The Vice City market was launched in May 2020 and has gained considerable notoriety in its nearly three years of operation. Although during this process, the dark web market suffered considerable downtime and connection issues, basic functions were often unavailable, but was always able to eventually recover. Therefore, the current issues with the market may only be temporary.

"ODN" accessed the Genesis Market dark web site and found that a familiar banner image was posted on the site, stating that the organization's domain had been seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and had been shut down as part of "Operation Cookie Monster". Anyone accessing the Genesis site would see the details of the shutdown message, as well as logos from other European countries, Canada, Australia's police organizations, and Qintel, a cybersecurity company.

AlphaBay's senior administrator, TheCypriot, posted a PGP signature message on Reddit warning users of the marketplace to stay away from it until the problems arising from the absence of its creator, DeSnake, are resolved.

It is straightforward to tell that "BlackMart" is a fraudulent website, as evidenced by the flawed delivery page, the fake star ratings, and the fact that it has no guarantee.

Almost every year there are several large-scale data thefts in which user information of various large companies is stolen by criminal groups. So, where is the stolen data sold? How much money do crime syndicates make? According to a research paper, this article gives detailed answers.

The dark web scam marketplace called "DeepMarket" is so well designed and functional that it is hard to recognize it as a scam site run by scammers. However, "ODN" is still able to accurately analyze many suspicious points.

Analyzing the most original transfer address THEqpqzHPNJ1ZNqzcguTGdXjqr73JRWhnE, the scammer has scammed 1300 USDT in 10 days.

The U.S. Department of Justice has revealed that it seized $3.36 billion worth of bitcoins last year that were stolen from Silk Road, a notorious dark web marketplace that has been shut down.

Before law enforcement crackdowns are taken, cybercrime investigators conduct adult, technically demanding investigations into these cases in secret, and through international police cooperation and data sharing, are often able to identify and eventually arrest suspects operating anonymously on the dark web.

The dark web marketplace BidenCash is named after U.S. President Joe Biden, and the site's images use multiple photos of U.S. President Joe Biden, and the site's logo and icon are all photos of Biden's head, which seems to be intentionally targeting the United States.