The relaunch of BreachForums - Negative PID

In the years following the decline of large darknet marketplaces, cybercrime did not disappear. It reorganized. Instead of Tor-only drug markets, a new kind of

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How an email address ousted AlphaBay - Negative PID

In July 2017, one of the most ambitious global cyber operations ever executed quietly brought down the largest illegal marketplace on the dark web: AlphaBay.

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The relaunch of BreachForums - Negative PID

In the years following the decline of large darknet marketplaces, cybercrime did not disappear. It reorganized. Instead of Tor-only drug markets, a new kind of

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Rise and fall of the Silk Road - Negative PID

In February 2011, a hidden website appeared on the Tor network with an unusual promise: a global bazaar where anyone could buy and sell illicit goods without

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Monitoring illegal fishing with OSINT - Negative PID

In 2017, Ecuadorian authorities seized a refrigerated cargo vessel in the protected waters of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

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BreachForums used to be the place for stolen data on the dark web. It was so bold it didn't even need the anonymity of the Tor network to operate. It was seized. It's now on Telegram, Discord, and private forums.

#cybercrime #darkMarkets #socialMedia

https://negativepid.blog/the-relaunch-of-breachforums/

The relaunch of BreachForums - Negative PID

In the years following the decline of large darknet marketplaces, cybercrime did not disappear. It reorganized. Instead of Tor-only drug markets, a new kind of

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Hydra was the dark web hub for Russian-based organized crime. Trafficking, fraud, money-laundering, narcotics distribution. Until the German cyber-ops took it down. Here's how they did it.

#hydra #darkMarkets #takedowns

https://negativepid.blog/the-fall-of-hydra/

The fall of Hydra - Negative PID

In April 2022, German authorities announced the takedown of Hydra, the largest and most influential darknet marketplace to have ever operated in the

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DarkMarket was the European take at illegal marketplaces on the dark web. It applied all the lessons learnt from the takedowns of its American counterparts, focusing on invisibility and shared infrastructure. And yet, it went down.

#darkMarkets #darkWeb

https://negativepid.blog/the-darkmarket-takedown/

The DarkMarket takedown - Negative PID

In January 2021, German authorities announced the takedown of DarkMarket, at the time the largest active marketplace on the dark web. With nearly 500,000

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The Silk Road was a dark web marketplace that revolutionized illegal online operations on the dark web. Run like a company, it sold illegal goods for millions. Its founder, the "Dread Pirate Roberts," was arrested and made an example of. However, the site takedown didn't stop illegal marketplaces and set the way for many others to follow.

#cybercrime #theSilkRoad #darkWeb #darkMarkets #bitcoin #dreadPirateRoberts

https://negativepid.blog/rise-and-fall-of-the-silk-road/

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Rise and fall of the Silk Road - Negative PID

In February 2011, a hidden website appeared on the Tor network with an unusual promise: a global bazaar where anyone could buy and sell illicit goods without

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The Silk Road was a dark web marketplace that revolutionized illegal online operations on the dark web. Run like a company, it sold illegal goods for millions. Its founder, the "Dread Pirate Roberts," was arrested and made an example of. However, the site takedown didn't stop illegal marketplaces and set the way for many others to follow.

#cybercrime #theSilkRoad #darkWeb #darkMarkets #bitcoin #dreadPirateRoberts

https://negativepid.blog/rise-and-fall-of-the-silk-road/

https://negativepid.blog/rise-and-fall-of-the-silk-road/

Rise and fall of the Silk Road - Negative PID

In February 2011, a hidden website appeared on the Tor network with an unusual promise: a global bazaar where anyone could buy and sell illicit goods without

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