What Can We Learn From The Bitcoin Address of a Darknet Illicit Market The researcher Caleb (@5auth) recently discovered the bitcoin address that the darknet illicit market (Wall Street) administrators used to manage all the purchases made on their market. … Read More
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How Relevant Are Darknet Illicit Markets?
How Relevant Are Darknet Illicit Markets? The lifespan of most darknet illicit markets is very limited. While some remain active for years, most only stay online for months. With the recent shutdown of Dreammarket and Wall Street, many people are … Read More
Clustering Banks Based on the Offenders Targeting Them
Clustering banks based on the offenders targeting them Banks are all in the business of protecting savings, loans and helping invest. As a result, banks commonly share many practices and tools. In this blog post, we demonstrate how malicious … Read More
Are Online Offenders Quitters?
Are online offenders quitters? In a podcast I was listening to recently, offenders who had just gotten out of jail were discussing how everything in life is so difficult. Some may think that dealing drugs or stealing cars makes for … Read More
Legalizing Cannabis in Canada: An Impact on the Cryptomarket Black Markets?
Legalizing cannabis in Canada: an impact on the cryptomarket black markets? Canada went through a historic transformation on October 17th. On that date, Canada became the first Western industrialized country to legalize recreational cannabis (RC). Given that an estimated 2 … Read More
Why do carders still live with their moms?
Why do carders still live with their moms? What do school teachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? This is just one of the many intriguing questions that Levitt and Dubner ask in the 2005 best-seller Freakonomics. The answer: they … Read More
Online illicit markets
Online illicit markets The darknet provides a relatively anonymous environment in which to buy and sell illicit goods and services. Transactions take place in illicit markets that operate in a similar fashion to eBay and Amazon. The markets invite independent … Read More