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The figure of 414 dark net sites, which was widely reported internationally, and appeared in many news headlines, [17] [18] [19] was later adjusted without explanation to "upward of 50" sites. [13] [20] [21] The true figure is thought to be nearer to 27 sites, to which all 414 .onion addresses direct.
Ross William Ulbricht (born March 27, 1984) is an American serving life imprisonment for creating and operating the darknet market website Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. [4] The site operated as a hidden service on the Tor network and facilitated the sale of narcotics and other illegal products and services.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 December 2024. 2011–2013 darknet market most known for the sale of illegal drugs Silk Road Item description page Type of site Darknet market Available in English Owner Ross Ulbricht (pseudonym Dread Pirate Roberts) URL Old URL: silkroad6ownowfk.onion (defunct) New URL: silkroad7rn2puhj.onion ...
Jerrell Eugene Anderson, who federal authorities allege ran a darknet methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking ring from Santa Clarita, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 December 2024. Defunct darknet marketplace AlphaBay AlphaBay login screen Type of site Darknet market Available in English Owner DeSnake Created by DeSnake Revenue Over USD$23M (total over operation) Commercial Yes Registration Required Users 400,000+ Launched September 2014 Current status Offline ...
On May 2, 2023, both the Department of Justice and Europol released the results of Operation SpecTor. In the United States, the Department of Justice's J-CODE team (with international partners) introduced the results of SpecTor, which was a monumental success, ranking the most arrests ever for any J-CODE operation. [11]
Operation Bayonet was a multinational law enforcement operation culminating in 2017 targeting the AlphaBay and Hansa darknet markets. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Many other darknet markets were also shut down. [ 4 ]
Hansa was an online darknet market which operated on a hidden service of the Tor network. On July 20, 2017, it was revealed that it had been compromised by law enforcement for several weeks before closing shortly following AlphaBay as a culmination of multinational law enforcement cooperation in Operation Bayonet. [2] [3]