Agents from the DEA, IRS, DHS, DOJ, and the Postal Service are joining forces to address an uptick in cryptocurrency and dark web-enabled crime.
he task force’s primary mission is to “disrupt and dismantle criminal organizations that exploit the appearance of anonymity on the darknet or use digital currency to facilitate criminal activities.”crossing paths since 2017 but decided to formally come together now due in part to an increase in the use of the internet to facilitate the illegal sale of drugs, firearms, and technology in recent years.
New, easily accessible advances in encryption technology and the mainstream adoption of more difficult-to-trace cryptocurrencies, the feds argue, have left law enforcement at a disadvantage. Encryption , on the other hand, have long argued these tools are crucial to protect users’ privacy in an online world.“Drug traffickers who are hiding in the darknet will be aggressively targeted and unmasked by this task force,” Oz said in a statement.
For now, the task force appears to be focusing its efforts in the state of Arizona, though it’s unclear whether it plans to expand its purview to other areas. The five agencies involved in the task force did not immediately respond to Gizmodo’s request for comment
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