German investigators shut down Hydra Market, an illegal platform mainly specializing in drugs and money laundering. According to the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT) and Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Hydra Market was the largest darknet market in the world and had a turnover of $1.35 billion in 2020. Hydra also offered stolen documents, databases, and hacking services and included around 19,000 registered sellers and over 17 million customers.
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