A 16-year US prison term linked to Kingdom Market is a reminder that Tor, crypto, and hidden-service branding can raise the cost of investigation, but rarely make a criminal platform untouchable.
A Glendale man receives nearly five years in prison, marking the end of a sweeping takedown of a prolific online drug syndicate that shipped cocaine, meth, MDMA, and ketamine coast to coast.
The mastermind behind Empire Market, a dark web haven for drugs and cybercrime, pleads guilty and faces a lifetime behind bars.
Dutch hacker gets seven years after authorities crack encrypted chat networks to expose a high-tech drug smuggling ring at European ports.
Dutch appeals court exposes a high-tech operation that turned port computers into a gateway for drug trafficking-and sentenced its mastermind to seven years in prison.