Darknet marketplace Nemesis Market seized by German police

March 22, 2024 at 12:19PM German police seized infrastructure for the Nemesis Market cybercrime marketplace in Germany and Lithuania, disrupting the site’s operation. The platform allowed illegal transactions, except for child abuse material, contract killings, weapons, and Fentanyl-based substances. Investigations began in October 2022, involving multiple agencies. Recent seizures of similar darknet marketplaces by German … Read more

German police takes down Kingdom Market cybercrime marketplace

December 20, 2023 at 09:41AM German and US authorities, with support from other countries, have shut down Kingdom Market, a dark web platform for illegal activities. The platform allowed users to buy and sell drugs, cybercrime tools, and forged documents using cryptocurrencies. This operation led to the arrest of an administrator and has caused disruption … Read more

Europol knocks RagnarLocker offline in second major ransomware bust this year

October 19, 2023 at 12:34PM Law enforcement agencies, including Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, the FBI, and Germany’s Bundeskriminalamt, have taken control of RagnarLocker ransomware group’s leak site in a coordinated effort. The takedown is part of a broader campaign to dismantle ransomware groups. RagnarLocker is known for targeting critical infrastructure and using a double extortion … Read more