OTTAWA—Criminals are using the darker corners of the internet, hard-to-track digital currency and creative shipping techniques to sell illicit guns to Canadians, the RCMP warns. “Darknet vendors resort to very ingenious means to ship firearms and related components,” O’Reilly said. Similarly, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin — the most accepted form of currency on the darknet markets — are used to obscure the transaction details from authorities. Different international laws mean some firearms components and accessories can be illegal in one country but completely legal in another. “Conducting online investigations, whether on the darknet or on the surface web, requires a very specific skill set.”

Source: thestar March 25, 2018 23:15 UTC