokesperson for the U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Attorney's Office for [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market url] the District of Columbia, which is handling the case, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Requests sent to email addresses tied to Sterlingov were not immediately returned. (Reporting by Lawrence Delevingne; Editing by Aurora Ellis)&lt;br&gt;</div>

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