How Authorities are Fighting the Dark Web
Lately, dark web actors have one more worry: getting caught by law enforcement. Tracking dark web illegal activities has been a cat-and-mouse game for authorities, but in the end, they often catch their adversaries and seize the dodgy money. On the night of the 2020 presidential election, for example, US government officials managed to empty out a $1 billion Bitcoin wallet recovering funds linked to Silk Road, seven years after the market’s closure. Silk Road was a popular underground marketplace dealing in illegal goods and services such as narcotics, hacking for hire, and contract killing.
Events like these have compelled cybercriminals to plot new strategies, which sometimes involves closing shop and cashing out before they get on the feds’ radar.
security professionals and threat analysts can tap into this intel to identify and patch system weaknesses before threat actors can exploit them. “Defenders can exploit these robust and dynamic ecosystems by gaining visibility into the inner workings of the underground ecosystem—allowing them to trace the same vulnerabilities.
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