The German authorities have announced the takedown of a notorious dark web marketplace known for selling drugs, malware and other illegal items.
The federal police service and the Frankfurt prosecutor's office for cybercrime announced the news on Wednesday, but revealed the coordinated action took place on December 16.
The English-language Kingdom Market, which was accessible via the Tor and I2P anonymization networks, had been operational since at least March 2021, with a focus on trading narcotics.
Visitors could also by hacking tools, fake government IDs and other criminal services, the BKA said.
Tens of thousands of customers and several hundred sellers were registered with the marketplace, which listed over 42,000 products at the time of its takedown, the notice claimed.
Buyers paid in Bitcoin, Litecoin, Monero and Zcash to maintain anonymity and the operators of the site took a 3% cut, it added.
The BKA acknowledged the help of law enforcement partners in the US, Switzerland, Moldova and Ukraine.
The hunt is now on for the administrators of the site.
This Cyber News was published on www.infosecurity-magazine.com. Publication date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:02:06 +0000