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	<br>BERLIN (AP) - German investigators on Tuesday shut down a Russian-language [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet ~~market~~] ~~marketplace~~ that they say specialized in drug dealing, seizing bitcoin worth 23 million euros ($25.3 million).<br> <br>Prosecutors in Frankfurt described the "Hydra [https://mydarkmarket.com ~~dark~~ market ~~onion~~]" platform as the world's biggest illegal [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] marketplace.<br><br>They said they seized its server infrastructure in Germany.<br> <br>The shutdown was the result of investigations underway since August, in which U.S. authorities participated.<br> <br>The U.S. Treasury Department also announced Tuesday it was sanctioning Hydra as well as a virtual currency exchange, Garantex, that operates out of Russia.<br><br>The department said both entities have been used to help finance the activities of ransomware gangs.<br> <br>The Hydra platform had been active at least since 2015, ~~[https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] websites~~ German prosecutors said. They added that, as well as illegal drugs, forged documents, ~~dark market 2024~~ intercepted data and "digital services" were offered for sale.<br>They said that it had about 17 million registered customer accounts and more than 19,000 registered sellers.<br> <br>Prosecutors said the platform had sales of at least 1.23 billion euros in 2020.<br> <br>Cybercrime research firm Elliptic said Hydra has facilitated over $5 billion in bitcoin transactions since 2015, receiving a boost after the closure of a key competitor in 2017.<br> <br>"Listings on the site also included forged documents, data (such as credit card information) and digital services," Elliptic said.<br><br>"Products were advertised for sale in a number of countries such as Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan."<br>		<br>BERLIN (AP) - German investigators on Tuesday shut down a Russian-language [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet marketplace] that they say specialized in drug dealing, seizing bitcoin worth 23 million euros ($25.3 million).<br> <br>Prosecutors in Frankfurt described the "Hydra [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market]" platform as the world's biggest illegal [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] marketplace.<br><br>They said they seized its server infrastructure in Germany.<br> <br>The shutdown was the result of investigations underway since August, in which U.S. authorities participated.<br> <br>The U.S. Treasury Department also announced Tuesday it was sanctioning Hydra as well as a virtual currency exchange, Garantex, dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] link that operates out of Russia.<br><br>The department said both entities have been used to help finance the activities of ransomware gangs.<br> <br>The Hydra platform had been active at least since 2015, German prosecutors said. They added that, as well as illegal drugs, forged documents, intercepted data and "digital services" were offered for sale.<br>They said that it had about 17 million registered customer accounts and more than 19,000 registered sellers.<br> <br>Prosecutors said the platform had sales of at least 1.23 billion euros in 2020.<br> <br>Cybercrime research firm Elliptic said Hydra has facilitated over $5 billion in bitcoin transactions since 2015, [https://mydarkmarket.com darkmarket] list receiving a boost after the closure of a key competitor [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet marketplace] in 2017.<br> <br>"Listings on the site also included forged documents, data (such as credit card information) and digital services," Elliptic said.<br><br>"Products were advertised for sale in a number of countries such as Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan."<br>

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	<br>BERLIN (AP) - German investigators on Tuesday shut down a Russian-language [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet ~~markets 2023~~] marketplace that they say specialized in drug dealing, seizing bitcoin worth 23 million euros ($25.3 million).<br> <br>Prosecutors in Frankfurt described the "Hydra [https://mydarkmarket.com ~~darknet~~ market]" platform as the world's biggest illegal [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] marketplace.<br><br>They said they seized its server infrastructure in Germany.<br> <br>The shutdown was the result of investigations underway since August, in which U.S. authorities participated.<br> <br>The U.S. Treasury Department also announced Tuesday it was sanctioning Hydra as well as a virtual currency exchange, Garantex, that operates out of Russia.<br><br>The department said both entities have been used to help finance the activities of ransomware gangs.<br> <br>The Hydra platform had been active at least since 2015, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market ~~links~~] German prosecutors said. They added that, ~~[https://mydarkmarket.com dark markets]~~ as well as illegal drugs, ~~darkmarket list~~ forged documents, intercepted data and "digital services" were offered for sale.<br>They said that it had about 17 million registered customer accounts and more than 19,000 registered sellers.<br> <br>Prosecutors said the platform had sales of at least 1.23 billion euros in 2020.<br> <br>Cybercrime research firm Elliptic said Hydra has facilitated over $5 billion in bitcoin transactions since 2015, ~~dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] 2023~~ receiving a boost after the closure of a key competitor in 2017.<br> <br>"Listings on the site also included forged documents, data (such as credit card information) and digital services," Elliptic said.<br><br>"Products were advertised for sale in a number of countries such as Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan."<br>		<br>BERLIN (AP) - German investigators on Tuesday shut down a Russian-language [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] marketplace that they say specialized in drug dealing, seizing bitcoin worth 23 million euros ($25.3 million).<br> <br>Prosecutors in Frankfurt described the "Hydra [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market onion]" platform as the world's biggest illegal [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] marketplace.<br><br>They said they seized its server infrastructure in Germany.<br> <br>The shutdown was the result of investigations underway since August, in which U.S. authorities participated.<br> <br>The U.S. Treasury Department also announced Tuesday it was sanctioning Hydra as well as a virtual currency exchange, Garantex, that operates out of Russia.<br><br>The department said both entities have been used to help finance the activities of ransomware gangs.<br> <br>The Hydra platform had been active at least since 2015, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] websites German prosecutors said. They added that, as well as illegal drugs, forged documents, dark market 2024 intercepted data and "digital services" were offered for sale.<br>They said that it had about 17 million registered customer accounts and more than 19,000 registered sellers.<br> <br>Prosecutors said the platform had sales of at least 1.23 billion euros in 2020.<br> <br>Cybercrime research firm Elliptic said Hydra has facilitated over $5 billion in bitcoin transactions since 2015, receiving a boost after the closure of a key competitor in 2017.<br> <br>"Listings on the site also included forged documents, data (such as credit card information) and digital services," Elliptic said.<br><br>"Products were advertised for sale in a number of countries such as Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan."<br>

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