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
Dark Web
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
Who’s got it in for the Silk Road?
January 23, 2013
Ever since the suspected DDoS attack in November, the admins at Silk Road have been combating a number of different scams and attacks on the
An identity crisis on the darkweb
January 15, 2013
WARNING (JUNE 2014): BUYER BEWARE ANYONE COMING HERE THROUGH A LINK FROM A WEBSITE THAT CLAIMS THIS BLOG IS ABOUT THEM. THEY ARE LYING TO
Common misconceptions about child porn and sex offenders
January 4, 2013
When researching my story The New Underbelly, I wound up, as you do, with reams of information, the vast majority of which didn’t make it
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