More than 340 darknet ads offering COVID-19 vaccines for Bitcoin found

Fake listings for the sale of COVID-19 vaccines are circulating on the dark web, with payments requested in bitcoins. CNBC citing Check Point.

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Experts found more than 340 such listings across 34 sites. Check Point estimates that as recently as December there were eight such pages.

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The average price per dose has risen from $250 to $500 and even $1,000, researchers say. They attempted to purchase a vaccine by contacting one of the sellers on Telegram.

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They were offered a Chinese-made vaccine for $750 in bitcoins. After the researchers paid, the seller’s account was deleted, and the order was never delivered.

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Earlier in December, the cryptocurrency revenue of darknet markets exceeded $1.5 billion.

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