"Agents from the IRS Criminal Investigation Division also claimed credit. Don Fort, chief of the division, said they determined the location of the Darknet server in South Korea, identified Son and found the physical location of the website. They also unmasked users hiding behind Bitcoin transactions, Fort said.

“Our agency’s ability to analyze the blockchain and de-anonymize Bitcoin transactions allowed for the identification of hundreds of predators around the world,” Fort said. “The scale of this crime is eye-popping and sickening.”

U.S., South Korea Bust Giant Child Porn Site by Following a Bitcoin Trail.
By David Voreacos
16 de octubre de 2019
Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-16/giant-child-porn-site-is-busted-as-u-s-follows-bitcoin-trail

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