Law enforcement shuts down two biggest dark web marketplaces

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Law enforcement shuts down two biggest dark web marketplaces

AlphaBay, Hansa gone.

US and Netherlands law enforcement have separately taken down the two largest marketplaces on the so-called dark web. The US Justice Department has shut down AlphaBay, working with international partners to knock offline a site the government agency said traded drugs, firearms, computer hacking ...

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