Dark Web

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

Things you didn’t know you could buy online – shopping on the Dark Web

August 19, 2012

So, we all know you can buy drugs online, but Silk Road is not the only marketplace on the dark web. Here’s a few other

Conversation with a hitman (or not)

August 3, 2012

Today the owner of Silk Road announced the closure of its sister site, the weapons-dealing Armory. The reason was not heat from law enforcement or

Why proposed internet security measures will do more harm than good

July 12, 2012

Last month I published a piece in The Age about the ‘dark web’ – sites that can only be accessed through anonymity software. What became

Why politicians and law enforcement should embrace Silk Road

June 7, 2012

Online drugs marketplaces are far better than the current alternative. Despite what certain newspapers and ‘current affairs’ shows would have you believe, the vast majority

The Dark Web

June 1, 2012

So The Age surprised me this morning by pulling my latest feature forward because editorial staff were on strike and Management came in and just

The Great 420 Scam

May 30, 2012

A drug dealer ripping off customers? The nerve! Silk Road, as I reported previously, is the online illicit drug marketplace that has defied law enforcement

The Drug’s in the Mail

May 30, 2012

Below is the full text of an article I wrote for The Age, which was the Focus Feature on 27 April 2012. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/the-drugs-in-the-mail-20120426-1xnth.html More Australians

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