This week, police announced the takedown of two of the dark web’s largest marketplaces for illegal goods: AlphaBay and its substitute, Hansa. Through a combination of online and conventional detective work, federal agents shut down these two hubs of criminal trade and arrested the major players involved. It’s a substantial blow to the dark web’s community […]
The AlphaBay founder was caught by a rookie error
The person in charge of the biggest black market of the Internet deep used his personal email account in the emails of welcome to the service of purchase and sale of illegal products. The US Department of Justice has announced the dismantling of the black market AlphaBay, the largest drug-selling platform, stolen credit card numbers or online service accounts . Dutch authorities […]