DarkMarket
Described at its January 2021 shutdown as the world largest illegal darknet marketplace, with roughly 500,000 users. Its alleged operator was arrested in Germany.
History
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Jan 23, 2021
seizure
DarkMarket was taken down in an international operation, as reported by The New Yorker.
The New Yorker published a report on the takedown of DarkMarket, describing it as perhaps the largest illicit online marketplace in the world. The investigation that brought down DarkMarket was born of a larger inquiry into the dark web host CyberBunker.
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Jan 12, 2021
milestone
Authorities report scale of the market
Officials reported roughly 500,000 users, 2,400 vendors and about 320,000 transactions with a volume near 140 million euros.
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Jan 11, 2021
seizure
DarkMarket shut down; operator arrested
German authorities switched off the DarkMarket servers on 11 January 2021 and arrested its alleged operator near the German-Danish border.