Neowin News Feed for: Darknet

Major dark web drug suppliers voluntarily ban sales of deadly drug

Paul Hill — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 23:46:01 +0000

The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency has said that several online drug markets located on the dark web have taken down fentanyl product listings given the danger it poses to human life. Read more...

Dark Web marketplace AlphaBay taken down by law enforcement action across three countries

Stergios Georgopoulos — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:20:01 +0000

AlphaBay, a Dark Web marketplace for illegal goods, was shut down by authorities working across three countries. One of the site's main operators was arrested and later found hanged in his cell. Read more...

AlphaBay Market is down, leaving some to speculate that millions have been stolen from users

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 01:40:01 +0000

AlphaBay Market has been down since Tuesday and while site maintenance is not uncommon, silence from its admins and a sizeable $3.8 million withdrawal from the site's accounts have drawn suspicion. Read more...

Study claims that most 'dark net' traffic is to child abuse sites

Daniel Moxon — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:26:01 +0000

Research, conducted at the University of Portsmouth, reveals that more than 80% of "dark net" internet traffic is generated by visits to websites offering child-abuse material. Read more...