Dark Web

Markets

The dark web vendors like the ubiquity and anonymity of the top cryptocurrencies, a new report said.

By Sebastian SinclairJul 2, 2021

A SpaceX engineer pleaded guilty to selling fabricated insider trading information on the dark web in exchange for bitcoin. "The Hash" panel analyzes the larger significance of this saga.

Mar 22, 2021

Brave, the privacy-oriented internet browser, has been accidentally leaking users' browsing data due to a bug in its Tor mode code. "The Hash" panel weighs in on what happened and the implications for online privacy and security.

Feb 22, 2021

The criminal behind Joker's Stash, a dark web marketplace for stolen credit card data, has shut down the operation, walking away with over $1B in bitcoin according to blockchain analysis firm Elliptic. CoinDesk managing editor Zack Seward calls it "one of the few instances where a dark web cyber criminal has retired on their own terms." The Hash panel weighs in.

Feb 15, 2021

Policy

The woman allegedly presented a sum of over $5,000 in bitcoin to a dark web admin as proof she could afford the hit.

By Sebastian SinclairFeb 9, 2021

Markets

Darknet marketplaces received $1.7 billion during 2020, Chainalysis says.

By Anna BaydakovaFeb 2, 2021

Policy

FBI lacks a "comprehensive strategy for addressing the cryptocurrency threat in the future," OIG wrote.

By Danny NelsonDec 17, 2020

Markets

The chemicals, though never delivered, would have been potent enough to kill 300 people, prosecutors say.

By Danny NelsonAug 4, 2020

Markets

Joanna De Alba "dispensed heroin and methamphetamine from the shadowy corners of the internet," said U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue.

By William FoxleyJan 3, 2020

Finance

Here’s one token sale that’s almost certainly illegal, and not just under securities laws.

By Anna BaydakovaDec 12, 2019