For the first time, operators of dark web data centers were convicted of making illegal operations in the network possible in the first place. However, they were acquitted of charges of aiding and abetting some 250,000 crimes on the site.

In recent years, Russia has been steadily pushing for more Internet censorship, requiring foreign tech giants to open representative offices in the country and store data on local servers, and banning several VPNs in addition to blocking Tor.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said, "This grant provides our Cyber Crime Unit with the resources necessary to help stop counterfeit goods from entering the Portland marketplace."

Researchers at threat intelligence firm Analyst1 recently analyzed the operations of several major cybercrime forums on the Dark Web and found that at least two of them have informal court systems where criminals can file complaints and resolve disputes with their peers.

Nym is still in the development stage, and it's hard to say whether this is a real alternative to Tor, as the developers claim - having to buy crypto tokens may be a deterrent for many people who use Tor today.

Currently new v2 domains can no longer be registered on the Tor network and users can only access existing sites using older versions of the Tor browser, but old v2 domains can still be loaded.

Video clips taken from thousands of hacked "smart home" cameras showing victims naked and even having sex are being sold online.

In an official announcement, the operators of Cannazon, a dark web marketplace, said the DDoS attack was not the reason for the shutdown, but it provided an opportunity to shut down the site, which was the plan all along.

The New York Times' dark web V3 domain name is: https://www.nytimesn7cgmftshazwhfgzm37qxb44r64ytbb2dj3x62d2lljsciiyd.onion, please bookmark it.

The group brought in at least 425,000 euros (£360,000) and may have gained access to government systems or obtained encryption keys from national health authorities.