According to a report by CNN on October 16, the United States, Britain, South Korea and other countries’ joint law enforcement agencies destroyed a child pornography website. It is reported that this is the largest case of child pornography cracked so far case. At present, a total of 337 users of the website who participated in the spread of the site have been arrested by joint law enforcement agencies around the world, of which 223 are Koreans.
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This website called "welcome to video" is built using the "Darknet" technology, and cannot be found by ordinary search engines. The website is also paid for Through encrypted bitcoin payment, more than 4000 registered members.
But there is no impermeable wall. In August 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice discovered this hidden website while tracking illegal Bitcoin transactions on the dark web. The large amount of funds flow made investigators keenly aware of this. The website is not simple. After continuous investigation, this infamous children's website gradually surfaced.
32 countries formed a joint law enforcement agency, which was destroyed in one fell swoop through clues left by users.
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The website is headquartered in South Korea, and the person in charge is 23-year-old South Korean man Jong Woo Son. In March 2018, Zheng Woo Son was arrested in South Korea and was arrested. The South Korean police have been sentenced to 18 months in prison and are currently serving their sentences. The US police, in accordance with the extradition bill, hope that the South Korean side can refer Zheng Yusen to a US judicial institution for trial.
In the server seized from Zheng Yusen, the police seized more than 8TB of content and more than 250,000 independent videos. The U.S. Department of Justice stated that the website started operating in June 2015 and was destroyed in March 2018. In less than 3 years, the profit exceeded 3.7 million US dollars (about 26 million yuan).
Currently, US law enforcement agencies are analyzing video content, hoping to save more persecuted children through video and catch more criminals who shoot videos.
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In the rescue operation of multinational joint law enforcement agencies, a total of 23 minors have been rescued, and 337 users and website operators involved in the dissemination have been arrested, of which 233 people are Korean.
has users all over the world, including Richard Gratkowski, the former director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigation, who is currently arrested by the Texas State Police. Richard confessed to pornography. It is reported that he was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 35,000 U.S. dollars (approximately 250,000 RMB).
United States Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Director Don Ford said: "Dark Web", you think everything you do is anonymous, but it is not the case, we will still find you.
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There is still a long way to go in this case. The destruction of the website is only part of it, and the information involved will still help the police continue to track and update in the next few years. Many people involved in the case.
