Working cooperatively, American and European authorities reported yesterday (July 20) that they have shut down two of the largest online black markets — AlphaBay and Hansa Market. Their respective operators have also been arrested.
AlphaBay has been down since early July — since the arrest of founder Alexandre Cazes, a Canadian national living in Bangkok. Cazes — who was 25 years old — reportedly committed suicide in jail shortly after being incarcerated.
The fall of AlphaBay pushed many eclectic shoppers to Hansa Market — the dark web Walmart to AlphaBay’s evil Amazon.