The Dark Web Files
Hosted by Mark and Rachel · RhythmStudio
4.8from 72 ratings
- 92
- Episodes
- 82
- Transcribed
- 72
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About The Dark Web Files
The internet we see is only a fraction of what exists. The Dark Web Files takes listeners inside the hidden online world of cybercriminals, illegal markets, and underground hacking groups. Mark and Rachel track down digital con artists, uncover financial fraud schemes, and speak with former dark web insiders to reveal how cybercrime is shaping the modern world.
- Publisher
- RhythmStudio
- Category
- technology · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 Dec 2024
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
82 of 92 episodes have a transcript.
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Dark Web's Influence on the Antique Market and Its Secrets
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Unseen World of Digital Counterfeiters and Their Methods
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Unseen Tactics of Digital Blackmail and Extortion
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The Dark Web's Influence on the Antique Market and Its Secrets
Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] To make sense of the mechanics, start at the beginning. Not the listing, not the payment, the theft. The physical grab before the digital theater even starts. Right. It ranges from organized looting in a war-torn region where sites go unguarded to a quieter, just as damaging theft from a small, underfunded provincial museum. So now there's an object, a Roman coin, a piece of Qing Dynasty furniture, whatever it is, and on the legitimate market, it's worthless. It's a ghost with no paper trail. A liability. And here's where the brains and the crime kick in. They don't just sell the thing. They perform what investigators have started calling provenance laundering. […]
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- Antique Experts
- Law Enforcement Officials
- Former Dark Web Participants
- former counterfeiters
- industry experts
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 3 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 69 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 13 / 100
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- 14
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 32
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Who hosts The Dark Web Files?
Mark and Rachel host the show. Published by RhythmStudio.
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