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ForkLog 59 31.10.2023

Report: Russians buy Wirex accounts on the dark web for crypto operations in the EU

Advertising targeted at Russian-speaking users for the sale of verified Wirex accounts has appeared in the darknet.

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ForkLog 36 23.10.2023

Expert spots movement of ~4800 BTC from the closed Abraxas darknet market

Unknown actors moved ~4800 BTC ($144 million) from the Abraxas darknet marketplace, whose team carried out an exit scam in November 2015. On-chain sleuth ZachXBT drew attention to it.

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ForkLog 21 21.07.2023

Elliptic outlines fentanyl supply scheme paid in cryptocurrency

Chinese suppliers of the synthetic opioid fentanyl hold more than $32 million in crypto wallets, largely sourced from centralized exchanges.

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ForkLog 20 22.06.2023

Experts report cybercriminals shifting from the dark web to Telegram.

Ransomware operators, malware developers and other criminals are shifting their activity from the dark web to Telegram channels.

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ForkLog 13 02.05.2023

Europol shuts down darknet marketplace Monopoly Market and seizes cryptocurrency

Europol, the European Union police service, carried out an operation to neutralise the international darknet marketplace Monopoly Market, arresting 288 suspects and seizing €50.8 million ($53.4 million) in cryptocurrency and cash.

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ForkLog 15 29.03.2023

Tetchange exchange client database put up for sale for $1,000 (updated)

A darknet-forum user has put up for sale the data of the cryptocurrency exchange Tetchange.

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ForkLog 16 27.01.2023

Russians Start Buying Data to Bypass Blocks on Bitcoin Exchanges

The dark web has seen a rise in listings for nominal accounts to operate on crypto exchanges. The service is actively used by Russians.

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ForkLog 23 12.12.2022

Darknet services to withdraw blocked assets from crypto exchanges emerge

In the darknet, Russians are being offered ways to withdraw assets blocked on cryptocurrency exchanges Binance, Kraken, Huobi, and KuCoin.

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ForkLog 22 31.05.2022

Court orders seizure of the cryptocurrency wallet of the alleged Hydra administrator, but cannot access it

A Moscow court ordered the seizure of Dmitry Pavlov's cryptocurrency wallet, accused of administering the darknet marketplace Hydra.

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ForkLog 27 14.04.2022

Hydra administrator remanded in Russia

On 11 April, the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow arrested Dmitry Pavlov, whom authorities call the administrator of the dark-net marketplace Hydra.

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ForkLog 29 06.04.2022

U.S. charges one Hydra administrator

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California has filed an indictment against one of Hydra's administrators.

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ForkLog 25 05.04.2022

German police confiscated Hydra servers and seized 543 BTC

The German Federal Criminal Police confiscated Hydra's darknet marketplace servers.

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