# Exit scams and regulations disrupt global darknet markets

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“# Exit scams and regulations disrupt global darknet markets ” A report published by blockchain forensics firm CipherTrace has detailed significant disruptions to the clandestine darknet marketplace sector following a spate of exit scams during recent months. Despite opportunities for new marketplaces to capture the users of the now-defunct platforms, CipherTrace notes the absence of…

# Cybercrime task force monitoring the global digital financial system

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“# Cybercrime task force monitoring the global digital financial system ” The United States faces a growing threat of transnational cybercrime, particularly against its financial system. In what may be the largest prosecution of its kind in U.S. history, the U.S. Department of Justice has charged Texas tech billionaire Bob Brockman in a 39-count indictment…

# Attack of the bots! Paxful fights off thousands of automated threats

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“# Attack of the bots! Paxful fights off thousands of automated threats ” Paxful, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace, has successfully defended against a number of serious threats, including 220,000 bot attacks and a variety of social engineering ploys — all in the span of two months. During the same time period, hackers managed to steal…