Dark Web

The Race to Create Silk Road 2.0

October 6, 2013

Whilst many vendors and buyers have migrated to Silk Road’s two remaining competitors, Black Market Reloaded and Sheep Marketplace, other members have been working around

Did Dread Pirate Roberts get scammed on an alleged hit?

October 3, 2013

According to FBI documents, Dread Pirate Roberts claims to have carried out one hit and was haggling on price for another. But was he the

The beginning of the end?

October 3, 2013

And so timezones screwed me over and I’ve just woken up to the news that the Dread Pirate Roberts has been arrested. I haven’t even

The Fall of Atlantis – a Moderator tells

September 26, 2013

“Atlantis admins shut down the site and ran away with the coins. It’s the truth.” – Cicero, Moderator of Atlantis Marketplace forum A little under

Silk Road Wiki Wars

September 12, 2013

Should Wikipedia draw a line at including links to illegal marketplaces or websites hosting objectionable content? And does it have a duty to prevent its

(Info)war declared

July 5, 2013

Silk Road users have been shocked twice in the past two days when a forum member released names, addresses and order details of dozens of

Silk Road responds to competition with improvements of its own

July 3, 2013

Atlantis Marketplace has undertaken aggressive marketing of its site over the past few months, touting superior features to those offered by Silk Road. Its aim

Interview with a (virtual) drug tsar

April 26, 2013

“We will be an adversary not to be trifled with. We have big plans for Atlantis, and we’re here to stay.”. As online drugs marketplace

Competition for (black) market share hotting up

April 23, 2013

With the media reporting that internet drug dealing is on the rise, it’s no great surprise that new marketplaces have started popping up wanting a

Are there modern-day Gladitorial fights on the Darkweb?

March 21, 2013

One of the most pervasive urban myths on the darkweb is that you can find underground rings of Django Unchained-style fights to the death. Some

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