Dark Web Cybercriminals Are Selling Counterfeit Train Tickets to Make Cash
An investigation has found that cybercriminals are turning to train tickets to make a profit from commuters searching for cheap tickets on the dark web. With train ticket prices increasing year after year, it seems that people will go to whatever lengths necessary to find a cheaper alternative rather than paying the full price of train travel, even if it means going through the dark web, according to a report from the Express, a U.K. tabloid newspaper. An investigation by BBC South East has found that cybercriminals are selling counterfeit National Rail tickets over the Internet, providing....
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Cybercriminals are making a killing on the dark net, earning anywhere between $1000 to $200,000 a month. Ever wondered why the number of hacking incidents or ransomware attacks has increased over the years? The answer to that question is good pay. For those who didn’t know, cybercriminals manage to make a decent amount of money each month at others’ expense. A recent report states that the monthly payouts for their crimes are on an average of $1000 to $3000. The report, published by Recorded Future is the result of a thorough study conducted by the organization on the dark web. The....
One community in Switzerland dubbed Crypto Valley, has decided to start accepting Bitcoin payments for train tickets. This was agreed upon during the council meeting earlier today, as they now accept Bitcoin payments for bills up to 200 Swiss Francs. Very few people will have heard of Crypto Valley – located in the Zug canton – so far, even though this community in Switzerland has been around for quite some time now. With 15 companies focusing firmly on the FinTech industry, it only seemed a matter of time until Bitcoin became a topic on the agenda. In fact, that topic has been touched....
Virtually every purchase of these counterfeit bills was paid for in Bitcoin, which remains the primary currency of the deep web. Bitcoin fraud can come in many different ways. An ongoing Europol investigation revealed how a criminal group was selling counterfeit euros on the darknet. Early estimates indicate they earned 160,000 Euros worth of Bitcoin through this method. Police officials arrested eight suspects earlier this week, and several hundred buyers have been identified. The investigation in question is a joint effort by Europol and the Guardia di Finanza in Italy. During this....
Bitcoin has been the de facto currency of the Dark Web - the 'hidden' Internet accessible only by Tor - since the pioneering marketplace Silk Road, the 'eBay of drugs', arrived in 2011. But just how much do we know about these new underground economies? Who is buying and selling - and what? Here's what available data can tell us about bitcoin on the Dark Web. Bitcoin on the Dark Web: the Facts
The Department of Justice, together with Homeland Security, USPS, and the IRS have been able to arrest one man selling drugs via the dark web. Accessing these underground marketplaces requires special software- called Tor - which lets users access the part of the Internet that is not indexed by search engines. The term dark web seems to come up fairly often these days, and in most cases, there is a link to Bitcoin being used as one of the supported payment methods. A recent arrest in Fresno, CA is related both Bitcoin and the dark web, as one person was identified as selling drugs on an....