Feds: Dark web operator sought to sell inside information

The man calling himself ‘The Bull’ attempted to hide his insider trading scheme behind anonymising software, screennames, and bitcoin payments. — Photo by Executium on Unsplash

NEW YORK: US federal authorities say they are seeking a fugitive who tried to create a marketplace in the dark spaces of the Internet for those with an appetite for inside information on stocks.

Manhattan US Attorney Audrey Strauss said Apostolos Trovias, 30, of Athens, Greece, identified himself online as “The Bull” as he solicited and offered to sell inside information.