Dark web markets boom after AlphaBay and Hansa busts

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Dark web markets boom after AlphaBay and Hansa busts

4 August 2017

The US and Dutch authorities forced AlphaBay and Hansa offline to prevent the sale of drugs, weapons and malware.

But over the last week of July, other sites saw their number of listings rise by as much as 28%, the study indicates.

Sales of some goods do, however, appear to have been reduced.

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