2 giant dark web marketplaces that sold drugs, guns, and data shut down in global operation

A huge global effort shut down a pair of huge dark web marketplaces where transactions of drugs, firearms, and stolen data reportedly generated at least $1 billion.

The FBI, DEA, the Dutch National Police, and Europol worked to take down AlphaBay and Hansa, the largest and third-largest dark web markets, respectively. 

According to a press release from Europol, AlphaBay was home to "over 200,000 users and 40,000 vendors" with a "conservative" estimate of $1 billion in transactions.

Rumors about AlphaBay's demise had been circulating for days after the market was shut down in early July.  Read more...