FBI releases DarkNet marketplace primer, notes bitcoin use for illicit purchases....

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a primer on DarkNet marketplaces earlier this month, following Operation Hyperion.....

http://www.econotimes.com/FBI-releases-DarkNet-marketplace-primer-notes-bitcoin-use-for-illicit-purchases-394082


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[23 Points] trappy_AB:

The agency further pointed out that while illicit DarkNet marketplaces are difficult to penetrate, it is not impossible.

Its actually fairly easy as sheepmarket showed, here is what you do:

be a cop

say you're a cop

demand protection money

demand more protection money until market goes away

Do it as many times as you want until you forget to grease palms offline and get yourself caught.


[8 Points] throwawayer80:

so ive heard of le running pedo sites but thats just one thing all they really did was make sure the site was up and running wouldnt le recieve a whole new level of scrunity for packing and shipping illegal goods too catch buyers? unless their breaking pg encryption i cant see how their really unmasking dm users


[8 Points] Joskins:

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FBI releases DarkNet marketplace primer, notes bitcoin use for illicit purchases

Thursday, November 10, 2016 4:45 AM UTC

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a primer on DarkNet marketplaces earlier this month, following Operation Hyperion.

The FBI joined other U.S. law enforcement agencies for Operation Hyperion – a successful international action aimed at disrupting the operations and infrastructure of illicit DarkNet marketplaces. During the initiative, FBI agents made contact with over 150 individuals around the country suspected of purchasing illicit items from various DarkNet marketplaces.

Operation Hyperion was the pet project of the Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group (FELEG), an international coalition of law enforcement agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S. who share criminal intelligence and collaborate on operations to combat transnational crime. Notably, FELEG has a working group – the Cyber Crime Working Group – which focuses on identifying the sophisticated perpetrators operating key criminal services in the cyber underground marketplace.

The primer was intended to help readers understand DarkNet. The FBI describes DarkNet as a subset of deep web, adding:

“DarkNet content is not indexed and consists of overlaying networks that use the public Internet but require unique software, configuration, or authorization to access. And this access is predominately designed to hide the identity of the user.”

This anonymity feature lures criminals and criminal groups towards DarkNet. The product and services offered in these marketplaces involve child sexual exploitation; drugs; guns; chemical, biological, and radiological materials and knowledge; stolen goods; counterfeit goods; and computer hacking tools.

To that end, the FBI added:

“Payment for these goods and services is usually through virtual currency like bitcoin, also designed to be anonymous.”

The agency further pointed out that while illicit DarkNet marketplaces are difficult to penetrate, it is not impossible. The FBI said that along with its partners, it uses all available investigative techniques to target buyers, sellers, marketplace administrators, and the technical infrastructure of the marketplaces themselves, adding that it has also received success in such investigations.


[7 Points] freddieerg:

What's a primer?


[5 Points] None:

Link to the primer?