Largest darknet market shut down by US, German authorities


Started in 2015, Hydra allegedly offered a wide variety of illegal goods and services to mainly Russian-speaking countries. — 123rf.com

US and German officials have seized what they described as the world’s largest and most prominent darknet market, which traffics in illicit goods and services.

The Hydra Market’s servers were shut down and cryptocurrency wallets containing US$25mil (RM105.46mil) worth of Bitcoin were confiscated by German police on Tuesday.

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