German investigators can claim a major success against illegal business on the Darknet. The Koblenz prosecutor general’s office announced on Tuesday that investigators have dismantled the so-called „DarkMarket“ and were able to arrest the suspected operator. According to
press release from the prosecutor’s office, it was the largest illegal darknet marketplace in the world and was suspected to be operated by an Australian.
„DarkMarket“ with more than 500,000 users
The success against „DarkMarket“ is based on a cooperation of the state criminal investigation departments of Lower Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate, as well as the State Central Office for Cybercrime of the Koblenz Prosecutor General’s Office, the U.S. authorities FBI, DEA and IRS, and police authorities from Australia, Great Britain, Denmark...
