In a joint operation between European and U.S. authorities servers of the major dark web marketplaces Wall Street Market and Valhalla has been seized in Germany and Finland, and its operators have been arrested from Germany, the U.S. and Brazil.
Both platforms were highly popular for peddling unlawful goods with over 1 150 000 and 5 400 vendors. The Wall Street market was the second largest dark web marketplace that could be accessed via the Tor network.
The German authorities have arrested three suspects and have “seized over €550 000 in cash, alongside cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Monero in 6-digit amounts, several vehicles and other evidence, such as computers and data storage.”
“These two investigations show the importance of law enforcement cooperation at an international level and demonstrate that illegal activity on the dark web is not as anonymous as criminals may think,” said Europol’s Executive Director, Catherine De Bolle.
“Europol has established a dedicated Dark Web Team to work together with EU partners and law enforcement across the globe to reduce the size of this underground illegal economy.”
On dark web vendors could sell almost anything, from drugs to malware. You can also find out forged documents and cryptocurrencies.
