2 giant dark web marketplaces that sold *****, guns, and data shut down in global ope
 

2 giant dark web marketplaces that sold *****, guns, and data shut down in global operation
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A huge global effort shut down a pair of huge dark web marketplaces where transactions of *****, firearms, and stolen data reportedly generated at least $1 billion.

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The FBI, DEA, the Dutch National Police, and Europol worked to take down AlphaBay and Hansa, the largest and third-largest dark web markets, respectively.*




According to a press release from Europol, AlphaBay was home to "over 200,000 users and 40,000 vendors" with a "conservative" estimate of $1 billion in transactions.

Rumors about AlphaBay's demise had been circulating for days after the market was shut down in early July.* Read more...

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