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The Crackdown on the Dark Web Poison Trade

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EXCERPT: When it comes to the dark web, going undercover is one of the best ways for cops to bust dealers and buyers. This tactic has been particularly effective at tackling those who advertise guns online, with scores of arrests over the years. Now, it appears a similar crackdown is starting on those who source or sell poisons on the dark web. [...] one man from the UK has been charged with buying enough ricin to kill over 1,000 people [...] Liverpool resident Mohammed Ammer Ali, 31, is charged with trying to purchase 500mg of the poison for $500 worth of bitcoin, according to various media reports.....

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Dark Web Drug Vendors Locked Out of Their Accounts, Say They've Been Hacked

EXCERPT: Nucleus, a popular darknet market where people can buy drugs and other illicit goods using Bitcoin, may have just been hacked. Numerous vendors on the site are reporting that they’ve been locked out of their accounts and their wallets are being drained of their funds. Such a scheme wouldn't come as a shock. Markets on the darknet have a long and storied history of being targets for hacks and “exit scams,” when an anonymous administrator abuses their access to everyone’s funds and makes off with all the money....


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