May 20, 2024 at 03:40PM Rui-Siang Lin, the owner of Incognito Market, a dark web marketplace for selling illegal narcotics, was arrested at JFK Airport. The market facilitated over $100 million in illegal drug sales. Lin had ultimate control over employees, vendors, and customers. He could face life in prison for several criminal charges. Lin … Read more
May 1, 2024 at 08:40PM US prosecutors are reportedly investigating fintech company Block over compliance issues related to its Square and Cash App services. A former employee allegedly provided documents detailing lax compliance checks, including approval of merchant accounts without due diligence and difficulties in monitoring transactions for US law compliance. The company claims to … Read more
December 21, 2023 at 05:15AM German law enforcement has shut down the dark web platform Kingdom Market, which sold narcotics and malware to tens of thousands of users. The operation involved authorities from the U.S., Switzerland, Moldova, and Ukraine. The site operated since March 2021, selling over 42,000 products. A person connected to the site … Read more