German, U.S. authorities seize world's largest darknet marketplace

German, U.S. authorities seize world's largest darknet marketplace

Authorities have seized and shuttered the world's largest and longest-running darknet marketplace on accusations it functioned as a criminal trading platform for narcotics, money laundering and other nefarious goods.

Germany shuts down world's largest illegal marketplace on darknet with US help

World’s largest illegal darknet marketplace shutdown in joint operation

Authorities say they seized around $25m in cryptocurrency from Hydra

Police Shut Down ‘Hydra,’ One of the Largest Dark Web Marketplaces

German authorities seized and shut down Hydra, a Russian-language darknet market, and seized around $25 million in Bitcoin.

Hydra: Largest darknet market in the world closed

The servers of the Russian crypto and drug marketplace Hydra were located in Germany. The investigators ensured them, together with bitcoins worth 23 million francs.

Police cut down Hydra, world’s largest dark web market

Hydra Market, a major marketplace on the dark web, has been taken down as part of an international police operation.