Europol Shuts Down Massive Dark Web Child Porn Ring
2025-04-02
Europol has dismantled KidFlix, one of the world's largest dark web child pornography networks. Launched in 2021, KidFlix offered low-quality child sexual abuse material (CSAM) previews for free, then charged cryptocurrency for higher-resolution videos. Operation Stream, a multinational effort involving over 35 countries, seized the servers, uncovering 91,000 unique CSAM videos, many previously unknown to law enforcement. 79 arrests have been made, 39 child victims protected, and over 3,000 devices seized. Despite cryptocurrency's supposed anonymity, investigators successfully traced payments to suspects, highlighting the effectiveness of law enforcement's advanced techniques.
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