U.S. authorities along with law enforcement Europe and Asia announced today the takedown of the dark web s largest illicit market, AlphaBay. AlphaBay sold malware and hacking tools along with drugs, fraudulent documents, guns, counterfeit goods and even toxic chemicals. It was seized by authorities in Thailand, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Canada, France and the U.K. Authorities said the market was also used to launder hundreds of millions of dollars. The DoJ said AlphaBay had an estimated 200,000 users and 40,000 vendors listing illicit goods for sale on the market.
Source: https://threatpost.com/us-european-law-enforcement-shutter-massive-alphabay-market/126947/