Dark web drug kingpin surrenders $150m in crypto
Unraveling a dark web drug network that spanned continents and sent shockwaves through the cybercrime world, Banmeet Singh, a 40-year-old Indian national, has dramatically confessed to operating a massive narcotics enterprise. His admission comes in the wake of the largest cryptocurrency and cash seizure in the history of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), amounting […]
India’s Police Forces Prepare to Combat Deepfakes and Dark Web at Annual Conference
India’s law enforcement agencies are gearing up to tackle two major threats in the digital age: deepfake videos and the dark web. With a surge in deepfake content and the government’s call for swift action against it, top police officials from across the country are set to convene at the annual police conference in Jaipur […]
Dark web crackdown: 288 arrested, assets seized
Law enforcement agencies in the US and several other countries have conducted a major crackdown on dark web drug trafficking in an operation dubbed Operation SpecTor. The joint action saw 288 suspects arrested, over $53 million in cash and cryptocurrency confiscated, and dozens of firearms and over 850 kilograms of drugs seized. The operation spanned […]