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One of the Largest Dark Net Markets ‘of All Time’ Falls to Police

posted by mrpg on Monday May 06 2019, @03:45PM   Printer-friendly
from the that-you-know-of dept.

MrPlow writes:

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Police from around the world shut down the biggest active black market on the dark web this month, according to announcements from law enforcement agencies in the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands released on Friday.

Wall Street Market, as the black market site was known, was the target of a 1.5-year-long multinational investigation. Three Germans were arrested on April 23 and 24 inside Germany for their alleged role in creating and administering the site that sold illegal drugs, documents, weapons, and data.

"WSM was one of the largest and most voluminous darknet marketplaces of all time," FBI Special Agent Leroy Shelton wrote in the criminal complaint released on Friday.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/one-of-the-largest-dark-net-markets-of-all-time-falls-1834511568

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  • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday May 06 2019, @05:14PM (1 child)

    by Freeman (732) on Monday May 06 2019, @05:14PM (#839706) Journal

    Yeah, right, 'cause the mob boss wants a non-centralized administration.

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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Monday May 06 2019, @05:34PM

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Monday May 06 2019, @05:34PM (#839721) Journal

    Probably better for the buttonmen not to have their names in the boss's email server...

    Anyway, these guys only got caught because of a snitch. Betrayal is big business. Payouts are pretty good.

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