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• Darknet Site Publishes Leaked Emails & Messages from Russian Officials

  A trove of hundreds of thousands of hacked emails, messages and other documents from Russian officials has been leaked on a new darknet site. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Tor Browser 8.0.5 Released

  The Tor Project, the organization behind the Tor Browser, announced a new updated release for the software last week. Tor Browser 8.0.5 was officially introduce... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Russian Darknet Forum Selling Access to U.S. News Sites

  Sixgill, an Israeli threat intelligence company, recently revealed that a Russian-language darknet forum has been selling access to the content management... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Chainalysis Report Claims Bitcoin Thriving on the Dark Web

  Cryptocurrency markets are often associated with crime due to their ability to aide in anonymity. Despite recent plummets in value and attempts by regulators... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• California Man Intended to Murder His Wife with Poison from the Dark Web

  An man in Oakland, California who plotted to poison his wife with a chemical mixture available for purchase on the dark web remains behind bars. Sandford Bemi... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Weekly Crypto Round Up: Latest News on Cryptocurrencies & the Dark Web | Week...

  Over the week, after dropping to a new year low of nearly $110 billion on January 29, the total market cap has been steadily climbing the price ladder. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Darknet Vendor Is Selling Stolen Data from Major Crypto Exchanges

  

  A vendor from the darknet site Dread recently confirmed he is selling KYC (know-your-customer) user data from largest cryptocurrency exchanges directly on the... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• U.S. & European Authorities Bring Down xDedic Marketplace

  The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, working alongside law enforcement organizations from several countries in Europe, announced this week that... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Top Legal and Illegal Uses of Crypto

  Cryptocurrency market capitalization skyrocketed in 2017 and early 2018 before its major plunge. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were largely being used by... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Russian Darknet Hacker Extradited to US from Bulgaria

  One of the eight hackers accused of false advertising schemes on the dark web in November 2018 has now been extradited to the United States. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Silk Road Founder Transferred Again to Another Maximum Security Prison

  Ross Ulbricht, the man behind the infamous darknet market Silk Road, has been transferred to a new prison facility. Leaving his previous detention facility,... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• 773M Email Addresses and 21M Passwords Exposed in Data Dump

  A data breach containing more than 773 million emails and 21 million passwords was discovered online by Troy Hunt, a security developer and regional director fo... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Seattle Man Receives 4-Year Sentence for Darknet Drug Distribution

  Travis Phillips, a 31-year-old man from the Seattle area, was sentenced on Jan. 15 to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for distributin... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Analysis: Is Building a Wall a Solution to the US Drug Crisis?

  In a nationally televised program on Jan. 8, U.S. President Donald Trump stated his reasoning on why he believes the Mexican border is necessary, using his... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• UK Men Jailed for Selling Fentanyl & Carfentanyl Internationally Via the Dark Web

  Read the latest updates on this story here. Three men in Leeds, England were recently sentenced to over 10 years in jail for their role in running a massive dru... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Weekly Crypto Round Up: Latest News on Cryptocurrencies & the Dark Web | Week...

  Not much has changed in the cryptocurrency market over the course of this week. The market underwent a fluctuation in value after reaching a promising $125... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Dark Overload Sought to Recruit Members Before Leaking 9/11 Documents

  While it might sound counterintuitive, it appears as though the hacker group The Dark Overlord was actively seeking attention before its recent data dump relate... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Vegan & Ethically Sourced Drugs Available on the Dark Web

  Dark web drug dealers selling to U.K. clients are now offering “ethically friendly” and vegan products for eco-conscious buyers. The discovery, which was made b... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Malicious Torrent File Malware Capable of Altering Crypto Addresses

  A malicious file capable of stealing cryptocurrencies was recently caught infiltrated as a movie torrent on The Pirate Bay torrent tracker. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Analysis: Why Is It Hard to Police the Dark Web?

  When people describe the dark web as “the dark web,” there are obvious connotations of crime. It might be easy to envision an underground criminal marketplace,... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2019 DEBATE, SOCIETY