Phil Muncaster The US authorities are claiming victory after a nationwide dark web clampdown which led to multiple arrests and seizure of illegal goods. The year-long operation involved the Department…
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Hansa down, this is cool: How Dutch cops snatched the wheel of dark web charabanc
Presumably while singing ‘takedowns from Amsterdam’ By Iain Thomson The takedown of the Hansa dark web marketplace, done live on national TV by Dutch police, was possible because officers had…
AlphaBay and Hansa dark web markets shut down
By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter Two of the largest dark web marketplaces have been shut down following a “landmark” international law enforcement investigation. The AlphaBay and Hansa sites had been…
Silk Road 2.0 staff member jailed for eight years
An American who helped run a successor to the Silk Road drug marketplace has been sentenced to eight years in jail. Brian Farrell admitted conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine and…