OP 19 January, 2021 - 06:36 PM
Operation Disruptor is an unprecedented international law enforcement effort, stemming from last year’s seizure of a popular underground bazaar called Wall Street Market.
IT’S ONE OF the largest global dark web takedowns to date: 179 arrests spread across six countries;
500 kilograms of drugs seized;
$6.5 million in cash and cryptocurrency confiscated.
And while it was announced this morning, Operation Disruptor traces its roots back to May 3, 2019.
That’s the day that German police seized Wall Street Market, the popular underground bazaar that gave international authorities everything they needed to upend the dark web drug trade.
It’s unclear how big a dent Operation Disruptor will make in the long run; the dark web drug market tends to bounce back, even after the high-profile collapses of marketplaces like the Silk Road and AlphaBay.
But even if law enforcement is playing an eternal game of Whac-A-Mole, it’s at least gotten extremely proficient at whacking.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/operation-di...-takedown/
IT’S ONE OF the largest global dark web takedowns to date: 179 arrests spread across six countries;
500 kilograms of drugs seized;
$6.5 million in cash and cryptocurrency confiscated.
And while it was announced this morning, Operation Disruptor traces its roots back to May 3, 2019.
That’s the day that German police seized Wall Street Market, the popular underground bazaar that gave international authorities everything they needed to upend the dark web drug trade.
It’s unclear how big a dent Operation Disruptor will make in the long run; the dark web drug market tends to bounce back, even after the high-profile collapses of marketplaces like the Silk Road and AlphaBay.
But even if law enforcement is playing an eternal game of Whac-A-Mole, it’s at least gotten extremely proficient at whacking.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/operation-di...-takedown/
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