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From the article linked at the bottom of the article: "DarkMarket is the only survivor among the handful of crime forums that emerged to fill the hole left by
by jcl 18y ago
From the article linked at the bottom of the article:
"DarkMarket is the only survivor among the handful of crime forums that emerged to fill the hole left by the Secret Service's "Operation Firewall" in October 2004. In that unprecedented law enforcement crackdown, the agency used an informant to target what was then the top crime site, Shadowcrew.com."
I think it's hilarious that the leading crime forums have been sting operations for the last several years. How long before criminals start assuming this is the case by default?
- utnick 18y agoI'm sure they already do assume that, but an eastern european browsing off of his neighbors wifi and 7 proxies probably doesnt care that the fbi is running the forum as long as it works.
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- jcl 18y agoTrue, but some of them must be operating with faulty assumptions, since otherwise the government derives little utility from running the site.
- tsetse-fly 18y agoThe value is in having nearly every cyber criminal on the planet gather at a central location. They're able to easily build a database of usernames, passwords, email addresses, and IPs. They can also monitor what type of goods are being sold and new schemes that pop up. Everyone knows that law enforcement runs/monitors these forums, but they don't care. You need to be anonymous every step of the way.