John Z Black

Law Enforcement Had a Good Week: At Least 6 Marketplaces Down, 213 Arrests, and a Historic Conviction

John Z Black Apr 15, 2026

Policy, Law & Governance #law-enforcement #dark-web #leakbase #crypto #csam #take-it-down-act #blockchain-forensics #doj #nca

At least six dark web marketplaces dismantled, LeakBase seized, $12M in crypto fraud frozen, and the first Take It Down Act conviction. Law enforcement capabilities are improving. It's worth saying so.

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Dark Web Infrastructure Is Getting Harder to Monetize

John Z Black Mar 21, 2026

Policy, Law & Governance #dark-web #law-enforcement #operation-alice #unicredit #cybercrime #infrastructure-seizure

Operation Alice took down 373,000 dark web sites. European prosecutors indicted three for the UniCredit breach. The pattern: law enforcement is attacking the infrastructure layer, not just individual offenders.

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