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131: Welcome to Video

2022/12/27
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Andy Greenberg: 本书讲述了执法部门如何利用比特币追踪技术侦破“Welcome to Video”这一暗网儿童性虐待网站的案例。该网站利用比特币进行交易，看似匿名，但通过区块链分析工具Chainalysis Reactor，执法部门成功追踪到比特币交易流，从而锁定网站管理员以及众多用户。此案展现了比特币追踪技术在打击网络犯罪中的强大威力，同时也揭示了暗网并非完全匿名，执法部门可以通过技术手段追溯犯罪行为。案件中涉及的挑战包括跨国合作、证据收集、以及对受害者的保护。 该案的调查过程复杂且艰辛，涉及到多个国家和执法机构的合作，需要对大量的比特币交易数据进行分析，并克服暗网的匿名性带来的困难。同时，调查人员也面临着巨大的心理压力，因为他们需要接触大量的儿童性虐待材料。 最终，执法部门成功抓捕了网站管理员以及数百名用户，并解救了多名儿童受害者。但案件也暴露出一些问题，例如韩国对儿童性虐待的法律相对宽松，导致网站管理员的刑期较短，以及一些犯罪嫌疑人逃脱了法律制裁。 Jack Recider: 通过对Andy Greenberg的采访，我了解到比特币追踪技术在打击网络犯罪，特别是儿童性虐待方面的强大作用。虽然比特币旨在提供匿名性，但执法部门已经开发出先进的技术手段来追踪比特币交易，从而识别犯罪嫌疑人。本集节目中讲述的“Welcome to Video”案件是一个极端的例子，它展示了这种技术的威力以及暗网犯罪的严重性。 同时，本集节目也探讨了执法部门在调查此类案件时面临的挑战，例如跨国合作的困难、对大量证据的分析以及对受害者的保护。调查人员需要克服巨大的心理压力，并谨慎处理案件中的敏感信息。 最终，虽然案件取得了显著的成功，但同时也暴露出一些问题，例如法律体系的不足以及国际合作的复杂性。这提醒我们，打击网络犯罪需要多方面的努力，包括技术手段、法律法规以及国际合作。

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The author shares his experience with Bitcoin, from initial investment to its significant role in enabling him to quit his job and focus on his podcast. He highlights the dual nature of Bitcoin, its potential for good and its dark side.
  • Initial Bitcoin investment of $600 in 2014.
  • Bitcoin's price surge to $18,000 in 2017.
  • Bitcoin investment enabled the creation of Darknet Diaries podcast.

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Andy Greenberg (https://twitter.com/a_greenberg) brings us a gut wrenching story of how criminal investigators used bitcoin tracing techniques to try to find out who was at the center of a child sexual abuse darkweb website.

This story is part of Andy’s new book “Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency”. An affiliate link to the book on Amazon is here: https://amzn.to/3VkjSh7.

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