Europol says it has shut down DarkMarket, the largest online marketplace for illicit goods with 2,400+ vendors, and apprehended a suspect, an Australian man
German law enforcement has shut down an internet market where users bought and sold narcotics, stolen data and hacking tools, authorities said Tuesday.
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Deborah Cole
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German police take down 'world's largest darknet marketplace' as the pandemic drives the street trade in drugs online @AFP https://u.afp.com/U3ge
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Zack Whittaker
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Europol says it's taken down the “world's largest illegal dark web marketplace,” with close to 500,000 users and over 320,000 transactions — amounting to over $156 million. Mostly sold drugs, stolen credit card data, anonymous SIMs, and malware. https://www.europol.europa.eu/ ...…