black marketplaces

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2019
International Police operation seized DeepDotWeb and arrested its administrators

Police seized the DeepDotWeb website and arrested its operators for their business in facilitating the access to darkweb marketplaces and vendors. DeepDotWeb was a website for facilitating access to dark web sites and marketplaces. The site was seized and the arrests were made as part of an international operation involving the FBI, Europol, and Federal […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2018
US Attorney General set up the Joint Criminal Opioid Darknet Enforcement team to fight online opioid trafficking

The US Attorney General announced the creation of the Joint Criminal Opioid Darknet Enforcement team to fight online opioid trafficking. Tor network is still a privileged ecosystem for cyber criminals and pedos, law enforcement and intelligence agencies worldwide reserve a significative effort in fighting any illegal practice that leverages anonymizing networks. The US Attorney General […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 19, 2016
Boffins analyzed EXIF metadata in photos on principal blackmarkets

Two researchers have analyzed images Exif metadata included in the photos used by crooks to advertise their products on black marketplaces in the dark web. Darknets are a privileged environment for crooks that intend to develop a prolific business protecting their anonymity, anyway, there are several aspects that they need to consider in order to […]