back to article Dark web souks are so last year: Cybercrooks are switching to Telegram

Underground cybercrime marketplaces are in decline because cybercrooks have begun switching to chat channels to trade illegal goods, according to a new report. The climate of fear and mistrust following the AlphaBay and Hansa takedowns in July 2017 has resulted in crims switching tactics and using less convenient platforms, …

  1. onefang

    Telegram and not Signal? Or are the Signal using ones not as visible to security researchers?

  2. Robert Helpmann??
    Childcatcher

    Law Enforcement vs Encryption

    There wasn't a single reference or quote about encryption being the problem according to law enforcement. Color me surprised!

    1. bigtimehustler

      Re: Law Enforcement vs Encryption

      That is only an agreed angle when terrorism is involved...

  3. pavel.petrman

    Sites that are hosted on blockchain

    How the hell does one host a site on (a) blockchain? I've been trying to host my website on my Excel spreadsheet file for some time, doesn't seem to work.

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