7.1.30794.0 Released: Wednesday, July 26, 2017. eM Client 7.1 Service Update - Fixed touch scroll issues on some devices - Fixed POP3 authentication issue with bt.com. The Biggest Marketplace on the Dark Web' Gets Busted by Authorities. On July 4th, Alpha. Bay Market went down and scared the hell out of users. One of, if not the most popular destination for illicit goods on the dark net, the site took over Silk Road’s throne after its founder was arrested. According to a new report, Alpha. Bay has suffered the same fate and international authorities have shut it down.
Alpha. Bay Market, a prominent dark web marketplace that facilitates the sale of drugs and other…Read more It’s common for dark net markets to suddenly shut down and make off with a boatload of bitcoins. But according to the Wall Street Journal, Alpha. Bay’s demise came after a coordinated effort by law enforcement from US, Canada, and Thailand. Citing “people familiar with the matter,” the Journal claims that the site was shuttered and one of its operators, Alexandre Cazes, was taken into custody in Bangkok on July 5th. ![]() The Bangkok Post confirms that the 2. Cazes was awaiting extradition to the US when a guard found him hanged in his cell. He is believed to have hanged himself using a towel. Camille Habel, a sergeant with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s high- technology crime unit, confirmed to the Journal that the unit executed a search warrant in Trois- Rivières, Quebec on the same day that Cazes was arrested in Thailand. We don’t have any further details about possible co- conspirators. Alpha. Bay emerged in 2. Silk Road. Andrei Barysevich, a director at Recorded Future Inc., and specialist in dark web matters tells the Journal that it “was the biggest marketplace on the Dark Web,” taking in a reported $6. According to a source speaking with the Bangkok Post, police seized four Lamborghinis and about $1. Thai currency from Cazes when they arrested him. While Silk Road made its name selling drugs, Alpha. Bay was prolific in its black market products. In the first six months of 2. If a dark net market’s operators decide to take off with the bitcoins that are being held in escrow, users have no recourse. Emily Wilson, an analyst at dark web monitoring firm Terbium Labs tells Gizmodo: I’ve been saying all along that I don’t think this makes sense as an exit scam. The operation at Alphabay was well run and sophisticated .. I’m very curious to see over the coming days and weeks how users react to the news. The drug community is naturally a little bit more skittish than the fraud community, and I think we will see them more openly discuss their intentions for next steps. The question now remains whether or not the vendors who were trading in non- drug related goods move on to the remaining major markets or if we begin to see a major fraud- related (not just carding- related) market take shape. When Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht was arrested, the FBI seized bitcoins that were worth about $3. A Secret Service agent who was part of the investigation into Ulbricht was later convicted of stealing $8. Silk Road’s bitcoins. Even if no further accomplices involved with Alpha. Bay emerge, you never know where one of these cases might go.[Wall Street Journal]. Partner Perspectives. Partner Perspectives. Partner Perspectives. White Papers. Current Issue. Digital Transformation Myths & Truths. Transformation is on every IT organization's to- do list, but effectively transforming IT means a major shift in technology as well as business models and culture. In this IT Trend Report, we examine some of the misconceptions of digital transformation and look at steps you can take to succeed technically and culturally.[Interop ITX 2. State Of Dev. Ops Report. The Dev. Ops movement brings application development and infrastructure operations together to increase efficiency and deploy applications more quickly. But embracing Dev. Ops means making significant cultural, organizational, and technological changes. This research report will examine how and why IT organizations are adopting Dev. Ops methodologies, the effects on their staff and processes, and the tools they are utilizing for the best results. Video. Sponsored Video. Slideshows. Twitter Feed.
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