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>all the darknet markets are apparently dead right now. From what I understand, its because they were all run by amateurs who made opsec or IT mistakes. What
by woodandsteel 9y ago
>all the darknet markets are apparently dead right now.
From what I understand, its because they were all run by amateurs who made opsec or IT mistakes.
What I think is scary is that sooner or later, someone with the cash to hire serious professionals, like a Russian criminal gang, is going to set up a darknet marketplace that can't be cracked.
- CM30 9y agoTo be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if a Russian criminal gang/the mafia tried to set up one of these marketplaces themselves. Seems like they'd be much safer from being shut down/arrested by the US authorities than anyone trying to keep their opsec good in a US friendly country. Honestly, I'm kind of surprised that so many darknet markets turned out to be run by amateur technies in the US or Western Europe rather than actual criminal gangs.
- hulahoof 9y agoThere is always the possibility that the amateur techies were fall guys, I agree that it is odd that no major market had significant ties
- CM30 9y agoThat is actually a good point. Who's to say all these site 'owners' actually are the people funding or backing up the project? Maybe they already are getting help from established criminal gangs and organisations. It's not impossible.