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DeepDotWeb

DeepDotWeb
Type of site
Technology news and information
Available inEnglish
OwnerTal Prihar, Michael Phan
LaunchedOctober 2013
Current statusSeized on May 7, 2019 (2019-05-07)

DeepDotWeb was a news site dedicated to events in and surrounding the dark web featuring interviews[1][2] and reviews about darknet markets,[3][4][5] Tor hidden services, privacy, bitcoin, and related news. The website was seized on May 7, 2019, during an investigation into the owners' affiliate marketing model, in which they received money for posting links to certain darknet markets,[6] and for which they were charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. In March 2021 site administrator Tal Prihar pleaded guilty to his charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Coverage has included darknet market drug busts,[7][8] pedophile crowdfunding,[9][10] the details of hacking of darknet markets,[11][12] as well as the diversification of markets such as TheRealDeal selling software exploits.[1][2]

Site features included blacklisted markets,[13] comparisons, and reviews.

In May 2015, McAfee covered a free ransomware-as-a-service called 'Tox' hosted somewhere on the dark web[14] whose developers gave an interview to DeepDotWeb.[15]

  1. ^ a b Greenberg, Andy (17 April 2015). "New Dark-Web Market Is Selling Zero-Day Exploits to Hackers". Wired. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Not Only Drugs: New Market Focuses On Code, 0Days & Exploits". DeepDotWeb. 8 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Utopia Marketplace is now Officially Open!". DeepDotWeb. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015.
  4. ^ Faife, Corin (January 27, 2022). "DeepDotWeb operator sentenced to eight years for money laundering". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Utopia drugs market forced off Tor by Dutch police". BBC News. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  6. ^ Kan, Michael (7 May 2019). "Feds Seize DeepDotWeb for Taking Money From Black Market Sites". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ^ Price, Rob (13 Mar 2015). "Crazy photos of the drugs seized in the largest ever Deep Web drugs bust". Business Insider. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  8. ^ @DeepDotWeb (March 12, 2015). "The Biggest DarkNet Drug related seizure Ever: ~ Vendor "Shiny Flakes" Bust" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Cook, James (14 November 2014). "Paedophiles Have Created A Deep Web Version Of Kickstarter To Crowdfund Child Porn". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  10. ^ "While Markets Get Seized: Pedophiles Launch a Crowdfunding Site". DeepDotWeb. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018.
  11. ^ Love, Dylan (13 February 2014). "Major Online Marketplace Silk Road Hacked — Someone Stole All Its Bitcoins". Business Insider. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Silk Road 2 Hacked, All Bitcoins Stolen – $2.7 Miliion". DeepDotWeb. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014.
  13. ^ Swearingen, Jake (2 October 2014). "A Year After Death of Silk Road, Darknet Markets Are Booming". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  14. ^ Walter, Jim (23 May 2015). "Meet 'Tox': Ransomware for the Rest of Us". Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  15. ^ "New DeepWeb Site Offers Free Ransomware Creation". DeepDotWeb. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

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