Police dismantle dark web network exploiting child sexual abuse material

(Daryna Antoniuk – The Record) International law enforcement agencies announced Friday dismantling one of the largest known networks of fraudulent platforms on the dark web, uncovering hundreds of thousands of fake websites used to scam users seeking child sexual abuse content. The investigation, launched by German investigators in 2021, initially targeted a dark web platform known as “Alice with Violence CP.” The authorities soon uncovered a far broader operation allegedly run by a single individual who controlled more than 373,000 hidden websites designed to impersonate marketplaces for illicit material and cybercrime services. – Police dismantle dark web network exploiting child sexual abuse material | The Record from Recorded Future News