Hansa (Darknet Market)
Hansa was a darknet market operated as a hidden service in the Tor network , which went online in 2014 and was closed in 2017 as part of a multinational operation.
closure
Together with AlphaBay , Hansa was one of the largest markets in the darknet before it closed in June 2017. On July 20, 2017, it became known that the market had been taken over by law enforcement as part of Operation Bayonet and was later closed. In addition, IP addresses and other identity-forming data were confiscated from users of the site.
According to the investigator for the local authorities of the Netherlands , Martijn Egberts, around 10,000 addresses of buyers on Hansa outside the Netherlands were found. During this time, the police continued sales and purchases on Hansa (during this time the number rose from 1,000 to 8,000 per day) in order to obtain evidence for future conviction of users. By modifying the source code , she managed to obtain user passwords, PGP-encrypted messages, bitcoins , IP addresses and other "relevant" information. This information is intended to enable law enforcement agencies worldwide to identify users of the darknet market. In addition, the information that was obtained could be used to close seller accounts in other darknet markets.
Since the site was closed, a so-called "seizure notice" and the link to the hidden service of the Dutch police (politiepcvh42eav.onion/hansafaq.html) have been displayed there, under which users can find out more information about the operation .
Web links
- “Seizure notice” on the previous page of Hansa (hansamkt2rr6nfg3.onion) ( Memento from July 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Top 4 Darknet Marketplaces Poised to Take AlphaBay's Place . July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ↑ Massive blow to criminal Dark Web activities after globally coordinated operation . 20th July 2017.
- ^ Underground Hansa Market taken over and shut down . Politie (Dutch Police). 20th July 2017.
- ↑ Raphael Satter, Frank Bajak: Dutch 'darknet' drug marketplace shut down . July 21, 2017.
- ↑ Mike Riggs: Five Lessons from the Hansa and AlphaBay Busts . July 26, 2017.
- ↑ Info from the Dutch police on Darknet. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on August 31, 2017 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Dutch National Prosecution Service and police launch Hidden Service in global Darknet enforcement operation . October 31, 2016. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Hansa Market Taken Down in Global Law Enforcement Operation . 20th July 2016.
