Chainalysis 2024 Report: Darknet Markets are thriving?
IntroDarknet markets, the hidden online bazaars where illicit goods from drugs to hacking tools are bought and sold, demonstrated surprising staying power in 2023. A new report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis sheds light on how these underground markets rebounded financially last year, even as law enforcement continued efforts to investigate and shut them down.Top […]
The Fall of Kingdom Market
Kingdom Market, a prominent dark web marketplace, was recently taken down in an international law enforcement operation. Spearheaded by Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the internet-crime combating unit of Frankfurt (ZIT), the operation also involved law enforcement agencies from the United States, Switzerland, Moldova, and UkraineLaunched in March 2021, Kingdom Market facilitated the […]
NZ man arrested in darknet operation
According to NZDarknet, Police in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago have caught 12 people involved in selling drugs online through the dark web. They sold drugs like cocaine, LSD, MDMA, cannabis, and fantasy. The drugs were bought on the dark web, brought into New Zealand, and then sold on a special Facebook site that only […]