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ForkLog 16 10.02.2022

Russian police shut down four dark-web sites with $263 million in revenue

Specialists from the K Department of the Russian Interior Ministry blocked the operation of four leading darknet sites: the Sky-Fraud forum, Trump’s Dumps, UAS Store and Ferum Shop.

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ForkLog 5 09.02.2022

Those linked to Bitfinex-stolen assets traced after AlphaBay closure

The 2017 closure of the dark web AlphaBay allowed authorities to access records of transfers of Bitfinex-stolen assets to accounts on other services, enabling links to the arrests of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan.

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ForkLog 12 10.01.2022

US drops charges of laundering $1 million through the darknet against Russian DJ Denis Kaznacheev, aka Guttersnipe and Cast

US authorities dropped the extradition request and charges of laundering $1 million against Russian DJ Denis Kaznacheev, who performs under the stage names Guttersnipe and Cast.

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ForkLog 8 11.11.2021

Robinhood client data put up for sale on the dark web

A respected user of a dark-web forum announced the sale of Robinhood customers’ personal data.

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ForkLog 15 03.11.2021

UK court orders confiscation of more than £490,000 in Bitcoin from former Silk Road administrator

A court in the United Kingdom ordered the confiscation from the former administrator of the darknet marketplace Silk Road of £493,550 (about $673,000 at the time of writing) in Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 11 01.11.2021

Experts uncover dark web sale of European-style COVID certificates for cryptocurrency

Experts at Kaspersky Lab have discovered on the dark web advertisements for the sale of European-style COVID vaccination certificates.

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ForkLog 8 27.10.2021

Police seize millions of euros in cryptocurrency in operation against darknet traders.

In a joint operation by law enforcement agencies from several countries, 150 suspects were arrested in illegal darknet trading. Europol said.

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ForkLog 6 18.10.2021

REvil’s onion-domain hack knocks its sites offline again

REvil’s darknet sites went offline after unknown actors took control of their payment portal and a data-leaks blog on October 17.

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ForkLog 10 18.10.2021

Australian police arrest alleged organisers of $62 million cryptocurrency money-laundering scheme

Victoria Police uncovered one of the country’s largest criminal syndicates, suspected of moving tens of millions of dollars offshore.

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ForkLog 9 15.10.2021

Vatican criticised the role of cryptocurrencies in illegal migration

Cryptocurrencies play a dangerous role in human trafficking and contribute to rising crimes related to money laundering. This was stated by Vatican spokesman Janusz Urbanczyk.

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ForkLog 28 21.09.2021

US sanctions Bitcoin exchange Suex with offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg

The U.S. Treasury placed Suex, a cryptocurrency exchange with offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, on the sanctions list, along with 25 addresses on the Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether networks.

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ForkLog 16 18.09.2021

Binance hires former Europol darknet expert

Former Europol darknet specialist Nils Andersen-Röed (Nils Andersen-Röed) has joined Binance's security team.

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