https://darknetdaily.org/ Darknet news covering markets, forums, crypto privacy, onion services and operational security. en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:57:42 +0000 https://darknetdaily.org/story/german-led-operation-shuts-down-more-than-373-000-dark-web-s-41a202 https://darknetdaily.org/story/german-led-operation-shuts-down-more-than-373-000-dark-web-s-41a202 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:30:40 +0000 Europol says a German led operation launched on 9 March 2026 took down more than 373,000 dark web sites tied to one of the largest networks of hidden services, the biggest infrastructure seizure in a long line of coordinated actions against the underground economy. DarknetDaily Desk https://darknetdaily.org/story/encrypt-your-laptop-and-your-backups-a-step-by-step-guide-b13bd5 https://darknetdaily.org/story/encrypt-your-laptop-and-your-backups-a-step-by-step-guide-b13bd5 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:10:12 +0000 A practical walkthrough for turning on full disk encryption, encrypting files before they reach the cloud, and securing data in transit, with the specific threat each step defends against. DarknetDaily Desk https://darknetdaily.org/story/encrypt-your-secrets-in-git-with-sops-and-age-184dd https://darknetdaily.org/story/encrypt-your-secrets-in-git-with-sops-and-age-184dd Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:09:23 +0000 A step by step workflow for keeping API keys, tokens and passwords inside a Git repository without ever committing them in readable form, using SOPS for file level encryption and age for keys you control. DarknetDaily Desk https://darknetdaily.org/story/philippines-bars-privacy-coin-listings-as-regulators-tighten-9f3979 https://darknetdaily.org/story/philippines-bars-privacy-coin-listings-as-regulators-tighten-9f3979 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 02:37:41 +0000 The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has told licensed virtual asset service providers to stop listing privacy coins such as Monero and Zcash, pushing the privacy coin fight from chain level tracing into the regulated on ramp. DarknetDaily Desk https://darknetdaily.org/story/uk-tax-authority-moves-to-widen-crypto-data-powers-as-privac-c46b50 https://darknetdaily.org/story/uk-tax-authority-moves-to-widen-crypto-data-powers-as-privac-c46b50 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 02:36:01 +0000 HM Revenue and Customs is proposing to extend its information gathering powers over cryptoasset businesses, a UK move that lands as Washington withdraws personal wallet tracking rules and privacy coins such as Zcash surge back into the top 15. DarknetDaily Desk https://darknetdaily.org/story/start-your-post-quantum-migration-a-practical-checklist-for-cb0c62 https://darknetdaily.org/story/start-your-post-quantum-migration-a-practical-checklist-for-cb0c62 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:52:45 +0000 Adversaries are recording encrypted traffic today to decrypt it later. You cannot control when quantum computers arrive, but you can control what you hold, how long it must stay secret, and how fast you can swap algorithms. This checklist walks through the steps that matter now. DarknetDaily Desk https://darknetdaily.org/story/empire-market-creator-sentenced-to-40-years-in-dark-web-mark-a13944 https://darknetdaily.org/story/empire-market-creator-sentenced-to-40-years-in-dark-web-mark-a13944 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:05:29 +0000 Raheim Hamilton, 30, was sentenced this week to 40 years in federal prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to drug conspiracy charges tied to the Empire Market dark web marketplace, The Record reported. The term lands alongside a run of recent sentencings in dark web drug and counterfeit pill cases across the United States, Canada, Britain and New Zealand. DarknetDaily Desk https://darknetdaily.org/story/sparrow-wallet-patches-after-ai-code-review-as-bitcoin-priva-2e00a4 https://darknetdaily.org/story/sparrow-wallet-patches-after-ai-code-review-as-bitcoin-priva-2e00a4 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:31:15 +0000 Sparrow Wallet released version 2.5.4 after an AI assisted code review produced most of its fixes, Decrypt reports, a small but telling sign of how artificial intelligence is reshaping both the attack and defense sides of Bitcoin privacy. DarknetDaily Desk https://darknetdaily.org/story/tor-retires-tor1-relay-encryption-in-favour-of-counter-galoi-7e0323 https://darknetdaily.org/story/tor-retires-tor1-relay-encryption-in-favour-of-counter-galoi-7e0323 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:26:11 +0000 The Tor Project has replaced its legacy tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion, a change that reaches every circuit on the network and every onion service carried over it. Two independent reports frame the switch as a response to modern traffic interception attacks, while the fallout from the recent emergency fixes continues to dominate operator attention. DarknetDaily Desk https://darknetdaily.org/story/fbi-trash-bag-evidence-leads-to-arrests-of-two-brothers-in-d-9164d6 https://darknetdaily.org/story/fbi-trash-bag-evidence-leads-to-arrests-of-two-brothers-in-d-9164d6 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:00:41 +0000 Two Jacksonville brothers were arrested on Aug. 28 and accused of selling counterfeit oxycodone pills on the darknet, in a case where the FBI used material recovered from a trash bag, according to a report published Sept. 10. The cofounder of Empire Market was also sentenced to 40 years this week. DarknetDaily Desk https://darknetdaily.org/story/tor-ships-0-4-9-13-emergency-fixes-for-relays-clients-and-on-4695b1 https://darknetdaily.org/story/tor-ships-0-4-9-13-emergency-fixes-for-relays-clients-and-on-4695b1 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:24:11 +0000 The Tor Project has pushed an emergency security release covering relays, clients and onion services, listing ten tracked vulnerabilities while holding back technical details, according to Pasquale Pillitteri and CyberNews. The patch lands alongside a wider cryptographic overhaul that will replace the network's legacy relay encryption. DarknetDaily Desk