It is well known that the Dark Web It is mostly used for criminal activities. After two years, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) along with Europol and police authorities in Germany and the Netherlands, Several people have been arrested on charges of managing the Deep Dot Web.
Deep Dot Web was a page that offered its users indexed and categorized access to illegal websites from the Dark Web. Plus, all with ratings and reviews.The arrests of the accused were made in Israel, Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Brazil.
Modus Operandi of Deep Dot Web
The way he worked Deep Dot Web is very different from other Dark Web markets. that make money by charging commissions for the illicit transactions they host. Their way of operating was simpler and well-covered. Because, instead of hosting commercial activities and offering services, they simply They provided the reference links to the illegal sites. They could access these through . onion domains, using the Tor search engine.
Agents claim the site owners made millions of dollars by using this new, quite innovative modus operandi. Since the raids were carried out and the site was blocked, your homepage now displays a 'seized' notice. For Now the authorities are preparing to carry out legal proceedings from multiple jurisdictions, this could include extradition at some point.
The war against the Dark Web
The closure of the Deep Dont Web is a result of the operation being carried out against Dark Web markets. So far this year, the authorities They have closed down several online sites offering illegal services, the most important has been Wall Street Market.
It is estimated that The Wall Street Market website had over a million user accounts and more than 5,000 active traders.. They also offered everything from Fentanyl to ransomware in exchange for Bitcoin and Monero. And on top of all this, the platform received a commission of approximately 6% on each transaction.
It was the German Federal Criminal Police (Bundeskriminalamt) and a joint team of law enforcement agencies from the Netherlands, the United States and Finland thatThey managed to capture three German citizens on May 3, 2019.
According to the Times of Israel, two Israeli suspects 34 and 35 years old, and residents of Ashdod and Tel Aviv, were arrested as part of the operation on Monday, May 6. However, authorities did not provide information on the identities or seizures made during the arrests.
A loss for finances
Before closing, the WSM, It was one of the largest illegal trading platforms on the Dark Web left.. Because they were absorbing smaller sites that were shut down by the police or that went out of business.
The closure of the Valhalla website by the Finnish authorities, in particular, It was a severe blow to the finances of those doing illegal business in WSM, which made him a prize for the authorities.
The double crash of the Wall Street Market and the Deep Dot Web, 4 days apart represents one of the most successful weeks in the war against illegal trade assisted by the Dark Web.
While it seems that any progress by agents is not much, it is inevitable that more people with high technical skills and low ethical barriers will continue to build illegal markets on the Dark Web. However, this time they have the right to pat themselves on the back.
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