His laptop was searched, yielding a Tor browser to access the dark Web and $500,000 worth of bitcoin. And there were other clues linking Vallerius to the “OxyMonster” accounts on Dream Market, a Pirate Bay-style online black market. The arrest comes follows a wave of similar prosecutions from the U.S. Department of Justice, where Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made dark Web crime a high priority. They compared the writing style from the social media accounts with “OxyMonster’s” prose on Dream Market. The affidavit, however, notes that law enforcement knew Vallerius was coming to the United States for the beard competition.

Source: Washington Post October 05, 2017 09:45 UTC