50 Dark Net sites fall in U.S. and E.U. police sting
The operation has challenged confidence in Tor, the anonymizing network meant to hide its users from all surveillance.
On Nov 7, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Meet OpenBazaar, the black market that’s part Silk Road and part eBay
There are no home servers to shut down, no leaders to arrest, no big websites for the FBI to triumphantly declare seized.
Who is Blake Benthall, alleged Silk Road 2.0 kingpin?
He was a musician. He was politically active. He loved Breaking Bad.
On Nov 6, 2014 by Rob Price
Silk Road 2.0 seized by FBI, alleged founder Blake Benthall arrested
It’s like 2013 all over again.
On Nov 6, 2014 by Kevin Collier
New Silk Road’s biggest dealer doesn’t even sell drugs
It turns out cheap porn, television, and music are always in high demand.
On Oct 22, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Ross Ulbricht’s Silk Road trial moved to January 2015
There’s good reason for the delay.
On Oct 15, 2014 by Joseph Cox
How an alleged Dark Net drug dealer got a ‘second chance’ from a judge
“I wouldn’t be sitting here today if someone hadn’t given me a second chance,” the judge said.
On Oct 8, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
The real chink in Tor’s armor
The police have hundreds of Tor users in the past eight years. Is there a flaw in the system?
On Oct 2, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Darknet just might sell you on virtual reality gaming
We took a dive into cyberspace at PAX Prime.
On Sep 4, 2014 by Dennis Scimeca
Grams is the Google of Deep Web drug marketplaces
Think of it like Kayak.com, except for getting you high metaphorically rather than literally
On Apr 17, 2014 by Aaron Sankin
The post–Silk Road Bitcoin crash is over
As quickly as the crash came, it’s now gone.
On Oct 12, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Cops may have just busted a major illegal gun dealer from the Deep Web
Adam Bunger is accused of selling guns illegally abroad, but cops may be missing the real story.
On Sep 18, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
U.S. requests extradition for man charged as world’s biggest child porn enabler
Eric Eoin Marques, accused of running Dark Web hosting service Freedom Hosting, has a bail hearing scheduled for Sept. 11.
On Aug 15, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Hacktivists want to free the ‘net by building a new one
A growing number of developers are working on a decentralized network that would connect computers directly to each other instead of ISPs.
On Aug 13, 2013 by [email protected]
A tourist’s guide to Tor, the gateway to the Dark Web
In light of the Freedom Hosting bust, it’s time to survey the landscape of the Dark Web and see what still exists.
On Aug 12, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
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