Sketchy darknet websites are taking advantage of Covid-19 – buyer beware
It’s a risky business to use medication and equipment that has been sold illicitly on the internet. Such things can pose a serious danger to people’s health, harm them economically and put them in conflict with the law, writes an associate professor of criminal justice & criminology at the US's Georgia State University
20 August 2020 - 05:00
Underground markets that sell illegal commodities like drugs, counterfeit currency and fake documentation tend to flourish during crises, and the coronavirus pandemic is no exception.
The online underground economy has responded to Covid-19 by exploiting demand for commodities related to the disease...
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