
A year after a billion-dollar seizure of the dark web market’s crypto, the same agency found a giant trove hidden under a different hacker’s floorboards.

A year after a billion-dollar seizure of the dark web market’s crypto, the same agency found a giant trove hidden under a different hacker’s floorboards.

In a twist, a massive trove of stolen bitcoins will repay the dark web market creator’s $183 million restitution.

The popular marketplace’s closing leaves a big hole in the billion-dollar industry of illegal drugs, credit card and bank fraud, forged documents, and more.

Operation Dark HunTor spanned eight countries—and put the focus on sellers more than marketplaces.